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Plan to close railway station ticket offices sensationally axed by Government

Transport Secretary Mark Harper said he had asked rail firms to 'withdraw their proposals'

Evening Standard

No plans for more police powers over ‘jihad’ chants as Braverman meets Met chief

It comes amid suggestions from Scotland Yard chief Sir Mark Rowley that laws should be redrawn.

The Independent UK

No plans to give police more powers after outcry over ‘jihad’ chants

Home Secretary Suella Braverman met Scotland Yard chief Sir Mark Rowley on Monday to discuss policing.

The Independent UK

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Rishi Sunak tells Commons that UK agencies believe Gaza hospital blast was caused by militants’ rocket– as it happened

Prime minister briefs parliament after his trip last week to Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia

The Guardian - UK

Plans to close almost 1,000 railway ticket offices went 'too far, too fast', say MPs

Government-backed plans to close almost 1,000 railway ticket offices went “too far, too fast” and should be reconsidered, MPs said on Monday.

Evening Standard

Braverman to urge police chief to use ‘full force of law’ after ‘jihad’ chants

The Home Secretary will speak to Scotland Yard chief Sir Mark Rowley over protests surrounding the Gaza conflict.

The Independent UK

Tube driver 'free Palestine' chant 'disturbing', says Transport Secretary Mark Harper

Mark Harper welcomed an investigation by TfL and the British Transport Police

Evening Standard

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No 10 says police have extensive powers to act against chants of ‘jihad’

Calls grow to tighten legislation but Met says it believes no offence was committed on London march

The Guardian - UK

Government slaps down Sadiq Khan's plea for help to introduce discounted Blackwall tunnel toll

The size of the toll at Blackwall tunnel will not be announced for another year

Evening Standard

Harper urged not to delay rail hub plans after ‘disappointing’ HS2 news

Plans to launch the Midlands Rail Hub to improve east-west connectivity need to get under way, a transport body in the region has said.

The Independent UK

Labour accuse Conservatives of alienating business with Trump-like ‘internet conspiracy theories’

Jonathan Reynolds hits out at Tory minister for talking about ‘15-minute cities’ - which conspiracy theorists believe is a secret plot to place draconian restrictions on citizens

The Independent UK

Sunak squirms as he’s forced to deny ‘desperate’ attempt to overshadow Labour conference

PM also given awkward grilling by East Midlands voter on ‘mess’ left by Tories: ‘Why should we vote for you?’

The Independent UK

HS2: announced transport projects were just ‘examples’, says minister

Documents detailing projects to be funded with savings from scrapping HS2 deleted from government website

The Guardian - UK

‘Nothing ambiguous at all’ about our Network North plans – Transport Secretary

Mark Harper said he was ‘happy to be judged’ on alternative plans for the money that would have been spent on HS2.

The Independent UK

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WEKU

Ready to cold plunge? We dive into the science to see if it's worth it

When it comes to the health benefits of cold water dips, the hype is ahead of the science. NPR talked to researchers about what's true, what's not, and the latest on how to get the most out of it.

WEKU

It's a global climate solution — if it can get past conspiracy theories and NIMBYs

The "15-minute city" is an urban planning concept that aims to increase quality of life and reduce planet-heating pollution. But it faces obstacles, including conspiracy theories.

Evening Standard

Transport Secretary defends PM’s decision to axe HS2’s northern leg

Transport Secretary Mark Harper has defended the Government’s decision to axe the northern leg of HS2.

The Guardian - UK

‘This is political expediency’: how the Tories turned on 15-minute cities

Party appears to have embraced conspiracy theory that the greener, healthier, more sustainable way of life is a ‘sinister’ attack on freedom

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The Conversation

What the decision to curtail HS2 and embrace cars means for the UK's cities

If you consider the decision by the UK prime minister, Rishi Sunak, to cancel phase two of the high-speed rail project, HS2 in the context of the government’s growing pro-car stance, the potential ramifications for the country are profound.

Evening Standard

OPINION - I used to love football as an escape from life, but now it’s as political as anything

Football matters. I cannot tell you how many weekends have been salvaged by last-minute goals or ruined by offside flags. It is the escape valve of passion, enabling people, historically men, to express feelings of joy, despair and everything in between because the normal rules of emotional suppression have been…

WEKU

People working on climate solutions are facing a big obstacle: conspiracy theories

To talk about the current state of climate disinformation, we checked in with three NPR reporters who have reported on climate, disinformation and the media.

The Guardian - UK

The Tories say 15-minute cities are sinister. That’s nonsense – here’s the truth

Labour shows little sign of wanting to counter Rishi Sunak’s rhetoric about a divide between motorists and ‘woke’ spoilsports, say academic Kate Soper and writer Martin Ryle

The Independent UK

Cancelling HS2 contracts to cost hundreds of millions of pounds

Transport Secretary Mark Harper said the cost of pulling out of the agreements will ‘broadly balance out’ with money recovered from selling land.

The Guardian - UK

Minister defends No 10 claim that HS2 decision had not yet been taken despite prerecorded announcement - as it happened

Video of Rishi Sunak announcing the axing of the HS2 Manchester leg was filmed in No 10 before he travelled to conference

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak denies HS2 has been reduced to ‘shuttle service’

Prime minister defends revised transport plans after intense criticism from Tory predecessors

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