The Latest Breaking News from Heidi Alexander

Euston’s large advertising screen to be used for train information

The screen stopped being used to show adverts in October.

Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2024

State-owned LNER still pursuing evidence-free train fare dodging prosecutions

LNER is still prosecuting passengers over alleged fare dodging without providing any evidence

Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2024

Will rail renationalisation mean cheaper fares for London commuters?

Key questions answered as three London commuter rail firms named as first in line to come under Government control

Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2024

Three key London commuter rail companies to be renationalised next year

South Western Railways, C2C and Greater Anglia will be the first to be transferred into public ownership - with Avanti West Coast to follow

Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2024

Trains can only get better, says the government – let’s see

Train Talk: One train in 23 was cancelled on South Western Railway’s main line in the latest stats

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2024

Southern Western Railways service first to transfer into public ownership

The Government’s announcement will see services across southern England and East Anglia come back into public control by autumn 2025.

Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2024

South Western Railway to become first rail operator to return to public ownership

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander says the new government is on a path to rebuilding British railways

The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2024

Haigh to get ministerial severance pay, Downing Street says

Labour in opposition had called to reform the rules.

Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2024

OPINION - Britain's justice system is in shambles — and this makes me think nobody is serious about fixing it

There was a time when Watford Football Club seemed to change manager every season, a merry-go-round of coaching talent in search of the perfect formula for success.

Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2024

Who is Louise Haigh and why has she resigned as UK’s transport minister?

Labour party’s Haigh was the youngest member of PM Keir Starmer’s cabinet when a decade-old fraud case resurfaced.

Al Jazeera · Dec 1, 2024