Bus firms’ shares revved higher after the Government offered them a further bailout package. Companies will receive £167m of funding over the next three months on the condition that they keep running up to 50 per cent of their services in England. The rescue comes on top of another promise of Government support, worth £230m, … Read more
Man who died on a bus in China tests positive for deadly hantavirus that RATS spread to humans Diagnosis hits as China lifts quarantine restrictions designed to fight Covid-19 Sparked panic on social media but medics say the hantavirus is nothing new Transmission between humans is rare but hantavirus kills 38 per cent of victims … Read more
Not just flower power: VW’s £60,000 e-BULLI is a classic T1 Samba Bus converted into an electric vehicle with a range of 124 miles The e-BULLI is an original Volkswagen T1 Samba bus with a 45kWh battery and electric motor from the e-Up! It can be charged to 80% capacity in 40 minutes, has a … Read more
TV presenter Grant Denyer has been left outraged by panic-buying Sydneysiders travelling to regional cities ‘by the busload’ to stock up on food and supplies. The Dancing with the Stars host, 42, claims to have witnessed a gang of coronavirus preppers ‘raiding’ supermarkets in his hometown of Bathurst, 200km west of Sydney. The same group of … Read more
Airlines, rail and bus companies in Britain could be temporarily nationalised to help them through the coronavirus outbreak, Grant Shapps suggested today. The Transport Secretary told MPs good organisations ‘shouldn’t be going bust’ as a result of problems caused by the spread of the infection. He said a lot of different responses will be required, … Read more
First Group shares edge up after transport provider announces it is set to sell its US school bus operations By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 11 March 2020 | Updated: 22:28 GMT, 11 March 2020 Shares in First Group edged higher after the transport provider said it had received … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 110,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type … Read more
Teenage boy is stabbed to death on a bus in Croydon, bringing this year’s murder tally in the capital to 20 A teenager was stabbed to death on a bus in South Norwood, south London The 17-year-old boy became 20th person to be murdered in the capital in 2020 He was found suffering multiple injuries and … Read more
Cousin of Liverpool star Naby Keita survives horror coach crash on way to a match in Guinea… despite their FA announcing he was one of nine dead Naby Keita’s cousin has survived a horrific bus crash in Guinea on Thursday But the Professional Football League of Guinea claimed Almamy Keita had died Keita was part … Read more
Sacked DJ Danny Baker says BBC ‘threw me under a bus’ over chimp joke about royal baby Archie Danny Baker, 62, admitted to Tracy Ann Oberman that he got what he ‘deserved’ Baker said that one of the BBC staff who called him was rude to his wife Baker, who hosts his own podcast, Treehouse, … Read more