CrossCountry RMT rail strike will cause ‘significant disruption’

CrossCountry RMT rail strike will cause ‘significant disruption’
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Charlotte LewisWest of EnglandPA MediaRMT union members will walk out on Saturday 1 NovemberRail passengers are being warned of "significant disruption" when a second day of planned industrial action and strikes combines with planned engineering work.All CrossCountry services will be impacted as members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) walk out on Saturday 1 November. The firm runs long-distance routes stretching from the South West of England to Scotland.The industrial action includes RMT union members in customer service roles.Shiona Rolfe, CrossCountry's managing director, said they were "disappointed"…

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Drivers face delays as A35 Christchurch bypass closes for repairs

Drivers face delays as A35 Christchurch bypass closes for repairs
  • Post last modified:October 27, 2025

Drivers face three weeks of disruption as a busy section of dual carriageway closes for maintenance and repairs.The eastbound A35 Christchurch bypass in Dorset will be shut from Fountain Way roundabout from 18:00 GMT on Monday until 06:00 on 10 November.It will close westbound from Somerford Roundabout between 18:00 on 10 November and 06:00 on 17 November.The official 30-mile diversion is an hour-long route via the A338 Wessex Way, the A31 at Cadnam and the A35 via Ashurst and Lyndhurst in Hampshire.The work includes major resurfacing of the A35 Stony Lane/Purewell…

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Towns and cities in the south awarded funding for green projects

Towns and cities in the south awarded funding for green projects
  • Post last modified:October 27, 2025

Tristan PascoeDorset political reporterBBCThe Housemartin Tower and wildlife pond at Christchurch is in the middle of a housing estateAmbitious plans to bring nature into urban areas and make it "accessible to everyone" have been awarded funding in Hampshire and Dorset.The National Lottery Heritage Fund, along with partners Natural England and The National Trust, has provided more than £15m to be spent on "green projects" across the country.It hopes to attract close to £1bn of future funding to boost nature for millions of people across the UK by 2035.Portsmouth is one of…

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Data Protection is transforming humanitarian action in the digital age, new book shows

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Humanitarian organisations must go beyond reactive compliance to data protection laws if they are to continue using technology in a principled, safe, and trusted way in the digital age, experts have said. The sector must share knowledge and best practices for protecting the data of affected populations and shape the technologies it uses as they become central to the way aid is delivered around the world. In a new book, the experts highlight the risk of “scope creep”, where technologies initially created for emergency relief can be repurposed or used for…

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US, China hail progress in trade talks as Trump and Xi set to weigh deal | International Trade News

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Officials signal that trade deal is close as Trump and Xi prepare to meet for the first time since 2019.Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – The United States and China have hailed the outcome of trade talks in Malaysia, raising expectations that Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will seal a deal to de-escalate their trade war at their first meeting since 2019.US and Chinese officials on Sunday said the sides had made significant progress towards a deal as they wrapped a weekend of negotiations on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Kuala…

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Mexico City Grand Prix: Lando Norris delivers ‘statement win’

Mexico City Grand Prix: Lando Norris delivers ‘statement win’
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Norris admitted after the race in Mexico that there had been times earlier this year when he "certainly did" doubt himself."When the car was winning, and Oscar was winning, the last thing I could do was use the excuse that my car wasn't good enough," he said."I wasn't getting to grips and finding a way to make it work and I'm finding a better way to make it work now, so it's as simple as that."It is now Piastri facing that feeling, after two difficult weekends during which he has been…

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MoJ owes us £20m after contractor ISG’s collapse, say suppliers

MoJ owes us £20m after contractor ISG’s collapse, say suppliers
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Josh Sandifordin BirminghamGetty ImagesSuppliers who worked on HMP Birmingham say they are owed hundreds of thousands of poundsThe government is facing questions over tens of millions of pounds owed to suppliers who worked on upgrades to three prisons in England.At least 40 companies are believed to be owed the money for work they carried out in Birmingham, Liverpool and Dorset, before lead contractor ISG entered administration in September.The small and medium-sized firms say they should have been protected because the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) promised to pay for the projects through…

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UK journalist Sami Hamdi detained in US amid pro-Israel lobby pressure | Censorship News

  • Post last modified:October 26, 2025

British political commentator and journalist Sami Hamdi has been detained by federal authorities in the United States in what a US Muslim civil rights group has called an “abduction”.The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) condemned Hamdi’s detention at San Francisco airport on Sunday as “a blatant affront to free speech”, attributing his arrest to his criticism of Israel’s war on Gaza.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listHamdi, a frequent critic of US and Israeli policy, had addressed a CAIR gala in Sacramento on Saturday evening and was due to speak…

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Two killed in Cameroon protests ahead of election results, opposition says | Elections News

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Hundreds of supporters of opposition presidential candidate Issa Tchiroma accuse President Paul Biya’s government of seeking to rig the vote.Published On 26 Oct 202526 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareAt least two people have been killed by gunfire in Cameroon, as protesters rallied a day before the announcement of presidential election results, the opposition campaign has said.Hundreds of supporters of opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma barricaded roads and burned tyres in Cameroon’s commercial capital Douala on Sunday. Police fired tear gas and water cannon to break up the crowds. A…

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