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Avanti West Coast handed contract EXTENSION
The rail company paid shareholders £11.5 million last year - despite being the UK’s worst-performing rail company.
Tory MPs risk losing seats over sewage dumping ‘crime’, warns Davey
The Liberal Democrat leader called for swifter action on dealing with waste being pumped into rivers and seas.
Tories accused of ‘impersonating the Green Party’ in election leaflets
The leaflets make no reference to each candidate's affiliation to the Conservative Party, and come with a very odd colour scheme...
2 million viewers tune in to MOTD Live after Gary Lineker’s return
The 62-year-old presenter was back on the BBC to cover the FA Cup quarter-final between Manchester City and Burnley on Saturday.
Tax cut for wealthy rewards hard work, says Dowden
Dowden said it was ‘a basic, decent principle’ that if people work hard, they should be able to save money and invest for their retirement.
Refugee taken in by Gary Lineker tells all about living with the BBC presenter
‘He should be a point of pride for the British public’
Times columnist pens anti-migrant piece – forgetting she is also an immigrant
Lionel Shriver moved to London from the US - but she's now arguing for the UK to prioritise the needs of its 'resident population'.
WATCH: Andrew Bridgen empties Parliament with anti-vax tirade
No-one fancied sticking around to hear Andrew Bridgen's latest take on the COVID-19 vaccines, which emptied Parliament in a flash.
Daily Mail makes redundancies as print readership declines
The newspaper will be brought "much closer together" with its sister titles Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, Ted Verity announced.