Chinese new year signals major travel across the country, and railways are at the heart of many journeys. Author and BBC journalist Michael Bristow knows China well – and the insight time on board offers How to travel by high-speed train around China Chinese people will make nearly 400 million train trips over Chinese new…

China’s rail network is a fast-paced wonder that makes exploring this huge country – including Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen – much easier• China by train: tracks, tales and a snapshot of daily life Friday is Chinese new year and also the beginning of the spring festival, a weeklong national holiday in China (known as chunyun)…

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“You punch like a girl” used to be an insult. Perhaps to some it still is, yet thanks to Jennifer Lawrence’s leading performance in the new psychological thriller Red Sparrow, the expression has likely met its demise. Yes, the Oscar-winning actress already had solid blockbuster credentials to her name via the X-Men and Hunger Games…

Two rival companies are bidding to start a new helicopter service to the Isles of Scilly this spring, the first since 2012 It’s a familiar transport tale but for the people of the Isles of Scilly it’s been a case of waiting six years for a helicopter to the mainland and then two coming along…

The airport express train takes less than 25 minutes to the city centre, so with hours before your next flight there is time for a flying visit to cafes and sights – and maybe even some shopping Hong Kong is the perfect stopover city. It’s small and densely packed, with everything from frantic street life…