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‘We will not be judged by the constraints and failures over the past 14 years’ – Science Secretary Peter Kyle
We are joined by Peter Kyle, newly appointed as the secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology.
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The Estonian teenagers training for conflict and crisis
Estonia has just made defence training mandatory in all secondary schools.
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Why is the UK not exploiting technology for net zero trains?
About 70 percent of them are then moved by road, using cheaper, polluting diesel lorries – not the cleaner rail network. If the freight train is electric, the journey is virtually carbon free.
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UK political leaders call for Israeli restraint after Iran attack
Congratulating the RAF personnel who were involved in the US-led mission to help Israel down the barrage of missiles fired from Iran, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told MPs earlier that the UK’s aim was to prevent further destabilisation in the Middle East. And he also urged an end to the conflict in Gaza, calling on…
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Iran-Israel attack: Day 3 latest as leaders urge restraint
Israel’s war cabinet has been meeting again today as it debates how to respond to Iran’s unprecedented missile barrage on Saturday night. Will the government here heed President Biden’s advice to ‘take the win’ following the successful downing of the majority of the 300 missiles that Iran fired towards it Speaking this evening to soldiers…
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Storm Pia and Eurotunnel strike action disrupts Christmas getaway train services
Stormy weather and striking Eurotunnel staff are disrupting the Christmas getaway for tens of thousands of people.
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At least 30 killed and over 100 injured after train derails in Pakistan
At least 30 people have been killed and a hundred others injured – after a train derailed in southern Pakistan.
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How closing train station ticket offices affects people with disabilities and pensioners
Passengers will have to go online or use ticket machines instead, but many pensioners and people with disabilities say they rely on help from ticket office staff to travel independently.
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‘Pay restraint is having an impact on how patients receive care’, says consultant cardiologist on NHS strike
Dr Vishal Sharma is a Consultant Cardiologist in Liverpool, who chairs the British Medical Association’s Consultants Committee.
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Indian rail minister says signal failure likely caused deadly train crash
India’s railway minister has said that the train crash in the state of Odisha was caused by an electronic signalling failure.
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More than 280 dead after three-train crash in India
It’s the country’s deadliest rail disaster in twenty years, killing more than 280 people and injuring many hundreds more.
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Train strikes: government accuses union of targeting ‘weekend of fun’
There’s been more disruption for rail passengers as members of the RMT union staged another day of strike action in their pay dispute affecting train services around the country.
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Margaret Ferrier faces 30-day suspension for Covid train journey
Margaret Ferrier – who sits as an independent after losing the SNP whip – was found to have put the public at risk.
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Mother of boy restrained and handcuffed in viral video demands review of private security firms on high street
The mother of a 15-year-old boy grabbed by private security guards known as Rangers, and then arrested by police in Chichester has been speaking about her son’s ordeal after a video she posted of it went viral last week.
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Snow chaos: Trains cancelled, roads blocked and schools closed
Blizzard conditions and high winds across large swathes of the country have brought more widespread disruption – with trains cancelled, roads blocked and hundreds of schools closed.