Transport

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Dame Julie Mellor calls for the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to take urgent action, after a report by the watchdog finds that the DVLA has wrongly denied people with certain medical conditions and disabilities the right to drive

Watchdog voices “deep concern” over department’s rejection of recommendations to track down drivers with wrongly-revoked licenses

Transport permanent secretary Philip Rutnam's request for a ministerial direction over funding guarantees for the controversial project to build a new bridge over the Thames brings the total number of directions since last May to seven - more than twice the number under the coalition government

Former Highways England boss Graham Dalton joins Ministry of Defence’s property division

New deputy director for international trade to lead a team promoting UK's transport industry in a post-Brexit world

Pia Wilkes returning to the agency responsible for testing safety and emissions of vehicles after four years in the private sector

High speed rail project faces "volatile" costs and skills shortages, Public Accounts Committee says, as the group of MPs urge government to finalise decisions on route

National Infrastructure Commission chief executive Phil Graham tells CSW it is “disappointing” that the government has “taken so long” to decide on airport expansion

Royal Statistical Society praises Transport department for "honest" and "innovative" presentation of official statistics

"I cannot now foresee an announcement until at least October," says transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin

Unions welcomed Court of Appeal decision backing 2015 ruling that amendments to DfT's staff handbook were unlawful

Infrastructure and Projects Authority says strong public sector involvement coupled with move away from traditional government structures has been a important factor in the success of capital projects like London 2012 and Crossrail