Train operator will become 11th national service returned to public ownership since Labour was elected in 2024 Great Western Railway will be nationalised in December, the government has announced. The train service, which has been in private hands for 30 years, mainly run by First Group, will be the 11th train operator on the national railway brought back into public ownership . Continue reading...
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While Labour losses and Reform gains are obvious, the nature of how people actually voted is much more nuanced Elections 2026 – live updates Full results from England, Scotland and Wales English local election results require careful interpretation. Not all places have them at the same time, a relatively small proportion complete their counts overnight and the early headlines may not reflect outcomes later in the day. But the headline number on Friday morning – that Labour has lost more than 250
Victoria Atkins accused him of abandoning friendship and said they had not spoken since he defected to Reform The rancorous relationship between Robert Jenrick and his former colleagues in the Conservative party was aired on live TV on Friday when an MP who backed his leadership bid accused him of abandoning their friendship. Victoria Atkins, the shadow environment secretary, revealed live on the BBC’s local election programme that she has not spoken to Robert Jenrick since he defected to Reform
As state leaders change laws to make vaccines more accessible, a coalition of doctors, public health advocates and everyday Coloradans is trying to start a public conversation about their importance. (Image credit: Kevin J. Beaty)
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Keira Alexandra Kronvold’s daughter Zammi was forcibly removed from her when she was two hours old A Greenlandic woman whose newborn baby was forcibly removed by Danish authorities as a result of controversial parenting competency tests has won a landmark case in the high court ruling that their actions were illegal. Keira Alexandra Kronvold’s daughter Zammi was taken away from her when she was two hours old and placed in foster care in November 2024 after Kronvold was subjected to so-called FKU
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Harassment reported by 35% of students at ‘high tariff’ institutions compared with 17% at those with lowest entry grades Students at England’s leading universities were more than twice as likely to experience sexual harassment than those at “lower tariff” institutions, according to analysis. Data from a national survey of undergraduates shows that 35% of students at “high tariff” universities – those requiring the highest A-level grades for entry – reported experiencing sexual harassment, compar
NPR News · Oct 8
Virginia voters approved redistricting that could help Democrats pick up four House seats. Democrats said it was to counter the gains that Trump and the GOP have picked up in Republican-led states. (Image credit: Allen G. Breed)
