THE introduction of mandatory reflective clothing for pedestrians would be impossible to enforce, it was claimed last night.

THE number of uninsured drivers on our roads could be cut dramatically if the Government adopted similar legislative changes being planned in Britain to tackle the problem, according to a leading motoring body.

Seán McCárthaigh

British Airways security officials are deciding today whether to operate its afternoon flight to Washington after cancelling yesterday’s service because of fears over security.

Final preparations were today being made for the deployment of armed sky marshals on some British passenger planes in response to the heightened state of alert in the US.

A British High Court judge today rejected a claim that a motorway design defect was partly to blame for the Selby rail crash.

An airplane at the centre of a mid-air emergency has been grounded at Belfast while an investigation is carried out, it emerged tonight.

It is now thought that all five people aboard a Challenger aircraft which crashed at Birmingham airport were killed.

A UK anti-noise group calling for a good night's sleep to be regarded as a human right has won a key European Court of Human Rights case.

A decision on which company takes over the running of a key London to Scotland rail route was today expected to be announced by the British Government.