If you're the forward-thinking type who likes to read Londonist on your BlackBerry or iPhone while heading to or from work, yet resent having the myriad delights of John Q Stranger's armpit swabbed over your face on yet another overcrowded carriage, some good news: the government has promised an extra 100,000 seats across the country's rail networks. Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly confirmed that a 10% increase in rolling stock is planned, with around 600......

Heathrow Airport: to expand or not to expand, that is the question. The debate can begin in earnest, as today Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly laid out options for consultation, including a potential third runway and sixth terminal. With Terminal 5 not even finished yet, it may seem premature to be discussing more construction work, but the Government stressed that it would take until 2020 for a new runway and terminal to be operational. Kelly......

It's possible that some of you, dear readers, may occasionally travel upon our world famous London Underground. And possible that you may have experienced some discomfort while doing so, maybe a little over-crowding, maybe a little lateness, perhaps even the odd denial of service. Some might argue that these occasional 'blips' in your commute might have arisen through the failings of the tube maintenance firm, Metronet (now in administration after a predicted £2bn overspend).......

Apparently we are all ready to accept airport-style security screening at London railway stations. Transport Secretary Douglas Alexander said we are ready. Or at least "extensive social research", as he puts it – and who is to argue with "extensive social research"? – suggests that we are ready to accept it, and that's good enough for Doug. New searches could be done by hand, by sniffer dogs, or by electronic means. Though apparently eager to......

According to reports, it looks like the restrictions on air travel rules might be eased a bit next week. Apparently there'll be a meeting of government and airline industry officials on Monday, and the Department for Transport are going to make an announcement on revised rules later in the week (probably within 24 hours). All that's being said at the moment is that they're lookign at "lessening the burden on both passengers and operators,"......

We can all now relax a little as the chances of a terror attack are merely 'highly likely' rather than 'imminent'. The threat level has at last been downgraded by the home office to its second highest flavour. The US Department of Homeland Security has correspondingly downgraded its threat level for flights from the UK from code red to code orange (that's Elmo to Ernie for those who favour the Sesame Street terror alert system).......

Ministers Used Queen's Plane 'Like A Taxi' Every Londoner knows what a pain in the backside it is hailing a taxi in the capital. But for Government Ministers, it's not a problem! Some of Labour's critics have accused Tony Blair and his Minister's of using the Queen's flight - a fleet of RAF planes - as a 'taxi service'. The PM has used the jets more than 670 times since 1997, and Environment Minister......