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A train driver performed a “Christmas miracle” for a stranded couple after making an unscheduled stop to help them home.Kirill Tsukanov and his wife found themselves unable to reach Shelford station in Cambridgeshire after failing to catch the 11.28pm Greater Anglia service from Liverpool Street on Friday evening. The pair boarded the later 11.58pm train but faced the prospect of disembarking at either Whittlesford Parkway or Cambridge, both miles from their destination.Shortly after 1am on Saturday, the train pulled into Shelford station specifically for the couple. Mr Tsukanov turned to social media to request a “really short additional stop in…
Sir Keir Starmer is sending two of his closest allies to the heart of the EU today in a desperate bid to “fix the problem” of the “far-right”.David Lammy and Lord Hermer, the Attorney General, have been dispatched to Strasbourg for urgent talks on reforming the highly controversial European Convention on Human Rights.The PM is pushing to rescue the treaty and make it “evolve to reflect the challenges of the 21st century” – warning that if it does not, “populists will win”.His poll-topping rivals Reform UK and his Tory opposition have both pledged to leave the Convention entirely, arguing it…
Meghan Markle has made contact with her ailing father, Thomas Markle.A spokesman for the Duchess of Sussex has told GB News: “Given that a Daily Mail reporter has remained at her father’s bedside throughout, broadcasting each interaction and breaching clear ethical boundaries, it has been exceedingly difficult for the duchess to contact her father privately, despite her efforts over the past several days.”With the support of reliable and trusted contacts, her correspondence is now safely in his hands.”GB News understands that Thomas Markle has received a letter from his daughter.Meghan Markle has made contact with her father | GETTYA source…
The Bank of England deputy governor has told MPs that Rachel Reeves’s November Budget is set to push down price rises.Clare Lombardelli appeared before the Treasury committee, where she said the Chancellor’s fiscal measures would reduce inflation by between 0.4 per cent and 0.5 per cent from the second quarter of 2026.She said the fall would be driven by key decisions made in the Budget, including the cap on fuel duty, reductions in household energy bills and a freeze on rail fares.Ms Lombardelli set out that these policies would have a measurable effect on headline prices at a time when…
/JIM SCOTTSamantha Fisher said she had submitted four complaints to Royal Mail but each time received generic responsesA woman who received an appointment for a major operation two weeks after it had taken place has described the situation with Royal Mail delays as “laughable”.Samantha Fisher is among residents on Wearside who have complained that vital health and legal letters are arriving up to a month after being sent, which she says is putting people’s health “at risk”.Postal workers claim they are being told to prioritise parcels over the delivery of letters.Royal Mail said it would “further investigate” the concerns raised…
On Wednesday all England players and staff gathered on the beach to play ‘pig’ – the football game they often play in the warm-up for training and matchdays. They then moved into the town centre for a fish-and-chip lunch.The break is Noosa was planned before the Ashes series began and was arranged in conjunction with Cricket Australia.One alternative to this trip would have been arriving in Adelaide well ahead of the third Test.The three days of training before the third Test is in keeping with England’s usual preparation for a Test. The tourists had five days of training before the…
Thousands of visitors were refused entry to a Christmas market after a £100billion tech firm booked out the whole venue for eight hours.Children were left in tears after the Christmas in Cambridge event was mass-booked by Arm Holdings, the semiconductor giant, paid hundreds of thousands of pounds to hire the entire venue for a private staff party.The annual event at Parker’s Piece, which sits on council-owned land and typically welcomes the public free of charge, was closed to outsiders for eight hours on Saturday while Arm hosted employees and their families.Security staff stationed at the entrance turned away crowds who…
The true cost of Britain’s asylum system has been revealed in a damning report by Britain’s spending watchdog.Labour’s short-term tweaks to the system have fuelled soaring backlogs and resulted in wasted taxpayer money, according to a report by the National Audit Office (NAO).The NAO details how the cost of supporting asylum seekers has become “disproportionately high”, reaching an estimated £4.9billion in 2024/25 as delays spiral.In a sample of 5,000 people who lodged claims almost three years ago, more than half were still waiting for a decision.The NAO said the growing backlog is eroding public confidence – and causing “hardship and…
Kevin FitzpatrickNorth WestGeograph/Alan Murray-RustThe restoration of the Victorian venue is expected to cost £525m, officials sayCouncillors are expected to sign off an extra £95m needed to complete the refurbishment of Manchester Town Hall when they meet later. The revamp of the Grade-I listed Victorian building will now cost nearly £525m and is scheduled to be completed in spring 2027.Manchester City Council’s executive committee is set to agree the latest increase in funding for the structure, which closed for refurbishment in 2018. Opposition councillors have branded it a “disaster of project management”.Garry Bridges, the council’s deputy leader, said the authority was…
Gerry McCann says hounding by press took ‘huge toll’ on familyMadeleine McCann’s father is calling for greater scrutiny of the UK’s media, complaining that his family was subjected to “monstering” by sections of the press.He said the media “repeatedly interfered with the investigation” into his daughter’s disappearance in 2007 and believes this has hindered the search for her.Gerry McCann told Radio 4’s Today programme that more than a year on from Labour coming into power, “press regulation is no longer a priority”.He wants a resumption of the cancelled second phase of the Lord Leveson Inquiry, which would have examined unlawful…