Robin Jenkins Trevor Greenfield and his wife, Eileen, were among the group of passengers stranded at Swindon Train passengers were left “distressed” and “confused” when the driver of a packed train encouraged them to get off at a station for some fresh air – only to leave without them. Trevor Greenfield, 74, and his wife,...
Stephen McDonell China correspondent BBC/Benjamin Begley The ‘silver train’ initiative aims to get retirees to visit remote parts of China and boost the local economy Beijing insists it will stand firm in the face of Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese goods. It has been trying to reassure everyone that the country is strong and the...
Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Reuters No fatalities or injuries have been reported There has been an explosion in central Athens, near the offices of Greek railway company Hellenic Train. CCTV footage captured the moment the blast appeared to rip through a backpack, reportedly left outside the office block late on Friday. Police said anonymous calls...
Retired GP Diana Warner has been sentenced today in Leeds Crown Court to a two year conditional discharge and required to pay £4,380 in court costs after being found guilty of obstruction of a railway line that carries trees to be burned at Drax, the UK’s single biggest carbon emitter. Drax: burning the planet but...