RMT to hit London with second Tube strike on Thursday, says transport chief A London transport boss has dashed hopes that the RMT may call off its second planned strike this week. Nick Dent, Director of Customer Operations on the London Underground for Transport for London, said the union had made clear in talks that […]
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The Government has pledged to slash emissions by 2040 (Yui Mok/PA) PA Archive The Government has signed up to a legal target to cut the UK’s planet-heating emissions by 87% by 2040, Ed Miliband has announced. The reduction in greenhouse gases on 1990 levels – on the way to cutting climate pollution to zero overall […]
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Sir Keir Starmer will chair a meeting of his Cabinet on Tuesday after messages released in relation to Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment as UK ambassador to the US laid bare splits within Labour. Sir Keir sacked Lord Mandelson in September 2025 after growing pressure to remove him from office following leaked emails which showed the […]
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A 62-year-old delivery driver has admitted stealing more than £4,000-worth of Ozempic from the pharmaceutical wholesaler he worked for to treat an eating disorder, a court heard. Peter Daniel, from Croydon, South London, appeared at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on Monday. He is charged with stealing more than 30 boxes of the popular weight-loss drug from […]
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Londoners faced more travel misery on the first day of the Tube strikes after a signal failure on the Elizabeth line this morning. The Elizabeth line is typically a lifeline for commuters during strikes as the route is not part of RMT industrial action. However, a signalling system fault in west London blocked part of […]
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Serena Williams is returning to professional tennis at the age of 44 after nearly four years away from the sport. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion has accepted a wild-card invitation to play doubles at the upcoming Queen’s Club grass-court tournament in London, the WTA Tour announced Monday. Williams also made a post on social […]
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Strikes by Tube drivers will go ahead after talks failed to resolve a dispute over the working week, London Underground has said. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) are planning to walk out on Tuesday and again on Thursday, threatening huge disruption to travel in the capital. The Piccadilly and Circle lines […]
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Strikes on the London Underground will go ahead on Tuesday after a day of talks failed to avert industrial action. About half of London’s tube drivers will go on strike, bringing widespread transport disruption to the capital. A second strike is planned for Thursday. Hopes of a resolution were high after previous threatened action was […]
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