3 d. ago Two new UK cities to get own version of 'Eurostar' with links to Channel Tunnel

Virgin Trains has been granted permission to use Eurostar's east London train depot, paving the way for it to launch international services through the Channel Tunnel

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3 d. ago Virgin to challenge Eurostar monopoly as watchdog gives operator green light

Virgin Trains is set to launch international services through the Channel Tunnel, bringing an end to Eurostar's more than 30-year monopoly of the route.

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3 d. ago Virgin Trains cleared to run Channel Tunnel services after regulator ruling

Granting access to Temple Mills depot breaks Eurostar’s monopoly on the London-Paris route

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3 d. ago Virgin to challenge Eurostar’s monopoly with Channel Tunnel services

Regulator the Office of Rail and Road granted access to Sir Richard Branson’s company to share Eurostar’s depot in east London.

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5 d. ago UK to stop disclosing identity of stock market short sellers

FCA overhauls regulations in break with EU rules and more in line with the US

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1 week ago UK regulator rejects calls to slash bank capital rules on sovereign debt

Sam Woods says change lobbied for by industry would ‘be equivalent to ripping off our jacket, warm hat and gloves’

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1 week ago Two huge cities north of London tipped for direct trains to Europe

MANCHESTER and Birmingham could soon get Channel Tunnel trains. Virgin has revealed that it wants to operate services from Manchester and Birmingham to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam, if it wins the bid to run cross-channel services. If the routes were launched, the trains would need to run via the West Coast Main Line and then...

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1 week ago Celebrity Traitors stars given strict drinking allowances as castle rules revealed

Celebrity Traitors are regularly seen drinking wine but there are strict drinking rules on the BBC show, as the stars desperately

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2 w. ago Eurostar rival Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane says it will bring trains back to Ashford International

Since 1994, the Eurostar has been the only train service to use the Channel Tunnel

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2 w. ago Independent Football Regulator enforces new rule that all clubs must do by 2027

All clubs in the top five tiers of English football will need a licence to play

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3 w. ago Fifa seeks advice over banning league games staged overseas amid regulations redraft

Rules could be updated for the first time since 2014La Liga and Serie A set to play in Miami and PerthFifa has begun redrafting its regulations on staging domestic league games in foreign countries and is seeking legal advice over whether it can ban them. World football’s governing body would like to outlaw the practice but will be guided by legal opinion in its first review of the relevant regulations for 11 years.A source involved in the process said Fifa was working towards making its rulebook more robust with a view to new regulations being ready early next year. This week Uefa blamed the “relevant Fifa regulatory framework” for its decision to allow Villarreal v Barcelona to take place in Miami in December and Milan v Como to go ahead in Perth in February. That is understood to have caused considerable irritation at Fifa because under existing regulations it is not their decision to make. Continue reading...

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