A PASSENGER’S iPhone sent an aircraft several miles off course by causing its compasses to malfunction, a pilot has claimed.

ROADS chiefs are failing to tackle a repairs backlog fast enough, with little improvement in the past two years, public spending watchdogs report today.

TRIBUTES to people killed on the railways should be removed from beside tracks because they upset train drivers, members of their main union have urged.

THE founder of a Scottish car dealership has astounded critics of elderly motorists by passing Britain’s most advanced driving test at the age of 95.

A DRIVER had a lucky escape after his car was crushed under the wheels of a crane near Aberdeen Airport.

A FORMER government transport minister who signed off funding for the Edinburgh Trams project has called for a public inquiry into the saga to take place ahead of the independence referendum next year.

THEY have pointed Londoners and tourists in the right direction for generations but their time has now passed.

A new app is giving rail passengers the chance to learn about the landmarks they pass, turning the view through the window into an interactive learning experience.

A 20-year-old man is being reported to prosecutors after a driver was photographed holding a tablet device behind the wheel on the A8, near Glasgow

DEVELOPERS will continue to be charged millions of pounds in contributions for the Edinburgh trams project to fund the future extension of the network, it emerged yesterday.

Exposure to traffic fumes can set children on the road to diabetes, a study has shown.

POLICE officers involved in fatal road crashes are to be investigated by a new independent watchdog after an overhaul of the system, MSPs have been told.

GERMAN industrial giant Bilfinger, the main contractor for Edinburgh’s troubled trams project, has been named as part of one of the consortia bidding for the £650 million contract to build the long-awaited Aberdeen bypass.

Are we all completely comfortable with the sentencing of Gary McCourt? Having been found guilty of causing the death of a cyclist, McCourt was given 300 hours of community service.

A SERIES of new images has been released of the latest tram developments, following the reopening of St Andrew Square in Edinburgh.

Transport and tourism bosses have called on the UK government to devolve Air Passenger Duty (APD) to encourage visitors to come to the country for the Ryder Cup and Commonwealth Games.

A MAJORITY of holidaymakers would be prepared to pay more to go on child-free flights.

Just 6 per cent of motorists regard using a mobile phone while driving as highly socially unacceptable, according to a ­survey.

FOUR in ten ScotRail trains fail to arrive on time, in one of the worst performances in Britain, new figures showed today.

FEARS that a key part of Forth Road Bridge would require expensive and complicated repairs were unfounded a report has confirmed.