Newspaper vendor Edna can go on selling

A newspaper stepped in to help a veteran newspaper vendor who feared for her livelihood after being told she must pay £70 a week to sell papers on the station in Ingatestone, Essex. Edna Peters, 69, who has sold 250 papers a day to commuters for 15 years, responded to the rent demand by putting up a notice saying she couldn't afford to continue. Her upset customers contacted the Brentwood Gazette and the paper called the train operator. It quickly dropped the demand, claiming it was an "unfortunate misunderstanding". Edna is to pay a nominal fee of £5 a week instead. (Via Brentwood Gazette)