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Climate protesters ‘concrete’ themselves to road to block refinery
The action is the latest in an apparent escalation from anti-oil activist group This is Rigged.
NatWest has ‘further to go’ in rectifying Nigel Farage row, says Michael Gove
The former Ukip leader has demanded a probe into the source of a BBC story that suggested the closure of his account was not linked to his politics.
Mick Lynch reveals that workers have been threatened with reprimand for wearing sticker
Mick Lynch said rail staff were being threatened by managers over the wearing of stickers protesting at the closure of ticket offices.
MPs warn Sunak not to send ‘mixed signals’ on climate change
Former environment minister Lord Goldsmith is among the parliamentarians calling for Rishi Sunak to show more leadership on climate issues.
UK backs £680m loan guarantee for new high-speed electric railway… in TURKEY
Ticket offices are closing, HS2 has been scaled back and the Northern Powerhouse Rail project has been effectively ditched - but at least we can finance Turkish infrastructure projects!
Jeremy Hunt tried to save ticket offices in his constituency before cuts were announced
Footage posted on social media shows snaking queues at ticket offices, which could soon be closed down under new plans.
House of Lords could be replaced by bots with ‘higher productivity’, says peer
Lord Londesborough asked if the prospect of being replaced is ‘exciting’ or ‘alarming’.
Rishi Sunak says he does not want to ‘hassle’ families with net zero targets
The Prime Minister signalled that he could water down some policies amid pressure from the right of his party.
More than 67,000 hospital appointments cancelled due to strike by consultants
The cumulative number of cancellations since December is just under 820,000.