A total of 3,116 passengers and 1,131 crew members are on board the ship.

It will join a number of other major operators that are Government owned, including South Western Railway, West Midlands Trains and others.

The Labour Party had a slew of disappointing local election results

Ministers believe targeting drivers is the most effective way to deter the crime

Police have advised worried homeowners to install a certain type of external security light that could help prevent a break-in at their home

OPINION - CAROLE MALONE: Some of these people should be at best disciplined and at worst prosecuted.

EXCLUSIVE: Locals can't get enough of this pretty town that's hidden in the countryside.

EXCLUSIVE: I visited the town to see if it lived up to the hype and was struck by one thing straight away.

OPINION - ROBERT FISK: It's going to be a difficult road, but I'm determined to get there.

OPINION - JUDY FINNIGAN: How is it any way acceptable to mainstream society that women are discriminated against like this?