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Minister summons Avanti West Coast bosses to meeting over ‘woeful’ rail service
Transport Secretary Louise Haigh wants to discuss performance on the West Coast Main Line.
Man leaves two suitcases containing ‘human remains’ on famous Bristol bridge
A man with a suitcase was seen acting suspiciously on the Clifton Suspension bridge.
Calls for extra bank holiday if England win the Euros
The England men’s football team will face Spain in the Euros final on Sunday.
Campaigners angry over bill rises amid ‘environmental carnage’ of sewage spills
Proposed water bill increases have been labelled unfair and insulting amid the ‘national scandal’ of sewage pollution in rivers and seas.
Criticism of Starmer’s defence spending plans ‘unfair’, security minister says
Dan Jarvis defended the Prime Minister against accusations of hypocrisy after he pressed Nato allies to increase defence spending.
England fans hoping to be in Berlin for Euro 2024 final face flight struggle
Many flights are sold out and airlines with spare capacity are charging five times more to travel before the game.
Ofwat to put Thames Water in ‘turnaround regime’ and rejects 44% bills hike plan
Heavily indebted Thames will have to ‘fully re-evaluate’ its current turnaround strategy under Ofwat’s draft measures.
Biden supporter George Clooney asks president to leave race
Biden has refused to end his re-election bid after his weak debate performance against presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump.
William to say rough sleeping ‘can be ended’ in homelessness project speech
The project has been pledged a £1 million by Homebase and is also supported by Pret-a-Manger which has expanded its scheme employing the homeless.