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United Kingdom

Life sentence for man who pushed passenger, 90, onto London tube track

London tube 'pusher' who shoved ex-Eurotunnel chief onto track gets life sentence

25/06/2019

Eco-Innovation

Four European cities leading the way in eco-friendly transport

Find out which European cities are introducing eco-friendly initiatives to transform transport in urban spaces.

07/06/2019

Qatar

Watch: Qatar unveils metro ahead of 2022 FIFA World Cup

The network will be completed by 2020 and will cover 70 kilometres with 37 stations.

09/05/2019

Eco-Innovation

Trending: What is micro-mobility?

Discovering one of the fastest growing branches of transport.

06/04/2019

Portugal

Lisbon commuters struggle as austerity strain tells on public transpor

Years of belt-tightening have put pressure on infrastructure.

13/02/2019

Luxembourg

Luxembourg to be first country to introduce free public transport

Luxembourg is to become the first country in the world to scrap fares on all public transport.

06/12/2018

France

Mother gives birth to baby boy on Paris metro

A baby was born in the Paris metro on Wednesday evening, transport authorities in the French capital have confirmed.

24/11/2018

World News

IMMERSIVE STORY: Moscow's Metro aka the 'subterranean palace' in 360

IMMERSIVE STORY: Moscow's Metro aka the 'subterranean palace' in 360

08/11/2018

World News

A drink-drive test for Lime's e-scooters?

Scooter company wants to use tech to make its riders (and its property) safer.

08/11/2018

Indonesia

No money for your bus ride? Pay with plastic instead

In Indonesia, city buses accept plastic bottles as payment for a ticket.

25/10/2018

France

Is Lyon's public transport operator implementing a 'kindness tax'?

'Solidarity is not a crime,' argued protesters in Lyon who said the city's public transport network is imposing a €150 fine on people who give their tickets to other passengers

16/10/2018

Spain

Banned from pavements, Madrid's scooters face wrath of drivers

Spanish capital clamps down on electric scooters but with hundreds more planned for the city conflicts with drivers are inevitable

11/10/2018

France

200,000 rally around French bus driver who slapped teen boy

His colleagues say the teenager insulted the driver after dangerously crossing the street in front of the bus.

18/09/2018

Business

Toyota invests €427 million in Uber

Japanese carmaker Toyota will invest a whopping 427 million euros (500 million dollars) in Uber as they join forces to develop self-driving cars.

28/08/2018

Business

Uber chooses bikes over cars

Uber's CEO says the company will focus more on bikes and scooters rather than cars as city-dwellers will make more frequent and short journeys in the future

27/08/2018

France

Paris says 'au revoir' to metro ticket, ushers in contactless payment

Paris has been using several variances of the little rectangular slip of paper as a ticket since its metro system was introduced in 1900, when the city was hosting the World Expo.

12/07/2018

France

Paris gets e-scooter share scheme

Parisians will from Friday be able to zip around the congested streets of the French capital on electric scooters for hire.

21/06/2018

France

French rail unions say SNCF reforms will derail public service

French Senate approves lower house's measures that will end jobs-for-life, early retirement, and annual pay rises, but the unions promise more strike action.

14/06/2018

Europe News

Greening European transport

The European Business Summit in Brussels has looked into the growing pace of electromobility now that the internal combustion engine appears to be near the end of its useful life.

23/05/2018

Eco-Innovation

Flying taxi in Paris

The so-called SeaBubbles service aims to put an end to traffic jams in major cities.

23/05/2018