Gareth Corfield

London

Transport Correspondent at The Telegraph

Transport Correspondent @Telegraph. Planes, trains and automobiles. Ex-security & legal corro @TheRegister. Varied work interests.

Articles

Starmer’s new bus scheme puts him on the path of failed prime ministers

2 days ago | msn.com | Gareth Corfield

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Starmer’s new bus scheme puts him on the path of failed prime ministers

2 days ago | yahoo.com | Gareth Corfield

Credit: Reuters, ITV Central, ITN NewsNorthern transport schemes have become something of a panic button for prime ministers worried about falling popularity in the polls. With Sir Keir Starmer less popular than Sir Ed Davey, his Liberal Democrat counterpart, the Labour leader sent his Chancellor out to bat for him with Wednesday’s announcement.
Starmer's new bus scheme puts him on the path of failed prime ministers

2 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Gareth Corfield

Northern transport schemes have become something of a panic button for prime ministers worried about falling popularity in the polls. With Sir Keir Starmer less popular than Sir Ed Davey, his Liberal Democrat counterpart, the Labour leader sent his Chancellor out to bat for him with Wednesday's announcement.
HS2 whistleblower sacked after warning of soaring costs

3 days ago | msn.com | Gareth Corfield

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HS2 whistleblower sacked after warning of soaring costs

3 days ago | msn.com | Gareth Corfield

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HS2 whistleblower sacked after warning of soaring costs

3 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Gareth Corfield

A whistleblower who was fired after accusing HS2 bosses of fraud after they ignored his warnings over the true cost of the project has won more than £300,000 in compensation. Stephen Cresswell, a risk management expert, lost his job working on the high-speed rail line after he repeatedly raised concerns that costs were being "actively misrepresented".
Chatting at wheel 'worse than using phone'

3 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Gareth Corfield

Talking to passengers and daydreaming behind the wheel are bigger causes of driving mistakes that may lead to an accident than using a mobile phone, a survey suggests. The RAC, which commissioned the poll, warned that distractions can have "catastrophic consequences". More than three in five (63 per cent) of the 2,691 UK drivers surveyed said they had made mistakes behind the wheel because they were distracted.
May flight fares surge in 'half-term holiday rip-off'

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Gareth Corfield |Ollie Corfe |Natasha Leake

Industry experts put the rise in flight costs down to the debts airlines incurred during the pandemic, along with the spike in the price of jet fuel amid the global energy crisis. As of last week, it was trading at 225 per cent of the 2000 average. A shortage of skilled labour and slow delivery times for new aircraft have also been blamed, following shortages in the supply of key manufacturing components, like semiconductors and finished castings.
Delivery drivers ‘behind rise in biker deaths’

1 week ago | msn.com | Gareth Corfield

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Delivery drivers 'behind rise in biker deaths'

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Gareth Corfield

The number of motorcyclists killed on Britain's roads rose last year because of the increasing popularity of food delivery apps, a leading motoring organisation has suggested. Government figures show that biker deaths increased by 9 per cent last year, despite most other categories of road deaths and injuries either remaining flat or declining year-on-year. Some 343 riders lost their lives in crashes in 2024, up from 315 in 2023, with motorcyclists making up 21 per cent of road deaths last year.