New face mask rules for retail and pubs, and who is exempt from wearing one
Following second wave projections in the coronavirus pandemic, the PM has announced new rules on face masks. Here's what you need to know
Transport and industry
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Transport for London pays £500,000 for private Covid tests
Goldman Sachs also offers UK staff coronavirus and antibody tests in a bid to encourage workers back into the office
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Trainline shares slide as boss departs
Departure of chief executive Clare Gilmartin prompts investors to pull emergency brake
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Cruises will be safe for tourists, insists industry
Operators including Saga have drawn up new protocols that they hope will convince ministers to give British departures the green light
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Exclusive: Councils claim millions from Shapps' green fund while running diesel and petrol fleets
Local authorities have been accused of gross hypocrisy after it emerged many thousands of their cars, vans and lorries are diesel powered
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Ministers face high court rail battle over £500m penalty charges
Whitehall officials reveal the taxpayer bailout of the railways will top almost £10bn this year
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Bosses tell Sunak to solve £5.7bn Tube funding crisis
Business leaders say that a cut in funding for Transport for London will deter companies from doing business in the capital
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British Airways boss Alex Cruz quits raising fears of separation from IAG
The former boss of Spanish airline Vueling could be in line for £1m in severance pay
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Axe man Cruz was never going to survive the post-Walsh era at BA
Alex Cruz was sent in to wage war on British Airways' costs – but the battle may have cost him dear in the race to succeed Willie Walsh
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Britain is a pro-car society ruled by an arrogant anti-driving elite
Local authorities thought the pandemic should result in schemes to encourage walking and cycling. Predictably, the result was a mess
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Train firms face £500m bill to ‘stay in the game’
The Department for Transport has told five operators they must hand over money guaranteed by parent companies
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Transport for London blasted after e-scooter trial ‘farce’
The capital may not begin trialling e-scooters until spring 2021 after a six-month delay
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Heathrow loses bid to jack up airport charges by £1.7bn
The airport wanted to increase charges to compensate for the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic
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EasyJet pleads for state aid after making landmark loss
Financial support from Westminster is 'far off what other European countries have been doing'
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Rail fares need an overhaul to help ‘level up’ the North
There are currently some 55,000 different fares on offer in a system which has come in for fierce criticism
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Boris Johnson cedes control of Crossrail to Sadiq Khan
Transport for London remains in ‘constructive discussions’ with ministers over funding to finish the much-delayed project
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Sleepless nights at family coach firm as passengers stay home
Passenger numbers have collapsed for Masons Mini-Bus and Coach Hire
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New drivers could be given zero-alcohol limits under new plans to stop accidents
Young drivers could also see restrictions on how many passengers they can carry
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Work from home message being ignored, data suggests, as trains and buses stay busy
The Government changed its advice on working from home last week - but public transport use has not fallen greatly
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Five-day commute is over, says former Business Secretary
Greg Clark urges Transport Secretary to introduce flexible season tickets on the railways
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Travel tycoon handed £3m dividend despite slump in profits
Despite pre-tax profit falling by two thirds, Southall founder Kuljinder Bahia got a payout
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BA backer Qatar Airways lands £1.5bn state bailout
Middle Eastern airline is the biggest shareholder in IAG, the FTSE 100 owner of British Airways and Iberia, with a 25pc stake
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Plans for ‘Fat Controller’ derailed by Treasury
Proposal to have an independent body in charge of the railways is stymied by Whitehall
