7 d. ago Bomb squad called to Welsh town after 'suspicious device' donated to charity shop

Army personnel, police officers and firefighters were dispatched to a Welsh town on Tuesday

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8 d. ago Busy ScotRail line through Glasgow CLOSED for hours as several trains axed

A BUSY ScotRail line that goes through Glasgow has been closed for hours this morning with several trains axed. All services going to and from Milngavie have been suspended today after an issue with the line. Network Rail Scotland announced at around 7am this morning that there was overhead wire damage between Westerton and Milngavie....

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1 week ago Good morning Vienna: new sleeper services will run from Paris to the Austrian capital and Berlin next year

European Sleeper will operate the new services from March 2026, replacing the Nightjet trains that are being axed next monthThe resurgence of sleeper trains on the continent hit a kink in the tracks in September, when the Austrian state operator ÖBB announced that it would be axing its two Nightjet services – Paris to Vienna and Paris to Berlin – from 14 December. ÖBB cited the French government’s ending of subsidies, dealing a blow to the night-train renaissance.However, there is light at the end of the tunnel. European Sleeper has told the Guardian that it will be taking over the route from Paris to Berlin, with the first train to run on 26 March 2026. The train will operate three times a week with departures likely to be from Paris Gare du Nord on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings and the return service from Berlin Hauptbahnhof and Ostbahnhof on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The current Nightjet service departs Paris Gare de l’Est just after 7pm and winds east via Strasbourg,...

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3 w. ago "It was chaos with people running": Trains stranded and stations evacuated as bomb squad called to 'suspicious suitcase'

A 200m cordon was erected with Stockport train station evacuated after a suitcase was found abandoned and sparked chaos

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3 w. ago Stockport station LIVE: Bomb squad race to 'suspicious item' as trains cancelled

A cordon is in place at Stockport train station this evening, with bomb disposal crews at the scene - there are reports that nearby homes have been evacuated along Greek Street

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3 w. ago Stockport station LIVE: People hide in pub as bomb squad called and trains axed

A cordon was place at Stockport train station this evening, with bomb disposal crews at the scene - people were evacuated and hit in pubs after a 'suspicious' suitcase was found

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3 w. ago LIVE: Bomb disposal units called to 'suspicious' suitcase on Stockport train station footbridge

A cordon was in place, trains cancelled and nearby homes have been evacuated

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3 w. ago LIVE: Street cordoned off and bomb squad called to scene amid ongoing incident

Police, fire crews and paramedics are in attendance along with explosives teams

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3 w. ago The Witcher's Liam Hemsworth reveals gruelling training after Superman star axed

Liam Hemsworth fronts the fourth season of The Witcher on Netflix, joining Freya Allan and Anya Chalotra in the hit series. But he admits the role required some intense training.

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