2 h. ago London travel news LIVE: Wimbledon train fault causing South Western Railway delays

Live updates on London’s latest travel news across Tube, railways and roads

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3 h. ago New special educational needs school will be built in Greater Manchester town

The site used to be home to a primary school before it closed in 2005 and became offices

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4 h. ago The magic of samphire season: Jimi Famurewa’s recipe for mackerel, chorizo, new potato and samphire

When the samphire is growing on the coasts of north Norfolk, our writer returns almost every year to cook this buttery, smoky marine dishNorth Norfolk captured our hearts by stealth. For most of my life, this arcing coastal stretch of East Anglia was somewhere I had never visited, nor ever spent that much time thinking about; a span of English countryside that I mostly associated with Alan Partridge, Colman’s mustard and, in the context of my south London home, an awkward schlep. But then, almost exactly a decade ago, I stumbled through an internet rabbit hole on to an entry for a clutch of self-catering cottages in a seaside village near the gently bougie, wax-jacketed market town of Holt. Decision made.Soon we were rumbling out across an impossibly wide and flat expanse, bound for the ripe, blustering winds and billowing steam trains of a varied network of time-warp beaches and little towns. Not expecting much, and yet falling a little more in love with each passing moment and mea...

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4 h. ago Why a town surrounded by wind turbines has been forced to bring in diesel generators to keep the lights on

A 'renewable energy powerhouse' will soon receive diesel generators.

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4 h. ago Howard Stern insiders spill on 'desperate' shock jock's summer of turmoil... and humiliating gamble to save his career

We revealed earlier this month that the shock jock's staff had been left blindsided by reports his radio career would finish. But the humiliation of Howard Stern shows little sign of stopping.

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5 h. ago The Scottish NC500 town with delicious seafood near stunning beaches

This spot is ideal for a late-summer getaway.

Society

8 h. ago Moment schoolboy is 'beaten up by man on train' as terrified passengers watch on

Shocking footage has emerged of a helpless schoolboy being threatened, hit and thrown around a train carriage by an adult - as fellow passengers appeared too terrified to intervene.

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10 h. ago Badenoch urges Tory councils to challenge asylum hotels in court

Epping secured a temporary injunction blocking the use of the Essex town’s Bell Hotel as accommodation for asylum seekers on planning grounds.

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12 h. ago Labour revolt on migrant hotels: After shock Epping court ruling, Left

Town hall leaders across the country said they are already looking to follow Epping Forest District Council and take legal action to prevent small boat arrivals being placed in local hotels.

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12 h. ago Welsh seaside town named one of the best places to live for commuters in the UK

Penarth has been named as one of the best commuter towns across the UK

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16 h. ago Celtic vs Kairat Almaty LIVE score and goal updates from Champions League playoff clash

Celtic's European campaign gets underway at last as Kazakh side Kairat come to town

Sport

16 h. ago Celtic vs Kairat Almaty LIVE score and goal updates from Champions League qualifying clash at Parkhead

Celtic's European campaign gets underway at last as Kazakh side Kairat come to town

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16 h. ago Celtic vs Kairat Almaty LIVE as the visitors have goal chopped off for offside

Celtic's European campaign gets underway at last as Kazakh side Kairat come to town

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16 h. ago Celtic vs Kairat Almaty LIVE as Schmeichel almost caught out after poor defending

Celtic's European campaign gets underway at last as Kazakh side Kairat come to town

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16 h. ago Myanmar's military retakes a strategic town 2 years after the resistance captured it

State media in Myanmar say the military has regained control of a strategic town in eastern Kayah state from the opposition’s armed forces after nearly two years

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17 h. ago Emmerdale fans 'work out' Dawn Taylor's next move after Joe Tate twist

Viewers are keeping their fingers crossed that Dawn Taylor will spill the beans about Joe Tate's latest business deal

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17 h. ago Stunning Peak District walk named among UK's best to reach by train

The Mam Tor circular in the Hope Valley has been named one of the UK's best walks that can be easily reached by public transport, and it's less than an hour from Manchester

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17 h. ago Moment 'tacky' woman does beauty treatment on train as people say it's 'so dangerous they could pass out'

A Londoner shocked fellow passengers when she started an unlikely beauty treatment on her commute. Many claimed the brazen act could have caused people nearby to 'pass out'.

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18 h. ago I now think police use of live facial recognition will make us safer – here’s why you should think so too | Brian Paddick

I have been a Met officer and a critic. I still worry about the culture there. But as the Notting Hill carnival approaches, I am persuaded this is the best optionBrian Paddick is a non-executive adviser for the Metropolitan policeMet police’s facial recognition plans fall foul of European law, says watchdogI was a Metropolitan police officer for more than 30 years and policed Notting Hill carnival for many of them, from the anti-police violence of the 1970s as a constable, to being a chief inspector bronze commander in the 1990s.In the 2000s, when the rightwing press succeeded in removing “an openly gay police commander who was soft on drugs” (I advocated alternatives to arresting people for small amounts of cannabis) as the cop in charge of Brixton, “the capital of Black Britain”, local people signed a 5,000-signature petition and held a rally at Brixton town hall demanding my reinstatement. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Eddie Howe should ensure Newcastle 'aren't held hostage' after Alexander Isak's statement

Eddie Howe must handle a very delicate situation unravelling at Newcastle after Alexander Isak and the club exchanged furious public statements aimed at one another

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