We hear from despairing Eurostar passengers at St Pancras International station as the train operator attempts to clear its backlog
Transport correspondent Dan Milmo says the options for passengers are limited with ferries and planes experiencing problems too.
Some 250 new species of plant have been discovered this year by scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, in Kew. Dr Iain Dar-byshire describes how he found one in his lunch break.
In Cockermouth in Cumbria, 250 people were driven out of their homes last month by floods. Martin Wainwright returns to Cockermouth to see how people are coping.
The Guardian's Sam Jones describes shopping for one of 2009's hottest Christmas gifts - the Indiana Jones Temple of Doom Lego set.
