29 h. ago Busy London station to shut for 10 months to allow broken escalators to be replaced

Cutty Sark DLR will close on May 31 but reopen before 2026 London Marathon

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48 h. ago Busy London train station to shut for 10 months to allow escalators to be replaced

Cutty Sark DLR will close on May 31 but reopen before 2026 London Marathon

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51 h. ago Greenwich's Cutty Sark DLR station to shut for 10 months to allow escalators to be replaced

Cutty Sark DLR will close on May 31 but reopen before 2026 London Marathon

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2 w. ago US universities face choice to surrender or fight back against Trump’s takeover

‘Extraordinary fear’ takes hold at universities as Trump campaign threatens investigations or loss of federal fundsThe Trump administration’s unprecedented pressure campaign on American higher education – which is forcing major universities to bow to its demands or risk investigations and the loss of millions of dollars in federal money – is so far facing little pushback from the schools affected.That campaign escalated earlier this month, when the US government cancelled $400m in federal contracts and grants to Columbia University. In a subsequent letter, representatives of three federal agencies said they would reconsider that freeze only if Columbia agreed to conditions including more aggressively disciplining students who engage in pro-Palestinian disruptions, planning “comprehensive” reform of the school’s admissions policies, and placing one of school’s area studies departments under “academic receivership” – meaning under the control of an outside chair. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UK police humiliated as abandoned stations turned into massive drug factories

A massive dope factory has been discovered in Horley, Surrey, at the site of a former police station that shut down in 2011 after officers found hundreds of cannabis plants

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last month Paddington station cancellation chaos as major line shut down by signal failure

Great Western Railway has said its services between London Paddington and Reading were suspended on because of the fault in Twyford, Berkshire with widespread disruption ensuing

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