Payout awarded for period in which Avanti was UK’s worst train operator for delays, Labour analysis found Avanti West Coast was handed millions of pounds of taxpayer-funded bonuses for a period in which it was Britain’s worst train operator for delays, according to Labour party analysis. The analysis, which used Department for Transport (DfT) figures published on Thursday, found the company was awarded the highest possible rating for “operational performance” and “customer satisfaction” between 1

A second Briton was injured and treated in hospital, while a third was detained following the ‘non-work related incident’ The family of a 38-year-old man who died after a “non-work related incident” involving three Britons onboard an oil rig in Qatar have paid tribute to a “one-of-a-kind, beautiful soul”. Robert Robson, of Tyne and Wear, was working on the Seafox Burj oil rig off the coast of Qatar when he died after an incident in

Two-year-old and five-year-old found dead at home in east London A woman has been arrested after a two-year-old and a five-year-old boy were found dead at a home in Dagenham, east London, the Metropolitan police said. A statement from the force said: “Emergency services were called at around 2pm on Friday 16 December, to the bodies of two young children found at a residential address in Cornwallis Road, Dagenham. Continue reading… ​Two-year-old and five-year-old found

ONS data shows 1.3m people in UK with these conditions live in poverty, and are more likely to be exposed to cold More than a million people living with heart and breathing problems could be at greater risk of hospitalisation or death owing to poverty leaving them more likely to be exposed to the cold, new figures suggest. The data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimated that there are 1.3 million with

Exclusive: head of Cancer Research UK says waiting lists for care could get even longer unless health service’s problems are fixed Ministers risk cutting the survival chances of cancer patients and undoing two decades of progress in lowering death rates unless they tackle the NHS workforce crisis and resolve the pay row, the head of Britain’s biggest cancer charity has warned. Although efforts have been made to prioritise cancer patients, Michelle Mitchell, the chief executive

The deal will see Mike Ashley add Liam Gallagher’s fashion label Pretty Green to his retail empire Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has snapped up a basket of 15 brands including former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher’s Pretty Green and 1980s brand Tessuti in a £47.5m cash deal with JD Sports. JD, which owns Size?, Finish Line in the US and Spain’s Sprinter as well as its main retail chain, said the sale of the “non-core” brands