69 h. ago Jude Law leads celebrities against 'heartbreaking' plan for 45 new homes on train station car park site in 'wonderful old village'

Hundreds of residents in the quaint suburban village of Blackheath in south-east London are up in arms over the proposals, which they think are too large and 'out of keeping' for the area.

Society

4 d. ago Rachel Roddy’s recipe for fig, ricotta and orange tart | A kitchen in Rome

Fresh figs, so beloved of the ancient Egyptians and Romans alike, are the stars of this ambrosial summer bake that works almost as beautifully with fig jamYesterday, we left a garden with a fig tree as tall as a house to catch a train to Rome Termini station, where tiny, thrill-seeking figs grow on the tracks. The fearless fig tree is a descendant of the prehistoric wild caprifig, which spread from Caria (hence the species name carica) in ancient Anatolia, across the Mediterranean. Cultivation is thought to have started in Egypt and the Levant, probably between 4000 and 2700BC; particular evidence of this is the common fig (Ficus carica) on the stone walls within ancient Egyptian tombs called mastaba, painted so their occupants could enjoy the fruit in the afterlife.Dozens of examples are described in a research paper by the professor of Egyptology Noha Hany Gerges Salama, including paintings within a fifth-dynasty mastaba of Iymery, in Giza. One painting in particular depicts two f...

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4 d. ago Tommy Robinson will not be charged over alleged St Pancras assault, police say

British Transport Police say alleged victim ‘did not wish to provide a statement to the investigation’The far-right activist Tommy Robinson will not face charges over allegations he punched a man to the ground at a London train station, police and prosecutors have announced.Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm after the incident on 28 July at St Pancras train station. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Tommy Robinson will not be charged over altercation at major London train station

Tommy Robinson will not be charged over altercation at major London train station  GB News

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4 d. ago The lost Victorian train station that was once Glasgow's grandest railway terminal

It was opened in 1841 as the city’s first purpose-built passenger station

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4 d. ago Ukrainian refugee, 23, who fled Putin's war stabbed to death at train station

Iryna "Ira" Zarutska, 23, fled to the US following Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine but was tragically killed in Charlotte, North Carolina - a man has been charged with her murder

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5 d. ago Woman who fled Ukraine to escape war stabbed to death in North Carolina train station

The suspect, a homeless man with a lengthy criminal history, will be charged with first-degree murder after he is released from the hospital.

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5 d. ago Central London train station could see 'world renowned' fine dining restaurant and bar open next door

Central London train station could see 'world renowned' fine dining restaurant and bar open next door  My London

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6 d. ago Woman who fled Ukraine to escape horrors of war tragically stabbed to death at North Carolina train station

Iryna Zarutska, 23, was found dead at 9.55pm on Friday at South End light rail station in North Carolina.

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6 d. ago The hidden gem Essex train station hardly anyone uses with great links to London

The hidden gem Essex train station hardly anyone uses with great links to London  Essex Live

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6 d. ago Motorist is charged over £1,400 for one day of parking at train station

The 'truly shocking' cost was handed to a train passenger who had paid for a one-day stay in the station car park at Watford Junction in mid-July.

Economics

8 d. ago Incredible footage shows new bridge being installed in epic £20m project as train station re

A major milestone has been reached

Economics

9 d. ago 'Audacious' thug filmed violently attacking man for bag at busy train station

The moment a thug violently punches an innocent train passenger as he tries to rob him at a railway station has been captured on CCTV - and the criminal has been named

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1 week ago Girl, 5, assaulted by strange man with elderly woman at major UK train station

British Transport Police say the incident happened at approximately 4:30pm on Saturday, July 12 and describe the man as in his 30s with scruffy dark hair and a slim build

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1 week ago ‘We bumped into each other at a train station – now we're shaking up tech'

Two women have shared the story of how they met - and how their chance meeting led to a joint business venture in the world of technology

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1 week ago 'One of a kind' £375k home inside an old train station set on a working railway line

The unique property has been put on the market for the first time in 28 years

Economics

1 week ago 'We had a chance encounter at a train station – and have worked together ever since'

Louise Marsh and Sarah Wrixon are the women behind the innovative Fyio app - and they have a chance encounter to thank for it

Politics

1 week ago Woman ‘sexually assaulted’ in Leeds train station as police issue CCTV of man

Police have now released an image of a man they want to speak to in connection with the incident, stating he may have information which could assist their investigation

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1 week ago Mother fights off man trying to kidnap her baby at train station

A man has been arrested after allegedly attempting to kidnap a baby from a stroller at a TRAX station in South Salt Lake last month.

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2 w. ago Person dies after being hit by train at Old Street station prompting huge emergency services response

The death at the east London station is not being treated as suspicious

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