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TransPennine Express loses rail franchise over "continuous cancellations"

The services around the North will now be run by a Government-controlled body

Birmingham Post

Bank of England lifts inflation and growth forecasts as it raises interest rates to 4.5% – business live

BoE governor Andrew Bailey predicts inflation will have halved by the end of this year, thanks to falling energy bills

The Guardian - UK

TransPennine Express brought under Government control due to 'continuous cancellations'

The Transport Secretary Mark Harper announced the decision today, saying communters had been 'bearing the brunt of continuous cancellations'

Daily Mirror

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LNER: Flexible train tickets to be available on East Coast route from London to Edinburgh

Operator London North Eastern Railway (LNER) said it will expand its trial of single leg pricing to cover its entire network

Evening Standard

State to take control of TransPennine Express after continued poor service

Northern rail network to be run by state-owned operator of last resort when contract expires on 28 May

The Guardian - UK

TransPennine Express to be brought under government control following months of cancellations

Mark Harper said the decision was made due to 'continuous cancellations'

Manchester Evening News

Flexible train tickets to be available across East Coast route

Operator London North Eastern Railway (LNER) said it will expand its trial of single leg pricing to cover its entire network.

The Independent UK

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RMT votes overwhelmingly for further train strikes

Nine out of 10 votes cast across 14 train operating companies in favour of holding more industrial action over next six months

The Guardian - UK

Coronation flight restrictions to be imposed over central London

Transport Secretary Mark Harper has banned aircraft from flying below 2,500 feet in an area which includes Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey.

The Independent UK

Trains strikes expected to drag on through the summer, says rail union boss

Exclusive: Aslef’s Mick Whelan has called the walk-outs ‘government-led’, ‘government-driven’ and ‘government-organised’

The Independent UK

What is the coronation oath and why is it attracting controversy?

King Charles will be crowned at Westminster Abbey on May 6

Evening Standard

Princess Diana's top aide says he won't be taking oath of allegiance at King's Coronation

The pledge comes as part of the new Homage of the People, where those watching or listening to the Coronation can swear an oath to King Charles, and will replace the traditional Homage of Peers

Daily Mirror

Coronation oath in full: What you need to say as Brits asked to pledge allegiance to King

King Charles' Coronation will include the first Homage of the People - a modern addition to an ancient ceremony that will see people across the UK and overseas realms invited to swear an oath to the monarch

Daily Mirror

Nurses across England begin 28-hour walkout over pay

NHS England warned that staffing levels for some areas of the country will be ‘exceptionally low’

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The Guardian - UK

RCN and train drivers’ union dispute ministers’ claims about their strikes

Nurses union head clashes with Steve Barclay over plans to protect patients and RMT rows with Mark Harper about striking on eve of Eurovision final

The Independent UK

Coronation allegiance oath in support of King ‘tone deaf’, pressure group says

The addition to the ancient coronation ceremony will see people across the UK and overseas realms invited to swear allegiance to Charles.

Evening Standard

Train drivers’ union boss hits out over criticism of strike on eve of Eurovision

Aslef’s Mick Whelan said Transport Secretary Mark Harper’s accusation was ‘bizarre’, implying the union was not standing in solidarity with Ukraine

Manchester Evening News

Transport secretary blasts rail unions for 'cynically targeting FA Cup final and Eurovision'

Mark Harpers comments have been labelled 'ridiculous' by union leaders

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The Independent UK

‘Astonishing’ for Tories to claim they will lose 1,000 council seats – Starmer

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer suggested the Conservatives could make gains in the polls on May 4.

The Independent UK

Nurses have worked ‘tirelessly’ to ensure strike is safe for patients, says RCN

The Royal College of Nursing will hold industrial action from 8pm on Sunday until 11.59pm on Monday after rejecting the latest Government offer.

The Guardian - UK

Minister defends ‘offensive’ coronation-day oath to King Charles

Mark Harper and Labour MP back ‘homage of the people’, but republicans say it ‘holds people in contempt’

The Independent UK

Starmer: Labour’s attack advert targeting Sunak was not racist

The ad depicted the Prime Minister’s face alongside a slogan suggesting he did not want to see child sex abusers jailed.

Evening Standard

Nurses going on strike without emergency care exemption 'putting patients at risk'

Striking nurses will “clearly” put patients’ safety at risk due to the lack of exemptions for emergency care, the Transport Secretary has said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK Touts ‘Very Successful’ Sudan Airlift after Final Flight

The UK vowed Sunday to maintain support for Britons trapped in Sudan but said conditions had grown too dangerous to continue evacuation flights. The final Royal Air Force (RAF) flight left the Wadi Saeedna airfield north of Khartoum late on Saturday, four hours behind schedule, taking to 1,888 the number…

The Independent UK

New rules to tackle taxi drivers who ‘pose a risk to passengers’

The use of a national database for taxi and private hire vehicle driver licensing will become mandatory across England.

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