69 h. ago UK's quietest railway station used by 68 people in entire year with 2 trains a day

One station in the UK recorded just 68 entries and exits between 2024 and 2025

Politics

3 d. ago Michael Carrick’s Man Utd training tweak from ‘boring’ Amorim sessions which led to stunning win over Man City

MANCHESTER United’s stars have credited their derby day showing against Manchester City to Michael Carrick’s improved training atmosphere since taking over from Ruben Amorim. The players say Carrick’s sessions have been shorter but more intense - and crucially, more enjoyable. A first teamer likened Amorim’s attention to detail as like “playing chess on a football...

Politics

6 d. ago Arne Slot praises ‘professional’ Salah after comfortable Liverpool win

‘Salah was fit to play 90 after one day’s training’Liverpool manager highlights Joe Gomez’s contributionArne Slot saluted Mohamed Salah’s professionalism and singled out Joe Gomez for praise after Liverpool climbed to fourth in the Champions League table with a commanding win in Marseille.Liverpool, who host Qarabag at Anfield next week in their final group game, delivered a fine performance and result against Roberto De ­Zerbi’s team to record a ninth win in 11 ­European away fixtures. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago ‘Exclusively for the elite’: why Mumbai’s new motorway is a symbol of the divide between rich and poor

With 64% of the city’s residents relying on buses and trains so overloaded that up to 10 passengers die a day, anger is rising over a taxpayer-funded road most will never useMumbai is known for its graphic inequality, its gleaming high-rises where the rich live with panoramic views of the Arabian Sea standing next to windowless hovels perched over drains. It is home to 90 of India’s billionaires, but also to more than six million slum dwellers, about 55% of central Mumbai’s population.Now Mumbai has a new symbol of the gulf between rich and poor: a high-speed, eight-lane motorway on its western coast, which critics say serves only the wealthy despite being built with taxpayers’ money. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago Expert reveals just how far £20 will get you on trains for the ultimate day out

Just how far can £20 get you across the UK rail network? Now, research shows that several long-distance day trips remain accessible for under £20 return.

Economics

8 d. ago Germany’s access all areas pass allows unlimited train travel and public transport – for under £2 a day

Hamburg to Munich and Cologne to Berlin: £48 buys a month of travel in central Europe’s largest nation

Economics

1 week ago A floating football pitch and a train evacuation: photos of the day – Friday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

Culture

1 week ago A moment that changed me: the Brexit result came through – and my life in Britain fell apart

I had my first teaching job lined up and a mortgage application in process. Now it looked like I would have to return to Germany and start training again from scratch. There were just 72 hours to save my dream of living in the UKIn the early hours of Friday 24 June 2016, the result glowed on my phone: 52%. Barely a majority, but nonetheless a verdict. I lay in my rented bedroom in Devon, still in pyjamas, watching everything I’d planned dissolve. When I saw the headline “UK votes to leave EU”, my first thought wasn’t political. It was: “What does this mean for me?”It was the final day of my second school placement, the culmination of my teacher training for a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). I’d moved from Germany the year before to train as a Religious Education teacher, convinced I’d found a profession and a place to call home. In Germany, RE meant teaching Protestant children Protestantism or Catholic children Catholicism – separate lessons, separate truths. Here, I ...

Politics

2 w. ago ‘I hope they don’t sleep’: José Mourinho turns on Benfica players after cup loss

Players will stay at club’s Seixal training groundBenfica lost 3-1 to Braga in League Cup semi-finalsJosé Mourinho has turned on his Benfica players after the team’s 3-1 defeat by Braga in the Portuguese League Cup semi-finals, suggesting that the squad would be staying at the club’s Seixal training base until further notice.“The players will sleep in Seixal, and on Thursday there is training, and the day after there will be training,” Mourinho said at his post-match press conference. “When we arrive in Seixal, everyone will go to their rooms.” Continue reading...

Sport

3 w. ago Pierce Brosnan reveals he spent hours having prosthetics applied each day for his dramatic transformation into boxing trainer Brendan Ingle for biopic Giant

The actor, 72, appeared on The One Show on Tuesday to promote the film alongside Amir El-Masry, who plays Prince Naseem.

Events

3 w. ago Man run over by four different trains at tube station in horror Boxing Day incident

Brian Mitchell, 72, died at Stratford station on Boxing Day 2023 after four trains ran over him, prompting a coroner to issue an official safety warning about automated Underground lines

Events

3 w. ago Chelsea: Calum McFarlane lifts lid on emergency board meeting after Enzo Maresca departure

Caretaker manager was called away from family day out to take first-team training

Politics

3 w. ago Eurostar chaos continues as passengers urged to check before travelling, ruining NYE plans

Thousands faced travel chaos yesterday as Eurostar trains were cancelled throughout the day - one person who thought he was lucky to eventually get on a train shared how he was stuck overnight

Events

3 w. ago Eurostar restarts services in Channel tunnel amid continued risk of disruption

Passengers face delays day after power supply issue and broken down train halted services between UK and FranceEurostar passengers have been warned that continued delays and cancellations are possible on Wednesday despite the resumption of services after a power supply issue halted Channel tunnel train trips connecting London to the European mainland.Thousands of passengers in the busy run-up to the new year faced hours of delays after the train operator cancelled services between London, Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels on Tuesday due to an overhead power supply problem and a failed LeShuttle train. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Passengers brace for 2nd day of travel carnage as holidaymakers stranded on Eurostar train OVERNIGHT after power outage

EUROSTAR passengers are braced for a second day of travel carnage after some holidaymakers claimed they were stranded on a train overnight. Journeys between the UK and France were brought to a halt yesterday as a result of a problem with the overhead power supply in the Channel Tunnel, leaving passengers battling hours of travel...

Transport

4 w. ago Eurostar services partially resume after Channel Tunnel power supply fault

Train operator is still advising passengers to rebook services for another day

Politics

4 w. ago Eurostar services start to resume after Channel Tunnel power supply fault

Train operator is still advising passengers to rebook services for another day

Politics

4 w. ago Eurostar trains suspended ‘until further notice’ due to power supply fault

Train operator advises passengers to rebook Channel Tunnel services for another day

Politics

4 w. ago Inside 'ghost' village abandoned 82 years ago to help train Nazi

History fans can explore a perfect time capsule in Imber, Wiltshire, which was evacuated and turned into a military training area in 1943, helping to prepare soldiers ahead of D-Day.

Politics

4 w. ago No Drama This End brings back glory days for Nicholls – and it’s Cheltenham next

Hot favourite makes all in Grade One Challow HurdleMinella Yoga doubles up on sparkling day for trainerDays like these were once almost a weekly experience for Paul Nicholls, as he strung together one title-winning season after another, so the 14-time champion will have taken particular pleasure from his double here on Monday as No Drama This End, in the Grade One Challow Hurdle, and Minella Yoga both emerged as contenders for the Cheltenham festival in March.The Challow has often been an early proving ground for future stars over fences, and No Drama This End, Nicholls’s seventh winner of the race, joined former champions from the yard including Denman, the 2008 Gold Cup winner, and Bravemansgame, the 2022 King George VI Chase winner, on the roll of honour. Sent off at 4-9, the five-year-old made all the running under Harry Cobden and needed little encouragement to maintain a one-and-a-quarter length lead to the line. Continue reading...

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