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The establishment of the public sector body to overhaul Britain’s railways was included in a draft Rail Reform Bill.

PM lays out his battle lines with law and order at heart of historic blueprint

Speech outlines tough approach to criminal justice and green agenda but little legislation on public services

The Government says its Automated Vehicles Bill will provide the sector with the certainty and confidence it needs to develop the technology.

It has been two-and-a-half years since proposals to create a new public sector body to manage Britain’s railways were first announced.

A French researcher from the University of Cambridge in the UK has begun opening undelivered letters written to French sailors during an 18th century war between Britain and France.

A political hot potato singes progressives across the continent.

In 1976, performance artist Bobby Baker invited strangers into her home to feast on an edible family in the name of feminism. Almost half a century later, visitors dreaming of a batter world can tuck in again as it’s restaged outside Tate Britain. Annabel Nugent speaks to the artist ahead…

Journalist Anna Reid’s thrilling history throws much-needed light on the dark, bloody and sometimes absurd attempt to overthrow the Bolsheviks by the US, Britain and others

You couldn't ever make a perfect version of this show but that's no reason not to try and this attempt is rich and absorbing

Fiona had unlimited access to grass while stranded on a remote beach in Scotland for years