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Conservative MP proposes compensation scheme for rail commuters
The new train timetables have meant a miserable few weeks for commuters, and the hot weather is only adding to frayed nerves. It’s led to calls for the railways to be re-nationalised, and even for the Transport Secretary to step down. Now one Conservative MP is proposing a new compensation scheme that would pay out…
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Gina Martin ‘annoyed and disappointed’ that ‘upskirting’ bill derailed
Gina Martin has campaigned for ‘upskirting’ to be made illegal.
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Queen’s Honours: criticism of CBE given to head of Network Rail
Actress Emma Thompson, author Kazuo Ishiguro and former Liverpool football manager Kenny Dalglish have all been recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours list. They’re among more than a thousand people honoured, the vast majority for work in their community. But despite the fact that those decisions were made months ago, there’s been fierce criticism of…
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Grayling fends off calls to resign after rail timetable fiasco
The government has described the Northern Rail timetable fiasco, which left passengers stranded and delayed, as “totally unacceptable”. We have spoken to one Northern Rail worker who says he feels “ashamed” to wear the uniform and that staff knew the new timetable “probably wouldn’t work” before it was introduced.
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Grant Shapps MP on rail nationalisation: ‘When service is useless, who do you boot out?’
Former Conservative party chairman, Grant Shapps, is calling for Great Northern, run by Govia Thameslink, to lose its franchise.
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Chris Grayling: ‘Rail industry has failed passengers’
The transport secretary has accused the rail industry of a collective failure after the introduction of new timetables caused weeks of chaos. Hundreds of trains have been delayed or cancelled each day. And passengers are getting increasingly angry.
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Silvio Berlusconi on the campaign trail as Italian election nears
With just three days to go until Italy elects a new government, Silvio Berlusconi has been wrapping-up his campaign in Rome with his coalition allies, even though a previous conviction for fraud means he can’t become Prime Minister himself.
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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.
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Rail fares hiked by 3.4%
New Year. New rail fare increases. It’s become an unwelcome part of the festive season – many rail passengers are being hit with the highest ticket price rise in five years. The Transport Secretary Chris Grayling – who’s in Qatar – admitted the increase was higher than he would wish. While many commuters and the…
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On the trail of the Mooch
For a moment it fell to Anthony Scaramucci to manage Donald Trump’s message when it came to North Korea and just about everything else. But of course that fellow New Yorker suffered a rapid fall from grace and no longer holds that position.
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Commuter misery as rail fares rise
Rail commuters are used to an uncomfortable journey to work, but today was something else. Passengers were told to avoid the country’s busiest station, Waterloo, after a points failure and a train derailment, a Tube station had to be evacuated during the morning rush hour, and to cap it all, a train hit the buffers at London’s King’s Cross. So…
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Andy Burnham: ‘North will feel sense of fury over Crossrail’
There’s been an angry reaction outside London to the transport secretary’s decision to back the £30 billion project to build the new Crossrail 2 commuter line across the capital. Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, says it will widen the north-south divide.
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Electrifying rail plans scrapped
The Government has scrapped plans to electrify three rail lines. The transport secretary announced new technology means works on the Midland Main Line, the Lake District Line and the Great Western Line will no longer be needed.
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Laverne Cox blazes the trail for black transgender women
As Sophia Burset in Orange is the New Black, the Emmy-nominated actress Laverne Cox has blazed the trail for black transgender women on screen and consistently challenged stereotypes about female prisoners. She’s also an outspoken activist, fighting for the rights of transgender people.
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FactCheck Q&A: Should we nationalise the railways?
Labour has pledged to nationalise Britain’s railways, more than 20 years after the Conservatives sold them off to the private sector. Opinion polls have repeatedly shown strong support for the idea. FactCheck took a look into the details. How would it work? Lots of the infrastructure is already publicly owned by Network Rail, which operates under…
