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I had to tell ‘very lively’ Queen to sit still, says portrait painter Christian Furr
The image of the Queen has been captured in thousands of photographs and she has sat for countless artists. A daunting task for any painter, but one young artist got the shock of his life when at the age of just 28, he got the call to paint Her Majesty’s portrait. Christian Furr was just…
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Rail strike: Rail workers walk out over pay dispute, as train drivers announce new strike
As a fourth day of strikes by members of the RMT brought many rail services to a halt, there was news of more disruption next month with the announcement from Aslef that train drivers at nine companies will stage a one-day strike on 13 August. Passengers today were advised not to travel because only around…
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Train strikes: Will we see a summer of travel chaos?
Just a fifth of trains have been running and half of lines across the country were shut altogether today – in the biggest rail strike for a generation.
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‘Everything is in favour of the rich’ – growing list of public sector workers ready to strike over pay
The list of professions planning industrial action is growing every day.
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UK braces for biggest rail strikes in 30 years after last minute talks fail
Thousands of members of the RMT union will join the industrial action, bringing most of the country’s rail network to a standstill.
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Railway shutdown: UK facing biggest train strike in decades
The government has denounced the biggest train strike for decades as an “act of self harm”.
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June Brown: EastEnders’ Dot Cotton dies aged 95
June Brown – better known as Dot Cotton, the chain-smoking doyenne of EastEnders’ Albert Square – has died at the age of 95.
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‘Further Russian invasion would be disaster’, PM says in visit to Ukraine
Ukraine rolled out the red carpet for Boris Johnson, greeting him with a military ceremony and a trip to the Mariinskyi palace.
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Jon Snow to step down as Channel 4 News presenter at end of 2021
Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow has decided to step down from his role from the end of the year after 32-years at the helm of the flagship news programme.
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EU Commission President rules out full UK trade deal in 2020
Brexit was back on the agenda today as the Prime Minister welcomed the new President of the European Commission to Number 10.
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Government to launch rail industry review
A comprehensive review of the rail industry is being launched by the Government next week, at a time when services have been plunged into chaos, infuriating long suffering passengers.
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Rail fares to rise despite travel chaos
It’s been a year of strikes, delays, timetable chaos and cancellations: little wonder, then, that commuters are furious that regulated rail fares could go up by as much as 3.2% in January. That adds more than £100 to the price of some season tickets. As railway bosses said the increase was “underpinning a once in…
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Record European temperatures predicted amid “dangerously hot” weather
Well for London and the South East the respite from the heatwave was short and sweet. Now the temperature’s rising again bringing warmth to parts of the UK. But in Spain and Portugal it’s going to be “dangerously hot”, with some saying there could be a record temperature. Our weather presenter, Liam Dutton is here…
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Sweltering weather continues in UK amid fears for elderly
The sweltering weather continued today and it’s going to get even hotter by Friday, with soaring temperatures likely to cause thunderstorms over the eastern part of the country. As the school holidays start, many families are heading outside to enjoy the warmth, but for the elderly and vulnerable it can be a different story, with…
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No statistics for Chris Grayling’s claim over rail unions
The Transport Secretary said that unions “caused the vast majority of disruption” on the Southern rail network. But the report he based this on used personal judgement, not statistics.
