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Govt may need to ‘deliberately put people off travelling by train’ due to row-back on HS2
"An astounding achievement to spend £50 billion plus on a project that will reduce rail capacity and make the trains run slower", Sam Freedman said.
Defence Secretary expresses shock over soldier stabbing attack
A soldier in his 40s suffered serious injuries in Gillingham, Kent on Tuesday.
Half a million households cancel BBC licence fee in a year
“Over the last 10 years we’ve lost 30 per cent of our income", BBC chair Samir Shah said.
Water firms’ performance on sewage spills ‘unacceptable’, regulator says
Alan Lovell, chairman of the Environment Agency, said the culture with in some firms can ‘perpetuate poor practices’.
Israeli military orders evacuation of 400,000 residents from Khan Younis
The military said it is to begin an operation against Hamas militants who have embedded themselves in the area and used it to launch rockets.
Chris Martin among hundreds of celebrities condemning ‘injustice’ of Just Stop Oil sentences
Actor Toby Jones, artist Tracey Emin and former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams also criticised the jail terms in an open letter.
Flying taxi journeys will soon cost the same as ‘hiring an Uber’
Vertical Aerospace said it expects its eVTOLs will become ‘very affordable’ once production grows.
Green Party councillor dubbed ‘Hero Of Harehills’ after forming human shield to stop violence in Leeds
"This is what a councillor is supposed to do", Mothin Ali said.
Survey shows Kamala Harris has enough support to be the Democratic nominee
The survey was taken after Joe Biden announced he would drop his bid for re-election.