5 h. ago Emergency incident cancels all trains between Reading and London

Emergency incident cancels all trains between Reading and London  Reading Chronicle

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6 h. ago London Paddington to Reading trains disrupted due to trespassers on tracks

London Paddington to Reading trains disrupted due to trespassers on tracks  Maidenhead Advertiser

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17 h. ago Eurostar to run doubledecker trains through Channel tunnel from 2031

Operator signs €2bn deal with Alstom amid boom in international rail travel from UKEurostar is to start running doubledecker trains through the Channel tunnel to meet growing demand for international rail travel from the UK.The rail operator announced it had signed a €2bn (£1.7bn) deal for at least 30 – and up to 50 – new trains from the manufacturer Alstom. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Managerless Rangers ‘lucky to get a point’ as fans vent anger at players and board

James Tavernier’s late goal earned Rangers a 2-2 draw with Dundee United at Ibrox as the interim manager, Steven Smith, got a taste of the fragility that has dogged the club this season. “Any potential new manager that’s watching knows there is talent in the group. But it’s just about how you get that consistency over a 90-minute game. And then the results will start to change,” he said.“To go from the level in the first half where you’re thinking you should be two or three goals up to coming away at the end where you’re probably lucky to get a point is quite frustrating. When you’ve only worked with a group of four, four or five training sessions, it’s quite difficult.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago London travel news LIVE: Major disruption between Heathrow and Paddington after person hit by train

Major disruption is expected until 3pm

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5 d. ago 'Safety inspection' disrupts trains between Reading and London

'Safety inspection' disrupts trains between Reading and London  Reading Chronicle

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5 d. ago Update: person dies on train tracks to London Paddington as all lines close

Update: person dies on train tracks to London Paddington as all lines close  sloughexpress.co.uk

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7 d. ago New Paddington musical ‘takes you to place of nostalgia’ – Bonnie Langford

The show will premiere in London’s West End next week.

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8 d. ago We enjoyed a family day out in London at The Paddington Bear Experience

We enjoyed a family day out in London at The Paddington Bear Experience  Hemel Today

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2 w. ago The one change that worked: I was lost in the infinite scroll – until a small ritual renewed my love of reading

My ability to concentrate diminished as I spent more time on my phone. So I started to log and learn every new word I came across, and felt my brain begin to flexAs a child I devoured books until my eyes blurred. When my GCSEs came around, I exercised the stamina of a monk, revising for hours without pause. But in recent years, I’ve watched that capacity for intense concentration dissolve into infinite scrolling on my phone. My attention span now contracts like a slug at the touch of a finger. Reading for pleasure feels less like nourishment and more like endurance training. And for someone who writes for a living, this is a professional hazard as well as something that made me sad. I wanted to restore that mental elasticity, to halt the brain rot.So, about a year ago, I made a small vow: every time I came across a word I didn’t know – whether in a novel, an article, or an overheard conversation – I would look it up and write it down. Nothing elaborate, no leather-bound journal or f...

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3 w. ago Trump defends troops in US cities after Hegseth decries military DEI efforts

President and defense chief delivered pair of incendiary speeches to a crowd of hundreds of generals and admiralsUS politics – latest updatesAt an address of assembled generals and admirals, Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, outlined changes to military policy and philosophy in a set of 10 directives meant to change organizational culture around fitness, race and gender, describing the previous state of military affairs as the “woke department.”Donald Trump followed Hegseth’s call to embrace the virtues of lethality as a doctrine with a suggestion buried in an hour-long campaign-style speech that the gathering of officers and senior enlisted advisers should consider targeting US cities and civilian populations as a training exercise. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Police hunt woman who 'sexually assaulted' teenage boy at Paddington

Police hunt woman who 'sexually assaulted' teenage boy at Paddington  London Evening Standard

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3 w. ago British Transport Police hunt woman accused of 'sexually assaulting' teenage boy at London Paddington

Officers said the alleged victim was sitting on a bench in the station concourse when he was approached by the female suspect just before 11pm on Sunday August 31

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3 w. ago Police hunt woman after teenage boy 'sexually assaulted in Paddington station'

Police hunt woman after teenage boy 'sexually assaulted in Paddington station'  My London

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3 w. ago Reading trains disruption as emergency services incident blocks Berks lines

Reading trains disruption as emergency services incident blocks Berks lines  Reading Chronicle

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3 w. ago Reading trains disruption as emergency service incident blocks Berks lines

Reading trains disruption as emergency service incident blocks Berks lines  Reading Chronicle

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3 w. ago Labour MPs call for action to tackle deprivation in coastal ‘sea wall’ seats

Exclusive: Group warn coastal communities need greater investment to reduce inequality and fight off threat from ReformA group of Labour MPs representing coastal areas will demand urgent action to tackle deprivation in their seats, warning a lack of progress could leave them vulnerable to Reform.They will use the party conference this weekend to call for an equivalent of the London Challenge, which turned around failing schools in the capital under Tony Blair’s government, but with a focus on post-16 training and apprenticeships. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Entrepreneur is racially abused by children on the Elizabeth line

Mother-of-two Sophia Choudry, 47, was travelling home alone from London Paddington to Maidenhead when the group of four children began shouting racist slurs about her and laughing with each other.

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last month We all want big personal change at the push of a button – but here is how to actually achieve it

Real growth develops from the inside out. The process involves giving up the illusion of control and discovering the liberation and limits of your own agencyI am emerging into the light after the first chapter of potty training our toddler. This involved not leaving the house for several days and gleefully shouting, “No more nappies!” as our daughter ran around bare-bummed and we began learning together how to get the poo and wee in the potty. I’m finding it a fascinating process – as well as messy, devastating and joyful. I learned a lot from reading Oh Crap! Potty Training, by Jamie Glowacki; one particular line hit me like the smell of new poo all over our cream carpet: “If you put pressure on the process, it will collapse.”This is not only true of potty training. Sex, relationships, learning, play, recovery – these are processes that need to unfold in their own way and time, because under pressure they will warp, buckle and collapse. Understanding this is key to building a bette...

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