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ASLEF general secretary Mick Whelan predicted fewer train driver strikes as he joined MPs outside Parliament ahead of the second reading of Labour’s railway nationalisation Bill today. The head of the train drivers’ union hoped that fewer “snouts in the trough” — profiteering rail franchise bosses — will see ticket fares go down alongside …

Neil McCausland told the Horizon inquiry on Monday he joined the company after it had experienced a 10-year-long decline in profitability. A former chairman of the Post Office has told the Horizon IT inquiry that the institution was “very badly run” when he joined it in 2011, describing the IT …

A former chairman of the Post Office has told the Horizon IT inquiry that the institution was “very badly run” when he joined it in 2011, describing the IT infrastructure as “old and creaky”. More than 700 subpostmasters were prosecuted by the Post Office and handed criminal convictions between 1999 …

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced the end of universal winter fuel payments previously provided to all pensioners. Individuals born before 25th September 1957, could receive between £250 and £600 to help pay heating bills. This assistance, known as a “Winter Fuel Payment,” includes a “Pensioner Cost of Living Payment” ranging …

Parted from his mum at a shopping centre, young Darren Fawns wasn’t seen alive again Darren Fawns (13) was abducted and killed in July 1995 The sadistic child killer who murdered teenager Darren Fawns has now evaded detection for 29 years. Today marks the anniversary of the night the schoolboy …

Incarnated by Julia Roberts, La Vie est Belle is Lancôme’s bestselling fragrance for women. Described as a semi-linear, yet curiously moody perfume, it’s no surprise that many people have adopted it as their signature scent. And its price has just been slashed at Boots. It’s now £76, down from £95 …

Royal Mail is adding another 2,100 electric vans to its fleet over the next year as part of its plans to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. The new EVs, which will be the first of Royal Mail’s red vans to include the new King’s cruciform and livery, will be …

Anyone with an email account in the UK would be wise to check their inbox and pop some messages straight into the bin. That’s due to a worrying new campaign that is targeting British accounts and it’s easy to see why some are being duped. The fake emails appear to …

SINGAPORE, July 29 — An overanxious father thought up an elaborate ruse just to keep an eye on his daughter at a K-pop concert and got in trouble with the law. CNA reported that Singapore authorities fined the man S$5,000 (RM17,267) today after pleading guilty to one count of conspiring …

Kev Smith Salem tries out the furniture in one of Daventry’s charity shop A three-legged cat has captured a town’s imagination with his appearances in shops and offices. The people of Daventry, Northamptonshire, love taking photographs of the 14-year-old feline and documenting his travels on social media. Funds have been …