10 h. ago Sombre Rangers Training Centre says it all as men at top table shrouded in uncertainty

Ferguson’s future in doubt - but he is not the only one

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39 h. ago Tube, trains and hundreds of businesses hit by massive power failure in central London

Outage at power station leaves thousands of travellers stranded in central London

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4 d. ago Coronation Street issues major Brody update as parents 'confirmed' amid huge paternity twist

It was only earlier this year that the new character was introduced to viewers of the ITV soap as one of the fellow teens in the Secure Training Centre

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1 week ago Trains cancelled and delayed due to signal failure at Cardiff Central

Trains are being delayed and cancelled across south Wales due to signal failures

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2 w. ago How a solar storm could lead to a US nuclear disaster worse than Chornobyl | Mark Leyse

Solar storms as intense as a 1921 superstorm have the potential to cause a nightmare scenario – and we are unpreparedOn 14 May 1921, a powerful solar storm – called the New York Railroad storm – caused the northern lights to illuminate New York City’s night sky. On Broadway, crowds lingered, enjoying “flaring skies” that remained undimmed by city lights. The following morning, excess electric currents shut down the New York Central Railroad’s signal and switching system in Manhattan, stopping trains. A fire broke out in a railroad control tower that was located at Park Avenue and 57th Street. Smoke filled the air. Along a stretch of Park Avenue, residents “were coughing and choking from the suffocating vapors which spread for blocks”.When a solar storm’s electrically charged particles envelop Earth, they cause geomagnetic storms that generate electric fields in the ground, inducing electric currents in power grids. Solar storms as intense as the 1921 superstorm have the potential to...

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2 w. ago Direct train services from Newcastle to Brighton via Gatwick proposed

If approved, there could be as many as five services per day in each direction, from December 2026

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2 w. ago Direct train services between Newcastle and Brighton planned

Arriva Group said the trains would run under its Grand Central brand and call at stations such as York, Birmingham New Street and Gatwick airport.

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2 w. ago Eddie Howe returns to work at Newcastle after hospital stay with pneumonia

Manager was admitted to hospital two Fridays agoHe missed three Newcastle matchesNewcastle have said Eddie Howe has returned to work after a period in hospital with pneumonia. The manager was admitted to hospital two Fridays ago and missed three matches.“Newcastle United are delighted to confirm that Eddie Howe has returned to his duties at the club’s training centre,” a club statement read. “Eddie had recently been hospitalised with pneumonia and has now returned to work after a period of recovery. We thank supporters for their warm wishes.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Appeal launched after 'sexual offence' involving man and teenage girl on Ayrshire train

British Transport Police are investigating after a "sexual offence" on board a Glasgow Central to Ayr train earlier this month.

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