Ministry of Transport

The race to bring flying taxis to the world’s major cities

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Flying police cars in the 1997 film The Fifth Element – Alamy It’s science fiction: a city with shiny skyscrapers, with futuristic planes that glide lightly back and forth across the skyline. However, this isn’t a galaxy far, far away, but London in two years’ time – according to an article published by the Department … Read more

Misery for train passengers as Aslef plans a week of walks across England

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The nationwide rail strikes have entered their third year, with a series of ‘rolling’ strikes planned to disrupt millions of passengers’ journeys across England in late January and early February. Train drivers from Aslef will stop their work region by region for a week between Tuesday, January 30 and Monday, February 5. Thousands of trains … Read more