2 d. ago Tragedy as person dies on railway line in Greater Manchester

Trains were stopped as emergency services responded

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4 d. ago 'Major tram disruption' as services stopped after crash causes cars to block tracks

The crash blocked the main road in both directions

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7 d. ago Famous River Clyde ferry service stops sailing 'with immediate effect'

The Renfrew to Yoker Ferry has announced its closure “with immediate effect”.

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1 week ago UK's 10 WORST motorway services mapped with 'stale urine smell' and an 'absolute disgrace'

Gloucester Services was ranked the best motorway service station in a poll of 90 stops, while Bridgwater Services in Somerset was named the worst by visitors - here's the 10 worst service stations in the UK

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2 w. ago Trump can complain all he wants – but he can’t stop his own economic mess | Sidney Blumenthal

Between his tariffs and his regressive ‘big, beautiful bill’, the president is wreaking havoc – and he never learnsWith his usual threats, Donald Trump is trying to ward off the dire reality that he has created and is bearing down on him. He can clamp migrants in foreign gulags, coerce white-shoe law firms into becoming his pro bono serfs and try to simply erase the National Endowment for the Humanities, but he can’t rescind his harm to the economy. Trump can slash the National Weather Service, but he can’t stop the storm he’s whipped up. He’s shouting into the wind at his twister.No matter how much he might lower his draconian tariffs after his 90-day breathing spell, the velocity of damage is just building. It’s not a mistake that can be rectified. There’s no do-over. It’s not a golf game at one of his clubs where he gets endless mulligans and is declared the champion. Nor does Trump really want to draw back completely from his tariffs as if he never had proudly displayed his “Lib...

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3 w. ago LIVE: Trams stopped as emergency services descend on Metrolink line

Passengers in Rochdale are affected by the issue

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3 w. ago Trams halted on Metrolink line with five stops out of service

It comes as major engineering works are taking place on two other lines

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4 w. ago M6 crash LIVE: Lanes closed after traffic stopped with emergency services at scene

Queues are building in the area

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4 w. ago M6 crash LIVE: Lane closed after traffic stopped with emergency services at scene

Queues are building in the area

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4 w. ago M6 crash: Lanes closed after traffic stopped with emergency services at scene

Queues are building in the area

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