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‘I feel I’ve upset a few people over the years’: actor Brian Cox on overrated co-stars, charmless politicians and the joy of smoking weed

He’s famed for grumpy roles and outspoken views, but don’t be fooled – the Succession star is a pussycat at heart. He talks about growing up in poverty, falling in love with his wife – and out of love with Labour

The Guardian - UK

Northern’s plans to improve rail services slammed as ‘unacceptable’ and ‘vague’

The three-year proposal was called ‘completely unacceptable’ by regional politicians

The Independent UK

Five-hour avant garde Philip Glass opera among ENO’s Manchester plans

Programme for company’s move north includes Glass’s Einstein on the Beach, Britten and a new youth company

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian view on the politics of buses: Labour’s winning ticket

Editorial: Cheap, better-run public transport can transform people’s everyday lives. The government should be more ambitious in its plans to deliver it

The Guardian - UK

Millions will still have £2 bus fare cap as mayors step in to extend scheme

The metro mayors for West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region have pledged to extend the £2 bus fare cap.

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham becomes latest senior Labour figure to break ranks with Starmer as he hits out at Trump

Prime minister facing increasing divisions with Labour as he tries to build bridges with the president-elect, despite foreign secretary David Lammy calling him ‘a racist KKK and Nazi sympathiser’

The Independent UK

New council housing in England may be removed from right to buy scheme

Angela Rayner says restrictions may be placed on sale of new social housing to prevent loss of stock

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Manchester United stadium decision delayed: Everything you need to know about redevelopment plans for Old Trafford

Manchester United’s owners were due to decide whether to knock down Old Trafford but a change of plan is possible

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From Northern trains to Dolly Parton, the institutions that can’t quit the fax

Rail bosses admitted earlier this week they still use the surprisingly persistent technology

The Guardian - UK

Mystery hangs over future of London mayor’s night czar role as post left vacant

City Hall Conservatives have urged Sadiq Khan to follow Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham by appointing an unpaid ‘industry expert’

Evening Standard

Northern says it still uses fax machines to send messages to train crews

Admission made at meeting chaired by Andy Burnham in which rail operator is asked to account for poor performance

The Guardian - UK

We still use fax machines to contact train crews, Northern Rail official admits in excruciating grilling

‘People will say how come we have three decades of privatisation when money was being poured into the railway and you are still communicating via fax machines in 2024,’ says Andy Burnham

The Independent UK

Labour Manchester mayor Andy Burnham breaks ranks to reject Keir Starmer’s bus fare cap rise

The price cap, announced by the prime minister and expected to be confirmed in Rachel Reeves’ Budget, has been dubbed a ‘bus tax’

The Independent UK

Farage and Reform ‘not the cause of Tory problems, but a symptom’, says Badenoch – as it happened

The Tory leadership candidate says the party churned out a laundry-list of promises instead of listening to members

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‘HS2 light’ link to Manchester could replace scrapped line beyond Birmingham

Proposals are being reviewed for a more cost-effective HS2 line to Crewe

The Guardian - UK

Key Labour thinktank recommends major new powers for elected mayors

Plans would put mayors at forefront of delivering public sector improvements in areas such as health and education

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer to host first council of nations and regions in Scotland

KEIR Starmer is set to hold the first meeting of the council of nations and regions in Scotland next week.

The Independent UK

Manchester mayor Andy Burnham says North faces ‘Armageddon’ without HS2 rail links

‘We would end up with a worse train service than we’ve currently got’, says Andy Burnham

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The Independent UK

First look of Manchester United’s regeneration plan emerges with new 100,000-seater stadium

Manchester United will make a decision over whether to redevelop Old Trafford or build a new stadium

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Man United’s proposed regeneration of Old Trafford could boost economy by £7.3bn

Manchester United’s proposed regeneration of Trafford Park could boost the UK economy by up to £7.3billion, according to global advisory firm…

The Independent UK

The economic impact of Manchester United’s Old Trafford regeneration revealed

United unveiled further details about the project, which is centred on a new 100,000-capacity stadium

The Guardian - UK

No 10 braced for potential defeat in Labour conference winter fuel vote

Major trade unions are lining up to back motion to reverse chancellor’s decision to cut pensioners’ fuel allowance

The Guardian - UK

Plans unveiled for cheaper high-speed alternative to scrapped HS2 northern leg

Report claims 50-mile line would be slightly slower and significantly cheaper but deliver most of the benefits

The Guardian - UK

Britain has two kinds of buses – but the days of second-class services could be numbered

In some regions they’re a lifeline, in others an irregular, unreliable last resort. Labour’s plans will begin to close the gap, says journalist Laura Laker

The Guardian - UK

Manchester turns to ‘housing first’ scheme to eradicate rough sleeping

Inspired by Finnish success story, mayor Andy Burnham says unconditional homes policy ‘saves public money’

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