Day: February 26, 2024
Midlands and North to share £4.7billion after axed HS2 plans
February 26, 2024The construction site for the HS2 project at Curzon Street in Birmingham PA Wire Rishi Sunak has set out how transport funding redirected from the Government’s abandoned HS2 plans will be shared across regional councils as he holds a Cabinet meeting in Yorkshire and the Humber. The North of England will be allocated £2.5 billion […]
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Young people more likely to be out of work than those in 40s as poor mental health on the rise
February 26, 2024Young women are one-and-a-half times more likely to experience poor mental health as young men Pixabay People in their early 20s are more likely to be out of work due to ill health than those in their early 40s, according to a new report calling for action on Britain’s mental health crisis. The Resolution Foundation […]
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All trains cancelled on two major rail networks after signal faults
February 26, 2024Katie BoydenPublished Feb 26, 2024, 7:07am|Updated Feb 26, 2024, 8:40am Two rail networks have been forced to cancel all of their trains this morning due to a ‘major signalling fault’. In a major blow to commuters, all trains on the Southern and Thameslink networks, covering south and east London, have been cancelled and will not […]
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Number of people helped by Big Issue increases by 8% in past year
February 26, 2024The number of people helped by the Big Issue Group in the last year has increased, figures show (Louise Haywood-Schiefer/Big Issue Group/PA) PA Media The number of people helped by the Big Issue Group in the last year has increased, including more vendors selling the magazine, according to new figures. More than 3,700 vendors now […]
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