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Trump administration is sending pregnant migrant girls to Texas shelter criticized as medically inadequate

Government sources and advocates for the children worry the goal is to concentrate them in Texas, where abortion is banned.

The Texas Tribune

Migrant children are being sent to notorious Pennsylvania facility accused of child abuse: report

A former immigration official said a facility with such a history should be ‘instantly’ cut off from federal funds

The Independent UK

Unaccompanied children being pressed to return to their countries by US border officials

Exclusive: federal document reveals children arriving as undocumented immigrants being threatened with detention

The Guardian - US

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U-turn on Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston 'ghost train' plan

The ORR has decided against the timetable change, which was supposed to take effect in mid-December, after receiving feedback

Evening Standard

The story behind the ‘ghost train that never was’ from Manchester to London

After Manchester-London ‘no passengers’ U-turn, who calls the shots on which rail services can run?

The Independent UK

Manchester-London 7am ‘ghost train’ to carry passengers after outcry over regulator’s decision

Avanti service was to have been axed from mid-December but would have still run because of needs out of Euston

The Guardian - UK

Avanti to run Manchester to London morning commuter train without passengers after watchdog refuses to let them sell tickets for it

Rail firm Avanti said it was ‘disappointed’ by the watchdog’s decision

Evening Standard

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Soon-to-be-axed 7am Manchester-London train will still run – but without passengers

Exclusive: Rail regulator pulls Avanti service from timetable from mid-December but it is needed for staff travel

The Guardian - UK

'They are blaming my son': Parents of boy hit by train at pedestrian crossing slam 'distracted by phone' report finding

Jaiden Shehata, 11, was struck by a train as he walked to school near Kenley, south London, on January 23

Evening Standard

Virgin could run trains direct from London to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport as firm looks to rival Eurostar

Sir Richard Branson’s company plans to run services to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam and could reach France’s busiest airport

Evening Standard

Virgin hopes to run direct trains from London to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport

Sir Richard Branson said his company has overcome ‘the big hurdle that we had to get through’ to start running international train services.

The Independent UK

Virgin Trains on track to challenge Eurostar cross-Channel monopoly with access to key depot

UK rail regulator approves Richard Branson firm’s application to use Temple Mills site in London

The Guardian - UK

Eurostar to run doubledecker trains through Channel tunnel from 2031

Operator signs €2bn deal with Alstom amid boom in international rail travel from UK

The Guardian - UK

Trump administration to offer unaccompanied minors $2,500 to self-deport, memo reveals

Voluntary departure has always been an option, but ‘astonishing’ decision to incentivize children to leave is new

The Guardian - US

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The Guardian - UK

UK government backs return of international rail travel to Kent stations

Ashford and Ebbsfleet have been shut to cross-Channel services since 2020, with Eurostar calling them unviable

Evening Standard

RAIB report into fatal derailment not disputed by Crown, inquiry told

Three people were killed in the crash during bad weather near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, in August 2020.

The Independent UK

London and Glasgow to be linked by new service from ‘budget train company’

The new service will open up more ways to travel between Glasgow and the UK capital

The Independent UK

Virgin signs ‘exclusive’ train deal in bid to rival Eurostar

The operator is aiming to challenge Eurostar dominance

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The Independent UK

Rail bosses given ‘criminal offence’ warning over fare dodger prosecutions

The use of lay prosecutors in court cases with passengers accused of not buying the correct ticket is not legal, firms were told.

The National (Scotland)

Train operator to extend London King’s Cross to Scottish city services

THREE East Coast Main Line train operators have been granted permission to run additional services from December, with some extending in to Scotland…

The Guardian - UK

Train operators allowed to run more east coast mainline services to Glasgow and Hull

Regulator to extend paths from London for private operators despite capacity concerns and impact on state-funded services

Evening Standard

Three train operators given go ahead to run extra East Coast services

The Office of Rail and Road said it approved some proposals from open access operators Lumo, Grand Central and Hull Trains.

The Independent UK

Three operators given green light to run extra train services across the UK

East Coast Main Line passengers are set to benefit from additional train services starting in December, after the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) approved timetable enhancements.

The Guardian - UK

Eurostar calls for ‘credible’ Channel rail strategy as monopoly decision looms

Operator says if rivals are allowed to squeeze into existing facilities it could jeopardise its investment

The Independent UK

Virgin’s bid for west coast mainline rail route rejected by regulator

The Office of Rail and Road cited the risk of delays and cancellations in their decision

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