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As well as a modern air conditioning system, the new trains will also be better able to cope with overhead line failures that have caused parts of the network to shut down

As temperatures in the North East hit near-record heights, there was disruption in a variety of locations

The major closure for modernisation work will also be in place for the start of the summer holidays between St James and Tynemouth

Images show how the hi-spec interiors of the new fleet will look

Charoen Pokphand Group Co and Reliance Industries Ltd are among suitors for German retailer Metro AG’s wholesale operations in India, according to people familiar with the matter, as the companies seek to deepen their retail portfolio in one of the world’s largest consumer markets.

Metro reports that Chelsea will offer the pair and £51million to secure the 25-year-old midfielder.

Word from No 10 bunker goes out to the Tory trenches but even the diehards know that the party’s one-time hero has to go

To offer secured, remote, and co-working spaces in stations

Headbolt Lane station progress continues