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Common food items banned at airport security despite not being liquids
Many airlines charge for food and drink onboard, and prices vary from airport to airport - so it's perhaps unsurprising that more passengers are opting to take their own food with them.
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Travel expert warns 'presume the worst' amidst airport chaos
A travel expert has warned Brits to 'presume the worst' regarding airport delays, to avoid 'losing your expensive skincare, haircare and perfume' amidst rising confusion over security luggage restrictions
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Penny-pinching Chancellor Jeremy Hunt spent £2,700 on new red box for Budget
Treasury documents show the penny-pinching Tory upgraded his ministerial baggage with a fresh leather-bound box from official manufacturer Barrow, Hepburn and Gale
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New MOT rules could see strict new checks on more parts of car
The government is considering expanding the MOT test to include checks on high-tech car features amid concerns over the safety of the advanced driver-assistance systems
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Brits warned airports' 'little notice' change to 100ml rule could cause delays
The Government required all airports to install new scanners which would allow liquids of up to two litres in volume to be stored in hand luggage when passengers go through security
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Government u-turns on hand luggage rules as concern grows over airport queues
The Government has made a last-minute turnaround on legislation that saw some UK airports relax restrictions on liquids carried in hand luggage. The u-turn follows reports of many airports experiencing longer queues.
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Ignoring Highway Code rule could be 'potential killer' for millions of drivers
The AA has warned motorists that they are being complacent with a key Highway Code rule which road users are all too often breaking - and the consequences could be deadly
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DVSA issues urgent MOT warning which will affect every UK driver
Officials at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) have issued a fresh MOT warning to all drivers in a major call to action. New changes came into force just weeks ago
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Labour vows to protect railway ticket offices after Tories tried to close them
Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh made the commitment as she unveiled plans to renationalise Britain's railways in the first five years of a Labour government
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Mum's fury as Manchester Airport confiscates son's lifesaving allergy medication
Mum Emma Wakefield has now slammed Manchester Airport for taking away the child's life-saving medication without checking with an adult who was with him on the school trip to Italy
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Tories accused of great train robbery as they lower targets for rail firms
Labour's Louise Haigh accused ministers of 'rigging the rules' to help fat cat bosses as she prepares to set out details of her plan to renationalise the railways
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Government urged to 'stop dithering' and save UK's biggest train factory
Labour has called on the Government to 'stop dithering' and do everything in its power to secure the future of the UK's biggest train factory in Derby
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Train drivers to launch overtime ban as fresh strikes set to cause travel chaos
Members of Aslef are embroiled in a 20-month dispute over jobs with no sign of a breakthrough and no plans for any talks
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Flying taxis and crime-fighting drones expected by 2030 under sci-fi style plans
The Department for Transport (DfT) has unveiled its blueprint for use of drones and novel electric aircraft, which proposes the first piloted flying taxi by 2026
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PM treating northerners as 'mugs' as he boasts about cash from axed HS2
At a special Cabinet meeting in Yorkshire and the Humber Rishi Sunak will say the North and Midlands will receive £4.7billion in funds reallocated from the axed northern leg of HS2
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Full list of people who automatically qualify for a Blue Badge
A Blue Badge holder travelling either as a driver or a passenger can park for free in disabled parking bays and you may be exempt from other parking restrictions
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Teen tired of unfilled potholes takes matters into own hands with unique protest
Ben Thornbury, 19, struck upon the idea after seeing a post on Facebook - he bought a fishing rod and chair and started 'fishing' around his local town of Malmesbury in Wiltshire
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Train fare 'simplification' trial adds more than £100 to cost of some journeys
Rail campaign groups have described the trial as 'awful' and 'a smokescreen' after it resulted in the cost of some journeys increasing
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Ban pavement parking right now, say thousands of Mirror readers
Most Mirror readers want to make it illegal to park on pavements, but some think such a bold move would actually cause more problems than it solves. What do you think?
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Should pavement parking be banned? Take our poll and have your say
Pavement parking is one of the biggest complaints from pedestrians, so isn't it high time it was banned? An official report seems to think so - but what do you think?
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'We've waged war on cheeky drivers who use our cul-de-sac as a free car park'
Locals say they have been suffering with the parking situation for 14 years as commuters use the quiet cul-de-sac in Fulwood, Lancashire as their own private car park
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HS2 offering 'very poor value for money' after Rishi Sunak scrapped northern leg
The total costs of the project between London and Birmingham now 'significantly outweigh benefits' following the decision to stop trains travelling at high speed any further north
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Cash to help schools install subsidised car chargers and sell energy to drivers
The Department for Transport has announced that schools in England will be able to apply for grants to buy and install electric vehicle chargers, and then sell the energy back to motorists
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New £40m train station in Tory stronghold is only missing one thing - passengers
Thanet Parkway, built with public money in a Conservative stronghold in Kent, was launched to a glittering fanfare six months ago, but is little used, according to official figures
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Rail unions accuse Tories of 'behaving like ostriches' as they begin new strikes
Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan accused Transport Secretary Mark Harper of making the long-running pay dispute worse as the union starts industrial action today