2 hours ago The UK’s busiest train stations named as Elizabeth line dominates league table

The UK’s quietest station, Dent in Greater Manchester, saw only 54 passengers all year

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2 hours ago 'Terrifying reflection ripped our lives apart and left our toddler fighting for his life'

Sarah, 40, and Ross Cooper, 44, were sitting at the dining table with their two children when Ross spotted a "crescent-shaped reflection" in his three-year-old son’s eye

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3 hours ago The Spin | Keep the flame alive: Labuschagne and Kohli can learn from Nick Cave

International sides around the world are now crammed with Test batters who average in the 30sA few years ago I was on a late-morning train from Brighton to London luxuriating in the holy trinity of a quiet carriage and an empty table seat with a working plug socket. I’d done that thing where I’d spread my possessions out in an attempt to make it look like I had company who had perhaps just nipped off to the loo, all the better to ward off anyone from sitting near me. I’m not a monster, the rest of the carriage was completely empty, your honour.With laptop and notebook open I was gearing up to doing some work by attempting this paper’s crossword when a figure clad head to toe in black sidled into the seat opposite. With a mixture of confusion and fury coursing, I snuck a look at the inte...

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3 hours ago Assisted dying bill vote will be ‘very close’, says Kim Leadbeater – UK politics live

Leadbeater, the Labour MP who proposed the private member’s bill, has been defending the proposed new lawIn an interview with BBC Breakfast, Kim Leadbeater said she expected the vote her assisted dying bill to be “very close”.MPs have been doing consultations with their constituents, holding events, holding round tables, doing huge amounts of amounts of research into this really important issue, and I think the vote will be very close. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago High Street Kensington Tube station track fire forces rush hour evacuation and delays

Commuters were forced to evacuate the station due to ‘small’ blaze, said TfL

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5 hours ago M62 LIVE: Huge delays of over an hour on motorway amid multiple incidents

There are a number of issues being reported on the motorway this morning

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6 hours ago Elizabeth Line down as travel chaos hits London rush hour with severe delays on major Tube lines

Several Tube lines have been plagued by severe delays this morning, Transport for London has confirmed, with the Circle completely closed following the Elizabeth Line issues

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6 hours ago Middle East crisis live: displaced residents start to return to southern Lebanon after Israel

Ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah takes effect at 02.00GMT; Hundreds of cars defy warning from IDF to stay away from evacuated areasFull report: Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire comes into forceBiden announces ceasefire dealDown to the final half-hour before the ceasefire comes into effect and AFP is reporting strikes on south Beirut after the Israel army’s evacuation warning.“Urgent warning to residents of the Beirut area,” army spokesperson Avichay Adraee had earlier said in a post on X, telling people in the Bachoura area in the city centre to leave, as well as “all residents in the southern suburb area”, specifically in Ghobeiry. Continue reading...

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7 hours ago Dancing with the Stars 2024 finale: Who took home the Mirrorball trophy?

Three-hour season finale sees five couples competing for trophy

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