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The Latest Breaking News from East Midlands

Manchester Airport and London Stansted group sees drop in passenger growth

Manchester Airport Group (MAG), which also owns East Midlands Airport, reported full-year passenger growth of 1.9%, down from 6% the previous year.

Evening Standard

London train crash: 9 in critical condition, 28 hospitalised after passenger trains collide near Bedford

At least 28 people remain in hospital, nine of them in critical condition, after two East Midlands Railway (EMR) trains collided near Bedford on Friday evening, killing the driver of one of the services.

The Times of India

King ‘greatly saddened’ after train driver killed and dozens injured after crash

The crash involved two East Midlands Railway (EMR) services.

The Independent UK

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Train driver killed after major East Midlands Railway collision as 56 injured

A train driver was killed and dozens of others were seriously injured when two passenger trains collided near Bedford in England

The National (Scotland)

One dead and dozens seriously injured as two trains collide near Bedford

Footage from the aftermath shows the incident involved two East Midlands Railway (EMR) services.

Evening Standard

‘A long road ahead’: could community car-sharing help UK hit climate targets?

East Midlands electric car club helps residents and cuts emissions – but the need for a volunteer-led scheme reflects a much wider problem

The Guardian - UK

Leicester hit Northampton for six as league leaders crumble in fiery derby

Leicester beat Northampton 41-17 in a bad-tempered East Midlands derby, Freddie Steward capping a six-try victory for the hosts

The Guardian - UK

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My sense of direction is so bad that even Google Maps can't help — can this $5m local transit app do any better?

I've managed to get lost in my own house on multiple occasions. So Ride East Midlands really has its work cut out for it.

Tom’s Guide

County Championship 2025 awards: the final word on the season

A bumper year for the unfancied East Midlands when Surrey were surprisingly knocked off their gilded throne

The Guardian - UK

London and South East see largest regional drops in GCSE pass rate

Only one region saw a clear year on year increase in entries receiving a grade 4 or above.

Evening Standard

Thousands stranded after emergency landing closes Birmingham airport runway

At least 25 departures cancelled while incoming flights diverted to Manchester and East Midlands airports

The Guardian - UK

East Midlands airport hit with huge fine for environmental pollution

The Leicestershire transport hub was fined £892,500 in total for three offences

The Independent UK

Tui flight lands on burst tyre at East Midlands airport causing delays and diversions

A spokesperson for the airport said the incident prevented other aircraft from taking off or landing for around two hours

The Independent UK

Home ‘flipping’ hotspots where properties are re-sold within months revealed

Rising upfront costs are eating into property investors’ profits, pushing them further north, Hamptons said.

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

London travel news LIVE: 'Major disruption' to trains between St Pancras and Luton 'to last all day'

Damage to overhead electric wires is causing major disruption to Thameslink and East Midlands trains between London St Pancras and Luton.

Evening Standard

New freeports, East Midlands investment zone funding coming in Budget – Starmer

The location of the five new freeports will be revealed by Rachel Reeves at the October 30 Budget.

The Guardian - UK

I’m happy to be called love, bab or even pet. But I’d travel miles to be someone’s duck

When it comes to terms of endearment, you can’t beat the East Midlands. Even buying a coffee is a delight, writes Guardian columnist Adrian Chiles

International Business Times

'End Of An Era': UK To Shut Last Coal-fired Power Plant

Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station has dominated the landscape of the English East Midlands for nearly 60 years, looming over the small town of the same name and a landmark on the M1 motorway bisecting Derby and Nottingham.

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Which football club does Team GB Olympics star Adam Peaty actually support?

Strangely, the champion swimmer from Uttoxeter has links to East Midlands rivals Derby County and Nottingham Forest

Autosport

Sutton tops final BTCC pre-season test

The four-time title winner took his NAPA-liveried Alliance Racing Ford Focus ST around the East Midlands circuit 0.098 seconds clear of team-mate Dan Cammish in an afternoon session that was effectively ended by a thunderstorm an hour before the chequered flag.

International Business Times UK

Manchester-Bound Flight Makes Emergency Landing At East Midlands Airport Due To Fuel Crisis

The incident happened on a Singapore Airlines flight.

The Guardian - UK

Rail strikes: passengers face weekend of disruption in England

No trains will run on East Midlands and LNER services from London to Scotland will have a limited service

The Guardian - UK

Fin Smith: ‘Most kids watch cartoons. I used to watch Jonny Wilkinson’

Northampton fly-half is quietly confident despite the daunting prospect of a fast and furious east Midlands derby on Saturday

Birmingham Post

Confidence growing in East Midlands economy

NatWest business survey found inflation eased in June and business confidence was at its strongest since early 2022

Birmingham Post

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