SWITZERLAND: Swiss army helicopters have crossed the Franco-Swiss border in an unexpected incursion — to help thirsty Swiss cows.

Nine rail workers were just seconds from death after being given no warning that an 80mph passenger train was bearing down on them, rail accident investigators have said.

Two men have suffered multiple serious injuries after being found on railway tracks near a busy station in England.

Rail commuters faced delays after two men were found injured on the tracks at a busy station in the UK.

One of the UK's biggest power distributors has promised to almost triple compensation for people affected by long-term power cuts following the Christmas storms which swept Britain.

Hundreds of flood warnings remain in place across the UK as more showers are likely to delay further the clean-up operation at flood-hit homes this weekend.

Heavy rain and gales of more than 100mph returned to Britain overnight - just days after the last storm caused Christmas misery for tens of thousands of people.

A lorry driver has died and more than 130,000 homes have been left without power as gale force winds battered Scotland.

Trains were held up in the UK when a signalman got stuck in a toilet cubical.

Some main line trains were not stopping at the Olympics-serving station of Stratford today....because of the heat.

Virgin boss Richard Branson has asked the Football Association to “look again” at the timing of next month’s FA Cup final in the light of travel problems faced by Liverpool fans.

Storm-force winds of up to 100mph are poised to hit Scotland today, forecasters have warned.

THOUSANDS of London commuters faced severe delays last night after a man climbed under a train and refused to move, British Transport Police said.

NETWORK RAIL has admitted health and safety failings over the 2002 Potters Bar train crash.

Christmas travel misery began to ease in the UK today – a day late for Heathrow Airport’s boss who decided to sacrifice his 2010 bonus.

Frozen Britain will endure another Arctic blast of snow and ice today as sub-zero temperatures bring more chaos to public transport, motorways and commuters.

UK Telecoms group BT has received more than 100 applications for each of its apprenticeship places this year, the company said today.

British Airways is to take legal action in a bid to prevent a wave of strikes by its cabin crew, it was announced tonight.

An injunction preventing a crippling national rail strike in Britain was granted to operator Network Rail today.

Frantic efforts to re-start talks were being held today in a bid to avert a strike in Britain which would cripple train services after Easter.

A strong session for retail and financial stocks helped maintain gains on the London market today as UK stocks continued to recover recent lost ground.

Thousands of Network Rail maintenance workers will strike today in a row over jobs and conditions.

Thousands of rail maintenance workers are to stage a weekend strike later this month in a row over jobs and conditions which will threaten disruption to train services, it was announced today.

A bus driver today suffered a driving lesson disaster when he lost the roof of his double-decker.

A train driver has been seriously injured when he became trapped in his cabin after hitting a footbridge.

THOUSANDS of rail passengers in Britain face at least one more day of travel misery today after Network Rail again failed to complete engineering work on a key London to Scotland route.

The UK’s biggest construction firm, Balfour Beatty, was today looking forward to forecast-beating profits after strong trading across the group.

UK firefighters were today dealing with a major blaze in an industrial area of east London.

Defence and engineering group Babcock today said a “hiatus” in rail signalling contracts was holding back a better-than-expected performance across the rest of the business.

British construction and support services firm Carillion said today it faced an “uncertain” outlook for its rail business today after suffering declining volumes last year.

A FAULTY set of points was the “immediate cause” of the fatal Cumbria train derailment, an interim accident report said last night.

Any recommendations for urgent safety improvements during the investigation into the Cumbria train derailment will be acted upon immediately, British Transport Secretary Douglas Alexander pledged today.

Initial findings of an investigation into the cause of the Cumbria train crash in the UK are expected to be released tomorrow, Network Rail’s chief executive John Armitt said today.

Virgin Trains boss Richard Branson said today that the cause of the Cumbrian train crash in England was a defective line.

Disappointment over annual results from a number of blue-chip firms held the London market close to its opening mark today.

A passenger today described the terrifying moment a train derailed when it hit a landslide in England.

A landslide derailed a train in the UK today causing serious disruption to rail passengers.

Rail and ferry services were badly hit by Britain's extreme windy weather today.

RAIL infrastructure company Network Rail is facing the possibility of a huge fine after admitting a series of safety blunders before the Paddington rail disaster, which claimed 31 lives.

THE engineering firm that is rebuilding London’s Victoria train station, Scott Wilson, will look to Ireland for its first acquisition following a share sale this month that raised £71.6 million (€103m).

British rail infrastructure company Network Rail today disclosed more trains were running on time after a “dramatic” reduction in track-related delays.

A tractor driver was killed today when his vehicle was struck by a high-speed train on a level crossing in England.

HUNDREDS of thousands of commuters were attempting to get home from London last night after a day of travel chaos caused by the terrorist outrages in the capital.

Explosions in central London today hit travellers into and out of the capital.