The Latest Breaking News from Metro

Mass transit extension to Dulles Airport opens at tough time

It’s taken 60 years and billions of dollars, but mass transit is finally coming to Dulles International Airport outside the nation’s capital

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2022

Metro Viaduct at Byker that's bridged the Ouseburn Valley for 40 years

Construction of the Byker Metro Viaduct took place between 1976 and 1979, with the bridge carrying its first Metro trains on November 11, 1982

Chronicle Live · Nov 10, 2022

Metro between Pelaw and South Shields on course to reopen on time in December 2022

The Metro Flow works to install new track and electrify an existing line in Gateshead and South Tyneside are running to schedule, Nexus says

Chronicle Live · Nov 9, 2022

North East set for mild weekend as Met Office forecast patchy rain and bright spells

Leading meteorologists the Met Office are forecasting mixed spells on Saturday and Sunday October 29 and 30 and heading into next week

Chronicle Live · Oct 28, 2022

£2 fare cap plans for Tyne and Wear Metro this winter – but not for passengers buying paper tickets

Councillors are set to agree plans next week that would see ticket fares capped from January to March

Chronicle Live · Oct 28, 2022

North's rail network 'unacceptable' as Northern mayors call on PM to treat rail 'chaos' as emergency

Jamie Driscoll and four more Labour mayors from the North were involved in an emergency meeting on Thursday and are calling on the Government to "haul operators to the table" to sort out the current rail "chaos"

Chronicle Live · Oct 28, 2022

Adele Roberts was in the ‘best shape of her life’ before bowel cancer diagnosis

‘I did not feel ill, I felt in the best shape of my life,’ presenter said

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022

This Morning's Alison Hammond says she's waiting for her mystery boyfriend to propose

Alison Hammond says she's ready to take her relationship to the next level as she appears on the red carpet and admits she wouldn't say no to a proposal from her secret boyfriend

Daily Mirror · Oct 28, 2022

Why low rail adhesion and leaves on the line cause delays on Tyne Wear Metro

Newcastle and Sunderland's Metro trains are especially vulnerable to leaves on the line, but new trains will be fitted with technology to combat it

Chronicle Live · Oct 27, 2022

‘Turn it up’: Viewers react as ‘I Predict a Riot’ plays in background of Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak speeches

‘Whoever is playing ‘I Predict a Riot’ at the press conference is really the hero this country needs,’ wrote one viewer

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022