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LA Sheriff Alex Villanueva bans inspector general from department facilities

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced this week that he is banning Inspector General Max Huntsman from the department‘s facilities and databases, effectively blocking the county watchdog from doing his job overseeing the Sheriff’s Department.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 6, 2022

Vic premier vows full term if re-elected

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has no plans to relinquish the top job in the next term if his Labor government secures another four years in office.

AAP · Oct 5, 2022

Rush hour chaos after one person taken to hospital following medical incident on Metro in Newcastle

Emergency crews attended the scene at West Jesmond Station where the train was held

Chronicle Live · Oct 5, 2022

178 bus route saved as new operator steps in

Campaigners credited Bristol Live with helping to highlight its importance

Bristol Post · Sep 28, 2022

Metro delays after medical emergency on board train in Gateshead

The train stopped at sidings at Pelaw and the driver, alongside a member of the public, administered first aid

Chronicle Live · Sep 27, 2022

‘Out of control’: what the papers said about government handling of UK’s sterling crisis

Front pages channel fears about Truss government’s economic strategy after pound sinks to all-time low against the dollar

The Guardian - AU · Sep 27, 2022

Sky News being investigated by Ofcom after Chris Kaba protesters were confused for Queen mourners

The 24-year-old was shot and killed by a Metropolitan Police officer in London

Manchester Evening News · Sep 26, 2022

Metro passenger left with facial fractures in South Tyneside after row over Covid masks

James Rutherford, of South Shields, took offence and turned violent when the victim asked if he and his pals were exempt from wearing Covid masks on the train

Chronicle Live · Sep 23, 2022

Footage shows new £362m Tyne and Wear Metro trains moving for the first time at Swiss test track

The first of the long-awaited new trains is due to arrive in the North East by the end of the year, before being put into passenger service in 2023

Chronicle Live · Sep 22, 2022

Metro Mayor condemns ‘disheartening and disappointing’ bus route cancellations

Some services have been saved by new operators, but others have not

Bristol Post · Sep 21, 2022