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Railway travel is a strange thing. There are some journeys that are undertaken for pleasure – particularly on steam trains – but the vast majority happen because people need to get somewhere. The railway is merely a means to an end. Efficient rail transport facilitates economic production and economic growth.

Transport Secretary Mark Harper said the deployment of the vehicles will be ‘a real boost to both safety and our economy’.

The U.S. is hoping to extradite the Wikileaks founder and try him for espionage. A court in London says Assange is free to appeal the extradition, the latest twist in years-long legal drama.

Women have worked as professional artists in Europe for hundreds of years. Yet we are often told that, prior to the 20th century, those who did so successfully were rare exceptions – they were the lucky ones who had financial advantages, family connections or unusual bravery to defy social conventions.…

Singer who topped the charts in the 1960s with hits including I Remember You, Lovesick Blues and The Wayward Wind

Britain expands its AI Safety Institute by opening a new office in the US, as well as committing to Canada collaboration.

These spaces are crucial for our wellbeing, but cash-strapped councils are being forced to treat them as revenue earners, says poet Rebecca Tamás

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been fighting for years to avoid extradition to the United States to face charges related to his organization’s publication of a huge trove of classified documents

This cautious programme is too limited to bring about the changes Britain needs – and which would keep Labour in power, says former shadow chancellor John McDonnell

Ipsos survey for The Standard shows 33% of adults expect country’s economic conditions to improve in the next year, while 37% think they’ll get worse

South Korea and Britain kick off a major international summit on artificial intelligence in Seoul this week, where governments plan to press tech firms on AI safety.