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Train drivers’ strike severely affects services

Train drivers’ strike severely affects services

Train drivers’ strike severely affects services

01 September 2023

Thirteen operators such as Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, Thameslink and TransPennine Express are shut down all day.


More schools could be told to close classrooms over collapse-risk concrete

More schools could be told to close classrooms over collapse-risk concrete

More schools could be told to close classrooms over collapse-risk concrete

01 September 2023

Schools minister Nick Gibb made the admission after 104 sites were told to shut buildings over aerated concrete.


Direct Line to pay out £30m to overcharged home and car insurance customers

Direct Line to pay out £30m to overcharged home and car insurance customers

Direct Line to pay out £30m to overcharged home and car insurance customers

01 September 2023

The insurer admitted to an ‘error’ in implementing the financial watchdog’s new pricing rules which came into effect from the start of 2022.


Fundraiser running 100 miles around Isle of Man coast in father’s memory

Fundraiser running 100 miles around Isle of Man coast in father’s memory

Fundraiser running 100 miles around Isle of Man coast in father’s memory

01 September 2023

Jack Freeman is running the perimeter of the island in a day to raise for charity in memory of his dad, who died of leukaemia.


House prices fell in August at sharpest annual rate since 2009, says Nationwide

House prices fell in August at sharpest annual rate since 2009, says Nationwide

House prices fell in August at sharpest annual rate since 2009, says Nationwide

01 September 2023

House prices fell by 5.3% annually in August, taking the average property value to £259,153, Nationwide Building Society said.


East and Southeast Asian Heritage Month should be ‘household name’ – co-founder

East and Southeast Asian Heritage Month should be ‘household name’ – co-founder

East and Southeast Asian Heritage Month should be ‘household name’ – co-founder

01 September 2023

Mai-Anh Vu Peterson, one of the organisers behind East and Southeast Asian Heritage Month, hopes it becomes a regular part of pop culture.


Train drivers strike set to cripple rail services across the country

Train drivers strike set to cripple rail services across the country

Train drivers strike set to cripple rail services across the country

01 September 2023

The 24-hour walkout by members of Aslef will severely affect timetables.


TikTok influencer and her mother to be sentenced for double murder

TikTok influencer and her mother to be sentenced for double murder

TikTok influencer and her mother to be sentenced for double murder

01 September 2023

Mahek and Ansreen Bukhari, along with two others, will be sentenced for murder, while three other defendants will be sentenced for manslaughter.


Consultation launched on how to make Botox safer

Consultation launched on how to make Botox safer

Consultation launched on how to make Botox safer

01 September 2023

The move comes as an estimated 900,000 Botox injections are carried out in the UK each year, and concerns about subpar procedures continue to mount.


Sir Trevor Phillips refuses to ‘lie’ to TV viewers over experience on key issues

Sir Trevor Phillips refuses to ‘lie’ to TV viewers over experience on key issues

Sir Trevor Phillips refuses to ‘lie’ to TV viewers over experience on key issues

01 September 2023

It comes a year after the broadcaster became emotional recalling the death of his daughter in lockdown while interviewing an MP over ‘partygate’.


Disadvantaged teenagers at greater risk of falling foul of email scams – study

Disadvantaged teenagers at greater risk of falling foul of email scams – study

Disadvantaged teenagers at greater risk of falling foul of email scams – study

01 September 2023

Pupils need higher quality instructions about the online risks they face, a University College London researcher has said.


‘Real risk of new generation of pension inequality if action not taken’

‘Real risk of new generation of pension inequality if action not taken’

‘Real risk of new generation of pension inequality if action not taken’

01 September 2023

It is vital that government, employers and the pensions industry work together, experts said.


What the papers say – September 1

What the papers say – September 1

What the papers say – September 1

01 September 2023

School safety concerns lead many of the nation’s papers.


Harper to meet aviation chiefs after air traffic control disruption

Harper to meet aviation chiefs after air traffic control disruption

Harper to meet aviation chiefs after air traffic control disruption

31 August 2023

Transport Secretary Mark Harper said he wants to ensure everything possible is being done to get passengers home quickly.


Ministers urged to name schools with collapse-risk concrete

Ministers urged to name schools with collapse-risk concrete

Ministers urged to name schools with collapse-risk concrete

31 August 2023

More than 100 schools in England will have to fully or partially close buildings over safety fears as pupils return for the autumn term.


Neighbour of derelict pub fire in Croydon describes terror at ‘massive’ blaze

Neighbour of derelict pub fire in Croydon describes terror at ‘massive’ blaze

Neighbour of derelict pub fire in Croydon describes terror at ‘massive’ blaze

31 August 2023

Both buildings, which are just streets apart, were damaged, and the fires are being treated as “suspicious” by police.


Holidaymaker travelled 63 hours by land across Europe due to cancelled flight

Holidaymaker travelled 63 hours by land across Europe due to cancelled flight

Holidaymaker travelled 63 hours by land across Europe due to cancelled flight

31 August 2023

Jack Reeve spent more than 63 hours travelling by train, coach and bus from Croatia to Norwich after his flight was cancelled.


Ukrainian MP urges new Defence Secretary Shapps to ‘personally visit Ukraine’

Ukrainian MP urges new Defence Secretary Shapps to ‘personally visit Ukraine’

Ukrainian MP urges new Defence Secretary Shapps to ‘personally visit Ukraine’

31 August 2023

Inna Sovsun, deputy leader of the Holos Party, hopes Grant Shapps will gain a ‘better understanding’ of the situation in Ukraine.


How will Friday’s train strike affect each operator?

How will Friday’s train strike affect each operator?

How will Friday’s train strike affect each operator?

31 August 2023

Train drivers who are members of Aslef will walk out on Friday.


Doubts over resurrection of Monarch Airlines relaunch

Doubts over resurrection of Monarch Airlines relaunch

Doubts over resurrection of Monarch Airlines relaunch

31 August 2023

A company named Monarch Airlines Limited launched a website and activity on social media earlier this month.


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