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Sunday, 24 November 2019

The Guardian

• Man arrested after Jewish children were targeted on the tubeSuspect allegedly read antisemitic texts from the Bible to two boys on the Northern lineA man has been arrested after antisemitic abuse was directed towards Jewish children on the London Underground.The suspect, whose name and age has not been released by police, was held in Birmingham on Saturday night on suspicion of committing a racially aggravated public order offence and he remains in custody. Continue reading...

The Herald

• ScotRail in new passenger revolt over fare evasion threatScotRail is refusing to say how many passengers have been reported, or convicted, for fare evasion just days after the company provoked a social media storm over a warning that it was clamping down on dodgers.

London Evening Standard

• Unions' outcry as Tories expected to announce plans to ban all-out rail strikesRead our live politics updates HERE

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• New study into extension of Metro trains to Metrocentre, Washington and beyond could launch in 2020Councillors have urged transport bosses to put funding into feasibility studies into potential new locations for the Tyne and Wear Metro

Leeds Live

• What is actually happening with HS2? The latest on the controversial high speed rail projectThe future of the largest infrastructure project in Europe hangs in the balance

Other News Sources

• London Underground passengers subjected to anti-Semitic abuse British Transport Police have now released images of a man they would like to speak to