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The operator replaced its existing app with an updated ticketing system for travellers on Thursday morning.
Jenrick questioned about latest George Cottrell revelations Q: What did you want the police to do about Zack Polanski and the anti-Farage message. Do you think he should have been arrested or jailed? Jenrick said it was “not for me to tell the police how to do their jobs”. But there have been many examples of people be
UKHSA estimates 2,877 heat-associated deaths during heatwaves in May and June, almost twice the number in summer 2025 The number of excess deaths caused by heatwaves has almost doubled so far this year in England compared with 2025, the UK Health Security Agency, has said. There were 2,877 heat-associated deaths during
Bank’s chair pledges to keep up fight against inflation but decision brings fears of a failure to keep pace Business live – latest updates US government borrowing costs have hit their highest level since 2007 after the Federal Reserve voted to hold its key interest rate steady, feeding fears that the central bank may n
Niamh Smyth and her husband Justyn have spent over a decade trying to start a family, undergoing four rounds of IVF, with three unsuccessful attempts and one pregnancy which ended in miscarriage.
Skygazers captured brilliant photos of July's full Moon as it rose over the UK on Wednesday.
Speaking ahead of a visit to Barrow-in-Furness, the PM seeks to stress the economic benefits of defence spending.
Several people evacuated after ‘large-scale, wind-driven’ fire breaks out at Dunwich Heath near Leiston A major incident has been declared as firefighters battle a large heathland fire on the Suffolk coast. Suffolk fire and rescue service was called to reports of a wildfire at Dunwich Heath, near Leiston, shortly after
Boom in migrating moth sightings put down to hot weather, strong winds and food scarcity in Europe He had just sat down to dinner in the garden when a speedy visitor whizzed by – a “grey lump with orange wings”, recalled Luke Burstow, from Sussex. It was a hummingbird hawk-moth , a flying insect that migrates to the UK
Police Scotland confirmed they are liaising with authorities after the woman was reportedly discovered by a homeless man in Athens earlier this month.
Environmental groups renew calls for windfall tax to support households following Q2 earnings rise to $9.84bn Shell more than doubled its profit in its second quarter of the year, as Europe’s biggest oil and gas company reaped the benefits from the jump in oil and gas prices triggered by war in the Middle East. The FTS
A 44-year-old man, who left the area in a car, was later traced and arrested, police say.
Ahmed al-Doush has been in jail in Saudi Arabia since 2024, apparently over a handful of social media posts dating back several years.
Labour’s Bev Craig expected to win contest that lost column inches to Andy Burnham’s ascent and Reform UK leader’s self-imposed Clacton vote Voting has begun in the biggest byelection in British political history, with more than 2 million people eligible to choose Andy Burnham’s successor as Greater Manchester mayor. I
BBC tribunal win reveals new information about hidden data collection.
Melys says her diagnosis triggered grief, anger and denial, and she felt "detached" from herself.
Jackie Brown says it was beyond a dream come true to lead an Ayrshire cow one more time in Stranraer.
Exclusive: ministers and police chiefs examining how cases involving US military personnel on UK soil are handled after Guardian revelations The UK government and police chiefs are reviewing the process through which US military personnel accused of committing serious crimes on UK soil are avoiding the British justice
Drought leaves UK parched and a "dinghy flotilla" crossing the English Channel lead Thursday's papers.
David Nwamini was working at a market in Lagos when he was given the chance to start anew in the UK. He had no idea what was expected of him in return • The summer issue of the Long Read magazine is out now. Click here to order David Nwamini arrived in Lagos for the first time in 2016. He had come from a village in Ebo
Industry wants mandate forcing manufacturers to sell increasing share of electric cars each year to be eased Carmakers are delaying final decisions to invest in UK factories until electric car sales rules are relaxed, according to the head of the British car industry’s lobby group. The chief executive of the Society of
After another day of record-breaking temperatures for some parts of England, a cold front is moving in.
Neon is on trend, but some make-up products pose a serious risk to your health. Here's what to check for, and how to dazzle.
The prices of beef, bread buns and bagged salad have risen sharply over the past year, figures show.
Kenneth Farrington shares his memories of the 1966 World Cup Final, 60 years on.
Should we embrace air conditioning despite its costs and consequences?
The Commons' Defence Committee says in a report that the MoD used secrecy as a "shield" against proper expertise.
It would be the fifth hold in a row, with the Bank rate standing at 3.75% - the lowest since February 2023.
Hadi Matar, 28, was convicted of attempting to help Hezbollah by attacking the British-Indian author.
Study suggests less sugar in early life is good for long-term brain health, but the evidence is not conclusive.