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Great British Railway Journeys season 15: release date, destinations, exclusive interview and everything we know

Great British Railway Journeys season 15 on BBC2 sees politician-turned-presenter Michael Portillo explore Britain’s post-war history by train.

WhatToWatch

Calls for railings on Devon sea wall before girl fell and died were ‘ignored’

Exclusive: safety experts and a coroner made the request after a death in 1992, 30 years before Ukrainian refugee Albina Yevko died

The Guardian - UK

‘I just went bent’: how Britain’s most corrupt cop ruined countless lives

How many people did DS Derek Ridgewell fit up? The sheer scale of his depravity, and his targeting of men of colour, is only now becoming clear

The Guardian - UK

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Don’t let the bedbugs bite on a sleeper train

Brief letters: British Rail apology | Scarlet pimpernels | The gift of Guardian style | Superyacht design degree

The Guardian - UK

Rail guard who helped end racist recruitment policy has train named in honour

In 1966 Asquith Xavier overturned a decision not to employ him as a guard at London’s Euston station because of his ethnicity.

The Independent UK

Convictions of rail workers based on corrupt police officer evidence to be reviewed

The convictions of two British Rail worker who were jailed 46 years ago on the evidence of a corrupt police officer are set to be reviewed as “potential racially-motivated miscarriages of justice”, it has been announced.

Evening Standard

'A skint, cesspit nation still held to ransom by profiteering gangsters'

It's not just the privatised water companies taking us for fools, says Brian Reade, and people are desperate to be freed from these greedy companies that are happy to let us pay for their mistakes while they rake in the profits

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All change as hundreds of LNER fares almost halve under 'single-leg pricing'

London North Eastern Railway has simplified its tickets to just three options

Chronicle Live

Hundreds of rail fares almost halve overnight as ‘single-leg pricing’ takes effect

Exclusive: Between Durham and London, until Saturday the super off-peak single cost £163, with a return priced at only £1 more; the fare is now £83

The Independent UK

'Fine showpiece' pub in Liverpool that sold beef curry for £1.90

It was visited by thousands of commuters in its time

Liverpool Echo

The government has had to take over yet another railway – and yet it still balks at full nationalisation

The Conservatives are on a TransPennine Express to nowhere, says the author and podcaster Christian Wolmar

The Guardian - UK

Heartbroken son had never heard of dad's diagnosis until after his death

The asbestosis diagnosis came as a "complete shock"

Liverpool Echo

Heritage railway turns back the clock as it rejoins mainline network

Swanage Railway will be using its restored and upgraded 1950s diesel trains for the 11-mile services until September 10.

The Independent UK

Lowry station painting set to depart to another owner - for £2m

"L.S. Lowry's works have enduring appeal"

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The Independent UK

Britain’s railways ‘not fit for purpose’ and ‘financially unsustainable’, transport secretary warns

Mark Harper outlines ‘fundamental reform’ for trains including setting up Great British Railways and simplifying fares

The Independent UK

Why are UK train fares so irrational? The Man In Seat 61 explains

Many return tickets cost just £1 more than singles – the result of an experiment conducted by British Rail decades ago

The Independent UK

Bye to the buffet and ancient British Rail agreements? What a rail deal could mean for passengers and staff

Driver-only operation and ticket office closures have been parked in the sidings

Daily Mirror

Lord Young, a 'favourite' former minister of Margaret Thatcher, dies aged 90

Lord Young of Graffham, a successful businessman who became a cabinet minister and was known as a favourite of then prime minister Margaret Thatcher, has died aged 90

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The Independent UK

Transport secretary: Future of Great British Railways uncertain

Mark Harper says he intends to make a decision about the organisation’s future ‘at pace’

The Guardian - UK

Betjeman’s Liverpool Street campaign revived in face of new development

Conservationists hope spirit of late poet laureate’s 1970s protest will protect the Victorian station from ‘serious harm’

The Conversation

The UK's privatisation drive cost lives, research suggests

The UK’s most active period of privatisation saw health and safety disasters and fatalities increase dramatically. In recently published research, we identified 27 multifatality disasters between 1979 and 1997 leading to 763 deaths. These figures were the highest compared with three other European countries.

Dublin Live

Irish Rail passenger threatens to burn employee's family and home

Kieran says he's been threatened with various acts of violence on the job

Manchester Evening News

Unearthed photos of Manchester train stations in the 1980s and 1990s from a former British Rail worker

The collection includes photos of Manchester Piccadilly, Oxford Road, Wigan North Western and Navigation Road

Manchester Evening News

Lost restaurant chains loved in Greater Manchester that sold £6 steaks and 1p pizzas

These are the brands we turned to for a fast-food fix years ago

Liverpool Echo

Lost restaurant chains we loved on Merseyside sold £6 steaks and 'Olympic breakfasts'

These are the brands we turned to for a fast-food fix years ago

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