3 h. ago Power shortage forces '100% electric' train operator Lumo to use diesel for new service

Freight trains also hit by energy shortage on west coast main line

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4 d. ago Iran accused of airing nearly 100 forced confessions from protesters

The videos are coming at an unprecedented rate

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8 d. ago Trump meets with oil company executives to secure $100 billion as US forces seize another oil tanker

US President Donald Trump told oil company executives that they would have "total security" if they invested in Venezuela, despite previous asset seizures and ongoing sanctions

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8 d. ago Trump meets with oil executives to secure $100 billion as US forces seize another oil tanker

US President Donald Trump told oil executives that they would have "total security" if they invested in Venezuela, despite previous asset seizures and ongoing sanctions

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9 d. ago Britain is 'absolutely willing' to do more after its involvement in seizing Russian

The presence of the rusting, 100,000-tonne vessel set the scene for another dramatic Special Forces raid on the high seas, if the US President chooses to intervene.

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1 week ago More than 100 private schools forced to close ‘due to VAT on fees’

Julie Robinson, chief executive of the Independent Schools Council, said Labour’s move was "a bridge too far" for many independent schools

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2 w. ago More than 100 private schools forced to close after Labour's controversial tax raid on fees

The grim tally was revealed by independent schools' leader Julie Robinson on the first anniversary of the policy being introduced on January 1 last year.

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2 w. ago End of the line for diesel fumes at London St Pancras as new trains arrive

East Midlands Railway will switch to bi-mode Aurora fleet to cut emissions and noise but elsewhere electrification is delayedRailway fossil fuels once helped to turn King’s Cross and St Pancras into a seamy, smoke-choked area of London. Now, in the two grandly redeveloped stations with their swanky plazas, even a dropped paper ticket would look out of place.One last corner of St Pancras station is polluted by the fug of diesel trains – but not for much longer. East Midlands Railway, which runs services to cities including Derby and Sheffield, will fire up its diesel units in London for the final time by the end of 2026. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Hiked Tube train prices and new congestion charges for electric cars come in today as Sadiq Khan's war on motorists continues

The regular daily congestion charge for non-electrified vehicles has also risen for the first time in five years from £15 to £18.

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3 w. ago Comanche and LawConnect locked in tight tussle for Sydney to Hobart line honours

Master Lock Comanche holds narrow lead over reigning championWild Thing 100 forced to retire from 80th running of raceThe Sydney to Hobart line honours battle could go down to the wire, with the two leading supermaxi yachts fighting a tight duel across Bass Strait.Sydney to Hobart heavyweights Master Lock Comanche and LawConnect are in a neck-and-neck battle for the lead as more yachts join the retirement list amid “uncomfortable” conditions. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Comanche leads rival LawConnect in Sydney to Hobart yacht race as first supermaxi retires

Master Lock Comanche takes narrow lead over reigning championWild Thing 100 forced to retire from 80th running of raceThe Sydney to Hobart fleet has lost its first 100ft supermaxi with Wild Thing 100 retiring from the 80th running of the race on the first night of sailing.All crew were safe as Wild Thing began the journey back to Sydney around 4am on 27 December, having succumbed to rigging damage east-north-east of Tuross Head on the NSW South Coast. Continue reading...

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