21 h. ago Minister indicates support for ending ‘luxury car’ leases by benefits claimants

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander suggested she would be ‘comfortable’ with ‘high-end’ vehicles not being available through the Motability scheme.

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21 h. ago Huntingdon knife suspect appears at court charged over horrific train stabbings: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest developments after a mass stabbing on a London-bound train as Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander praises a heroic rail worker who tried to stop the attack.

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23 h. ago Huntington knife suspect to appear at court charged over horrific train stabbings: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest developments after a mass stabbing on a London-bound train as Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander praises a heroic rail worker who tried to stop the attack.

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25 h. ago Transport Secretary Sean Duffy confirms that airport delays will ‘get worse’ as shut down rumbles on

As the government shutdown enters its second month, Transport Secretary Sean Duffy says flight delays and cancellations are only going to get worse

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25 h. ago Cumbria train derailment latest: ‘Major incident’ declared as Avanti warns travel chaos could last days

Avanti West Coast says all lines blocked after incident, but transport secretary confirms no reported injuries

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25 h. ago Train hero in critical but stable condition, Transport Secretary says

Heidi Alexander said the actions of the train crew members saved lives during Saturday’s mass stabbing.

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26 h. ago Train stabbing sparks 'airport security' call as transport chief gives update

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said security arrangements will be reviewed after a knife attacker targeted passengers on a busy train from Doncaster to London on Saturday

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26 h. ago Metal detectors at train stations would ‘make life impossible’, says transport secretary

Heidi Alexander says security review after Cambridgeshire train stabbings will consider all other optionsMetal-detector scanners at train stations would “make life impossible” for passengers, the transport secretary has said, adding that a review into security after a mass stabbing on a high-speed train would examine all other options.A member of train staff who intervened to protect passengers as the service approached Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire remained critically ill in hospital but his condition was now stable, Heidi Alexander also told Sky News. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago Labour Cabinet Minister forced to quit after breaking the law attacks Keir Starmer for treating Rachel Reeves differently

Louise Haigh, who had to quit as Transport Secretary over a fraud conviction, contrasted her treatment with how Reeves was let off with an apology by renting out her home without a licence.

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68 h. ago Hurricane Melissa Brits stranded in Jamaica to start flying home

The Foreign Office confirmed the flight would leave Kingston’s Norman Manley International Airport late on Saturday

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68 h. ago Brits leaving Jamaica amid Hurricane Melissa to jet home on first charter flight

The Foreign Office confirmed the flight would leave Kingston’s Norman Manley International Airport late on Saturday, carrying British nationals unable to fly home commercially.

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69 h. ago First charter flight for Britons leaving Jamaica to take off on Saturday

The Foreign Office confirmed the flight would leave Kingston’s Norman Manley International Airport carrying Britons unable to fly home commercially.

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4 d. ago ‘Yes, we’ve been to the moon before’: Nasa rebuffs Kim Kardashian conspiracy theory

Nasa chief Sean Duffy confirms 1969 landing was indeed real after US celebrity on TV show says ‘I think it was fake’Nasa has rejected comments made by Kim Kardashian about the 1969 moon landing and confirmed that it did, in fact, happen.During Thursday’s episode of The Kardashians, the Skims founder questioned whether the space mission ever took place while noting her interest in conspiracy theories. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Wife of British journalist ‘abducted by ICE’ speaks out: ‘We’re being kept in the dark’

Soumaya Hamdi says she has barely spoken to Sami Hamdi since he was taken over his pro-Palestinian advocacyThe wife of a British political commentator who was detained by immigration authorities while on a speaking tour of the US said she has only been able to speak with him for “30 seconds” since he was taken into custody on Sunday over his pro-Palestinian advocacy.Soumaya Hamdi told the Guardian she first learned her husband, Sami Hamdi, was detained at San Francisco international airport when a friend asked her to confirm rumors he had been “abducted by ICE”. When he was finally able to briefly call her, Hamdi only had enough time to say he had been taken to an immigration detention center in McFarland, California, where he remains. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago New poll reveals who is leading the 2028 Democratic field in New Hampshire

Newsom occupies second place with 15% of voters choosing him as their preferred presidential candidate, losing out to former Transport Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who has 19%

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7 d. ago Transport secretary threatens to pull another $160M from California for issuing commercial driver’s license to non

‘Gavin Newsom cares more about giving illegals commercial drivers licenses than he does citizens of his own state and the safety of Americans. It’s shameful,’ Sean Duffy says

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8 d. ago US airports report over 20 air traffic controller shortage triggers in one day

Transportation secretary says figure is ‘one of the highest we’ve seen’ since 1 October as shutdown drags onUS airports have reported more than 20 incidents of air traffic controller shortages on Saturday, said Sean Duffy, transportation secretary, in the latest sign of the government shutdown’s impact.A ground stop was issued by the agency at Los Angeles international airport due to the air traffic controller staffing shortages at around 11.30am ET (15.30 GMT). The restriction covered most of the southern California region and delays are likely when flights resume. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago US airports report over 20 air traffic controller shortage incidents in one day

Transportation secretary says figure is ‘one of the highest we’ve seen’ since 1 October as shutdown drags onUS airports have reported more than 20 incidents of air traffic controller shortages on Saturday, said Sean Duffy, transportation secretary, in the latest sign of the government shutdown’s impact.A ground stop was issued by the agency at Los Angeles international airport due to the air traffic controller staffing shortages at around 11.30am ET (15.30 GMT). The restriction covered most of the southern California region and delays are likely when flights resume. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump’s Transportation Secretary ‘can’t guarantee’ flights won’t be delayed or canceled as FAA struggles with staffing amid shutdown

Thousands of flights have been delayed across the U.S. this week and three major airports issued ground stops Thursday

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1 week ago New book details infighting behind Trump’s ‘obviously unqualified’ cabinet picks

Retribution, by Jonathan Karl, describes backroom squabbling over Kristi Noem and Sean Duffy appointmentsDonald Trump picked Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary as a personal favour to his former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski despite objections that she was “obviously unqualified”, according to a new book.The factional infighting behind Trump’s cabinet selection, where inexperience was no barrier to success, is detailed by journalist Jonathan Karl in Retribution: Donald Trump and the Campaign That Changed America. The Guardian obtained a copy. Continue reading...

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