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Nicola Sturgeon urged to ‘shred’ deal with Chinese firm
Nicola Sturgeon has been urged to “shred” a multibillion-pound investment partnership with a Chinese firm after it was linked to alleged human rights abuses.
HS2 chairman's £475k-a-year post advertised 'in error' by Government
HS2 has been forced to deny that its respected boss Sir David Higgins has resigned after it announced that it was seeking a new chairman in an official Cabinet Office newsletter.
Councils should turn off traffic lights and curb parking restrictions to cut jams
The 'We're Jammin' report from the British Infrastructure Group comes as�the UK is set for the busiest May bank holiday weekend on record, with 8.4million families predicted to take to the roads today.
Euston's HS2 plan under threat from London Zoo seeking to protect hedgehogs
London Zoo animal experts have joined hundreds of other opponents of the HS2 project as they try to protect the only group of wild hedgehogs in the zoo's inner-city car park.
Sunday, 01 May 2016
BBC News
- Five-hour delay for Eurotunnel passengersRail passengers travelling to France on Eurotunnel's vehicle shuttle service face delays of up to five hours.
The Herald
- New questions over Sturgeon's �10bn China deal after firm linked to illegal forced evictions in AfricaNICOLA Sturgeon is facing new calls to cancel her multi-billion pound partnership with a Chinese company after it emerged that it is linked to illegal forced evictions in Africa.
The Scotsman
- Nicola Sturgeon urged to ‘shred’ deal with Chinese firmNicola Sturgeon has been urged to “shred” a multibillion-pound investment partnership with a Chinese firm after it was linked to alleged human rights abuses.
The Telegraph
- HS2 chairman's £475k-a-year post advertised 'in error' by Government HS2 has been forced to deny that its respected boss Sir David Higgins has resigned after it announced that it was seeking a new chairman in an official Cabinet Office newsletter.
Daily Record
- Hero train driver who plucked boy, 3, from tracks after toddler was seen chasing train says he was just doing his job THE little boy was pulled from the railway line after he became separated from his parents and chased after a train in Edinburgh.
Mail Online
- Euston's HS2 plan under threat from London Zoo seeking to protect hedgehogs London Zoo animal experts have joined hundreds of other opponents of the HS2 project as they try to protect the only group of wild hedgehogs in the zoo's inner-city car park.
This is Money
- Scared of pickpockets? Then avoid King's Cross...on a Friday: We find out who is losing what, and where – and how best to insure yourself if you use the Underground Travellers using London's most popular Tube lines should hang on more tightly to their wallets, phones and handbags as pickpockets are on the prowl.
London Evening Standard
- Tooting Broadway incident: Elderly man taken to hospital after falling onto tracks at Tube stationAn elderly man was taken to hospital after falling onto the tracks at a busy south London Tube station today.
Manchester Evening News
- Metrolink disruption leaves passengers stuck on tramsA series of problems caused journeys for Metrolink passengers today to be severely disrupted
The York Press
- Copmanthorpe level crossing move scrapped PLANS to move a railway crossing on the outskirts of York have been shelved after Network Rail and people in the area could not agree on a replacement.
Peterborough Telegraph
- New maps to help partially sighted passengers at Peterborough stationBlind and partially sighted train travellers can now navigate their way around Peterborough Railway Station thanks to new maps.
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