World-famous opera singer Bryn Terfel is the high-profile face of the Olympic torch relay today.

More than 20,000 railway jobs could be axed under government reforms of the industry, unions have warned.

The unseasonably fine weather sent temperatures soaring again today, making the UK hotter than parts of Europe and Africa.

A scooter rider died today at the same rail level crossing where seven people lost their lives in an incident in 2004.

A rail company will be sentenced next month over an incident in which one of its commuter trains overran a station by nearly two-and-a-half miles.

As Elizabeth and Tim Alberts stepped out of the church in which they’d just married, the last thing they’d have expected was their big day being hijacked by Occupy Chicago protesters.

Travellers on a main London to Scotland rail route endured delays today due to overhead wire problems.

Police investigating the discovery of a woman's remains found near to a railway line have launched a murder inquiry.

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Britain's busiest railway station has reopened after a power cut forced it to close, Network Rail said.