Key points The ageing H-set trains were designed for suburban use in the 1980s. Typically, they don’t have a toilet on every carriage, and concerns have been raised about using these trains on longer regional journeys. However, they have been used for trips between Melbourne and regional centres, including Warrnambool, Swan Hill and Shepparton. A […]

Summer of 99s? Not if councils have a say! Curbs on diesel vans running their engines could make the seaside favourite harder to get, experts warn The tinkling chimes of a Mr Whippy van have long been a fixture of British summers. But curbs on the vans running their diesel engines to keep the ice cream […]

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Tory members must be offered a real choice Imagine a Sliding Doors scenario in which, instead of plunging their daggers into Boris Johnson’s back, Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid had done the decent thing and shown their leader some loyalty. In this parallel universe, Tory MPs would be happily dreaming about where […]

GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — Three people were fatally shot and two were injured Sunday evening at an Indiana mall after a man with a rifle opened fire in a food court and an armed civilian shot and killed him, police said. The man entered the Greenwood Park Mall with a rifle and several magazines of […]

Remote appointments are here to stay: Leading GP says rate of face-to-face consultations is ‘about right’ and doctors don’t need to offer many more Most, 80%, of GP appointments were in person before Covid and 47% in 2020 In May it was 65% which chairman of the Royal College of GPs is bad for elderly He […]

GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — Two people were killed in a shooting Sunday evening at a mall in Greenwood, Indiana, and multiple other people were taken to hospitals with injuries, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police said. Officers were called shortly before 6 p.m. to Greenwood Park Mall, where gunshots were reportedly fired in the food court, Assistant Chief […]

Tax cuts AREN’T a fairytale, Rishi! Economic experts say inflation will give Treasury a £60billion boost by 2025 Rising wages and rising taxes mean inflation is set to drive up the tax collected But ex-chancellor Rishi Sunak told Liz Truss last week tax cuts are a ‘fairytale’ The £60 billion takes into account higher spending […]

SWINGERS in cowboy hats and boots descended on a farm for a Coyote Ugly-themed weekend. Private club Jaydees arranged a pool and urged revellers to “dress as erotically as they dare” for the three-day event in Little Staughton, Beds. Those not attending were warned: “Alsatian guard dogs running loose. "Stay in the vehicle and sound […]

Bison are back in Britain: Long-lost giant will roam in Kent from today in new rewilding project featuring a bull from Germany Bison are being introduced into a British woodland to tackle climate crisis European beasts way up to a ton and have been extinct in UK for 6,000 years This is part of a £1.2million […]

TV licence fee is ‘regressive’ and should be reformed, House of Lords report says Peers said the BBC faced ‘stagnation and decline’ if no ‘bold’ new plan is set up  The report said raising the fee hits ‘the poorest hardest’, suggesting new models Document recommended against entirely subscription or advertising-funded TV The TV licence fee is […]