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Simon Calder nails why Govt’s decision to scale back HS2 is so bad
Cutting the line short shows the prime minister’s "contempt for the North – while the arguments used to abandon the scheme show contempt for the whole nation"
HS2 alternative plans watered down or dropped a day after being announced
Shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh said Network North was a ‘back of a fag packet’ plan.
Man arrested over alleged plot to kidnap Holly Willoughby
Essex Police said the suspect was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of conspiracy to kidnap and is in custody.
September hottest on record by ‘extraordinary amount’, says WMO
It follows record-breaking temperatures in August and July across the globe.
HS2 replacement plan will lead to a ‘decade of rail replacement buses’
West Yorkshire mayor Tracy Brabin criticised Sunak for his “pure electioneering” after his transport announcements.
Rishi Sunak slammed by former PMs over decision to axe HS2 northern leg
"This doesn’t work for north-to-south, it doesn’t work east-to-west, and what we’re seeing in this plan is a decade of rail replacement buses with electrification."
Just Stop Oil protesters disrupt West End performance of Les Miserables
“Valjean steals bread to feed a starving child. How long before we are all forced to steal?”
Betrayed: The most anticipated trilogy in a generation
We await A New Hope and the day the Empire Strikes Back.
Jeremy Kyle forced to eat humble pie over Corbyn comments
It comes after Jeremy Corbyn hit out at the treatment he received from the media as Labour leader in an exclusive interview with TLE.