4 d. ago Lumo aims to treble London train services with routes to Manchester, Scotland and West Country

King’s Cross operator wants new services from Euston and Paddington

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4 d. ago The siege of Khartoum has lifted. Left behind are scenes of unimaginable horror | Nesrine Malik

Sudan’s capital has been hollowed out and stripped for parts, its people trampled beneath a conflict that is far from overTen days ago, in a major turning point in almost two years of war, the Sudanese army reclaimed the capital city from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia which took it over in 2023. What little we know so far paints a picture of a city ravaged by unimaginable horror.The war has sent Sudan hurtling into the largest humanitarian disaster in the world, triggering genocide in the west of the country, and starvation there and in other areas. Previously allies in power, the RSF – formalised and expanded from the remnants of the Janjaweed militia – and the Sudanese military went to war when their partnership fell apart. The victims have been the Sudanese people, whose lives were trampled beneath. Khartoum’s centrality in the war, both in its prosperity and in terms of what it represents for the RSF as the seat of power, has meant the city has been subjected to a parti...

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7 d. ago Olympic skier Berkin Usta dies aged 24 in fire at winter resort hotel

Olympian and his father Yahya die in blaze in closed hotel in TurkeyBerkin raced slalom and giant slalom at 2022 Beijing Winter GamesThe Olympic skier Berkin Usta and his father have died in a fire at a shut-down ski resort in Turkey.Berkin, 24, and his father, Yahya, 57, were killed after a blaze broke out on Thursday at the Kervansaray hotel in the country’s north-west. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Of Thorn & Briar by Paul Lamb: Meet Instagram's hunky hedgelayer heartthrob

Constance Craig Smith discovers what life is like as a hedgelayer in the West Country in Paul Lamb's new book.

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9 d. ago Pranksters drive motorists mad after swapping road signs in villages more than 70 MILES apart

A serial 'sign-swapper' has caused chaos on West Country roads after several 'welcome' signs were replaced with ones belonging to other towns and villages.

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9 d. ago We should not underestimate the historic threat Donald Trump represents – to his country, to the West and to a free press

Editorial: The US president is behaving more and more as though he is not only above the law – but is the law

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1 week ago Jakob Ingebrigtsen tells court of father’s physical abuse in testimony

Athlete recounts evidence of ‘violence’ for four hoursIngebrigtsen Sr allegedly physically abused daughter tooFew sports stories have been more beguiling or eccentric than that of the Ingebrigtsens, the Norwegian running family who from earliest childhood were trained as professional athletes by their father, Gjert. When his sons, Jakob, Filip and Henrik, stormed to Olympic, world and European titles, the reality television cameras were there to capture many of the steps, squabbles and medals along the way. Little wonder that Team Ingebrigtsen became the most popular TV show in Norwegian history.But on Tuesday a courtroom in Sandnes, in the south-west of the country, heard that the reality inside the family home was far bleaker, with harrowing stories of violence, threats and manipulative behaviour from Gjert towards Jakob, the double Olympic champion, and his younger sister, Ingrid. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Sierra Leone debates decriminalizing abortion as women and girls endanger their lives

Sierra Leone could become the second country in West Africa to decriminalize abortion

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1 week ago Plans for direct train services to London from North Lincolnshire

Plans for direct train services to London from North Lincolnshire  BBC

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2 w. ago A ‘bridge to prosperity’? Guinea’s junta touts opening of mining megaproject

Vast Simandou complex has 2.8bn tonnes of iron ore deposits, but many worry about its environmental costDeep in the south of Guinea lies Simandou, an impressive mountain range with a lucrative underbelly: the world’s largest untapped iron ore deposits, amounting to an estimated 2.8bn tonnes.In 2013, it was at the centre of one of the biggest mining financial scandals in history, stemming from an ownership tussle over development licenses awarded in the 1990s during the regime of the west African country’s former authoritarian president Lansana Conté . Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The Residence to Happy Face: the seven best shows to stream this week

