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Only last week us weary British travellers were told that there will be a 3.1 per cent hike in the price of rail travel from the New Year. So you can stand in a packed carriage, under someone’s armpit, before it breaks down between stations, for an extra fee. We are lucky aren't we? However, over in the EU, one country is taking a different approach. Luxembourg is to become the first country in the world to offer public transport...

The 77-year-old who lived alone and named locally as Maureen Whale died this morning after trying to report the break-in at her home yesterday teatime

The study suggests that if Greenland ice sheet melting continues at "unprecedented rates" it could accelerate the already fast pace of sea level rise

Britain was one of just 19 countries where emissions have been reduced and the economy has grown over the last decade.

Rupert Green, 21, the son of Lord Nicholas Monson, hanged himself in the garden of his mother's Surrey home after suffering psychosis, an inquest heard

Conservative promises to build a Northern Powerhouse lay in tatters today after new research found spending in the north of England has fallen by £6.3 billion while the south-east and south-west of England have seen an increase of £3.2 billion since 2009-10. Analysis of official figures by thinktank IPPR North showed that the north of England continued to see bigger cuts in public spending than any other region. Spending per head in London has increased by twice as much as spending...

They have four retractable tentacles on their head - which they use to sniff out their favourite grub, according to a study

John Webber was convicted of a staggering 26 sex offences - including multiple assaults on six boys aged between 15 and five.

The warning came after four gangsters were jailed for 15 years after tricking Chinese students into giving them access to their bank accounts.