The average price of a litre of petrol in the UK now stands at 158.5p, according to the RAC.

The Press Association understands Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander will announce the maximum speed of the trains will be 320km/h (199mph).

People caught drug-driving in Britain face a minimum one-year driving ban, an unlimited fine and up to six months in prison.

Nearly half of those surveyed said they are worried about missing flights because of border checks.

The Civil Aviation Authority announced that an alternative developer model is among four shortlisted options.

The gates use facial recognition technology to check passengers’ identities against the photo in their passport.

All 1,701 people onboard the Ambassador Cruise Line vessel were prevented from disembarking after it docked in Bordeaux on Tuesday.

Essex-based operator Ambassador Cruise Line said authorities in Bordeaux had instructed all passengers and crew members to remain on board.

.Business Secretary Peter Kyle said the partnership demonstrates that the Government is ‘backing high-growth British scale-ups’.

Aviation analytics company Cirium said as of Tuesday, airlines have axed 296 departures from UK airports this month.

The west London airport said 6.7 million passengers passed through its four terminals in April.

International Airlines Group (IAG) chief executive Luis Gallego said it is ‘managing the uncertainty’ caused by the fuel price increase.

This represents 0.53% of all flights.

The Competition and Markets Authority said fuel margins have been ‘broadly unchanged’ since the start of the war in the Middle East.

Almost 150,000 new cars were registered in April, new figures have revealed.

The incident took place on an Elizabeth line platform at the station.

Department for Transport statistics show 2,012,000 zero-emission vehicles were licensed for use in the UK at the end of last year.

The airport said its passenger numbers for the rest of the year are likely to be impacted by ‘significant uncertainty in the Middle East’.