15 h. ago Northern Line 'do not travel' alert as fallen tree blocks Overground services

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20 h. ago London travel news LIVE: Northern Line 'do not travel' warning as fallen tree blocks Overground services into capital

Heavy winds caused by Storm Benjamin have brought a tree down onto a key Overground line into London Euston

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21 h. ago London travel news LIVE: Tree blocks Overground line between Watford Junction and Euston as Northern Line delays persist

Heavy winds caused by Storm Benjamin has caused major obstruction to some services this morning

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21 h. ago A train tour of Europe’s cool northern capitals: from London to Vilnius, via Berlin and Warsaw

My epic rail journey to some of the continent’s most creative and edgy cities mimics a cruise – I hop on and off, eat too much and soak up the cultureThe people queueing for the Eurostar at London St Pancras station, rushing in from the rain in hoodies, look noticeably less enthusiastic than the usual holiday crowds. But then, we aren’t heading to the usual hot, heady holiday destinations of Spain or the south of France, but boarding a train to north-east Europe. For me, it will be a journey of more than 1,000 miles – via Amsterdam, Berlin and Warsaw to Vilnius – visiting some of the coolest capitals in the north. At least in terms of temperature.As England sweltered this summer, and Spain reached a hellish 46C, it made sense to head away from the heat on what is now fashionably being called a “coolcation”. I left in August, with a suitcase full of jumpers. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago London travel news LIVE: Northern Line hit with severe delays

Train cancellations and signal failures are impacting some of London’s key lines this morning

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45 h. ago London travel news LIVE: Northern Line hit with severe delays in morning rush hour

Train cancellations and signal failures are impacting some of London’s key lines this morning

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65 h. ago TfL urges commuters to ‘avoid’ entire line due to severe delays

The Northern line is currently suspended between Stockwell and Morden

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3 d. ago A weekend break in Northern Ireland: what to do, see and eat

Explore Belfast, drive the scenic Causeway coastal route and visit the Giant’s Causeway on this three-day Northern Ireland itinerary

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3 d. ago Britain’s ‘most luxurious train’ to tour the UK this Christmas

A seven-course festive lunch, including traditional turkey ballotine and champagne, will be served to passengers

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3 d. ago Two huge cities north of London tipped for direct trains to Europe

MANCHESTER and Birmingham could soon get Channel Tunnel trains. Virgin has revealed that it wants to operate services from Manchester and Birmingham to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam, if it wins the bid to run cross-channel services. If the routes were launched, the trains would need to run via the West Coast Main Line and then...

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3 d. ago London travel news LIVE: Delays across District, Mildmay and Northern lines

Two signal failures is causing disruption across some London Underground lines this morning

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3 d. ago London travel news LIVE: Delays across District, Mildmay, Northern and Piccadilly lines

Two signal failures is causing disruption across some London Underground lines this morning

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4 d. ago Can you cut a neighbour's tree that's blocking your light? We asked 4 experts and they agreed on one thing

Neighbourly relations can be tricky at the best of time. So, if someone next door has a tree that blocks your light, is there anything you can do?

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7 d. ago You could see the Northern Lights for just over £200 with Wowcher’s Iceland trip

Are you ready to tick this stunning scenic destination off your bucket list?

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9 d. ago London travel news LIVE: Delays on the Bakerloo and Tramlink lines

The majority of the London Underground and Overground is providing a good service

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2 w. ago Iceland resident reveals how to take the best pictures of the Northern Lights

As the aurora season has now kicked off in the Northern Hemisphere, it's unsurprising that hoards of travellers are heading to such countries as Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

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3 w. ago Northern Lights and Arctic sights: reasons to choose a Norway cruise

With the aurora at its brightest in years, there’s never been a better time to see the Northern Lights, and a Norway cruise takes you right to the heart of the action

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3 w. ago The future of rail ticketing comes to Yorkshire with smartphone

First adopters are being offered £15 credit for trips between Leeds and Harrogate

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4 w. ago Music in the pubs, myths in the stones – the best things to do in Northern Ireland

From green hills and windswept coastlines to musical pubs and Game of Thrones sets, here are the top things to do in Northern Ireland, best explored on a fly-drive break with British Airways Holidays

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