A quirky whodunnit set in the White House starring Uzo Aduba, plus Dennis Quaid and Annaleigh Ashford head up a very meta true-crime show – and The Simpsons send up the White LotusWickedness in the White House? Who would believe it! This series from Shondaland is a quirky whodunnit about a mysterious death at the heart of US power. Uzo Aduba stars as Cordelia Cupp, a brilliant, eccentric detective who is charged with unpicking the details. As the body of the building’s chief usher is discovered, a state dinner is in full swing. Soon, Cupp (a keen birder whose binoculars come in handy for professional reasons too) brings searching questions and inconvenient truths to the occasion. It’s a gently comic genre piece; essentially a country house murder mystery with West Wing bells on. And it’s great fun, largely thanks to Aduba’s wry central performance. Netflix, from Thursday 20 March Continue reading...

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3 w. ago London travel news LIVE: Major disruption to train services until end of day after 'incident' between Stevenage and Kings Cross

A man scaled Tower Bridge forcing police to shut the landmark Thames crossing to traffic.

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3 w. ago New BBC sitcom starring Dawn French begins filming in the West Country

Mark Heap, known for playing Jim Bell on sitcom Friday Night Dinner, Submarine actor Craig Roberts and Doctor Who’s Mandip Gill also star.

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3 w. ago Trump ‘strongly considering’ Russia sanctions until Ukraine peace agreed – Europe live

US president says he could implement ‘large scale banking sanctions and tariffs’ in post on social mediaMeanwhile, in Ukraine Russia launched a “massive” drone and missile attack on Ukrainian energy facilities early Friday, just days after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European allies proposed that Moscow and Kyiv halt strikes on critical infrastructure, AFP reported.The Ukrainian air force said Russia had launched at least 58 missiles and nearly 200 drones, damaging energy facilities across the country from Kharkiv in the east to Ternopil in the west. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump ‘strongly considering’ Russia sanctions until Ukraine ceasefire agreed – Europe live

US president says he could implement ‘large scale banking sanctions and tariffs’ in post on social mediaMeanwhile, in Ukraine Russia launched a “massive” drone and missile attack on Ukrainian energy facilities early Friday, just days after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European allies proposed that Moscow and Kyiv halt strikes on critical infrastructure, AFP reported.The Ukrainian air force said Russia had launched at least 58 missiles and nearly 200 drones, damaging energy facilities across the country from Kharkiv in the east to Ternopil in the west. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Zelenskyy reiterates call for air truce after huge Russian attack on Ukraine infrastructure – Europe live

Ukrainian president backs Macron’s call for limited truce and says attack used nearly 70 Russian missiles and 200 dronesMeanwhile, in Ukraine Russia launched a “massive” drone and missile attack on Ukrainian energy facilities early Friday, just days after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European allies proposed that Moscow and Kyiv halt strikes on critical infrastructure, AFP reported.The Ukrainian air force said Russia had launched at least 58 missiles and nearly 200 drones, damaging energy facilities across the country from Kharkiv in the east to Ternopil in the west. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago All Eurostar Paris trains cancelled on Friday amid French rail disruption over suspected WW2 bomb – Europe live

French media say device discovered on tracks in Saint DenisMeanwhile, in Ukraine Russia launched a “massive” drone and missile attack on Ukrainian energy facilities early Friday, just days after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European allies proposed that Moscow and Kyiv halt strikes on critical infrastructure, AFP reported.The Ukrainian air force said Russia had launched at least 58 missiles and nearly 200 drones, damaging energy facilities across the country from Kharkiv in the east to Ternopil in the west. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Eurostar and Local Train Services Disrupted From London to Paris After Discovery of Undetonated World War II Bomb

Eurostar and Local Train Services Disrupted From London to Paris After Discovery of Undetonated World War II Bomb  TheTravel

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