
Heidi Alexander
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- Oct 19
UK sets £100 fines for loud music on buses as rail campaign launches
Local authorities in England can now fine bus passengers up to £100 for playing music out loud, while rail passengers who refuse to stop face fines of up to £1,000.
- Sep 21
NATS connectivity failure disrupts UK flights two weeks after Swanwick outage
A technical connectivity fault at the Prestwick control centre grounded and delayed flights across Scotland, Northern Ireland, and northern England on Monday.
- Jun 21
Keir Starmer expected to resign as UK prime minister on Monday after losing Labour support to Andy Burnham
Keir Starmer is expected to announce his resignation as British prime minister on Monday, succumbing to months of internal Labour pressure after Andy Burnham's decisive by-election win in Makerfield.

- Jun 20
One driver dead, 89 injured as two EMR trains collide south of Bedford
Emergency services declared a major incident after two East Midlands Railway passenger trains collided on a southbound line near Bedford on Friday evening, leaving one driver dead and 89 people injured, 11 of them very seriously.