HIGH-SPEED rail should be extended north of the Border to challenge the dominance of air travel between Scotland and London, the Transport Minister has said.
PASSENGERS will be able to access the internet for free at 25 railway stations across Scotland by the end of next year after the Scottish Government announced £250,000 of funding to roll out wi-fi technology.
DRIVERS caught sending a text or lighting a cigarette at the wheel could face fines of £90 under harsher penalties being considered by the UK Government.
INVESTIGATORS probing two separate ditchings of Super Puma helicopters in the North Sea have called for tighter regulations around the technology used by rescuers to locate survivors in the event of an aircraft crash.
The leaders of three of Scotland's largest airports have joined forces with ministers and tourism chiefs to demand a tax on air travel be devolved before next year's Commonwealth Games and Ryder Cup.
