December 2019

Avanti starts running West Coast Main Line after Virgin franchise ends

Business /

Image copyright Avanti West Coast Avanti West Coast has taken over from Virgin Trains as the operator running the West Coast Main Line. The new operator’s parent company is a partnership between Aberdeen-based company FirstGroup and Italian firm Trenitalia. Avanti’s first train left London Euston for Manchester Piccadilly on Sunday at 08:10 GMT. It replaces […]

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No. 16 Memphis wins AAC title, coach heads to Florida State

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16th-ranked Memphis won the American Athletic Conference championship game, beating No. 21 Cincinnati 29-24 on Brady White’s 6-yard touchdown pass to Antonio Gibson with 1:14 left By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press December 8, 2019, 2:53 AM 5 min read Memphis coach Mike Norvell made his final home game at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium memorable. Norvell

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General election 2019: Dominic Raab’s Surrey seat under threat?

Politics /

The Esher and Walton seat has returned Tory MPs for 100 years, but Remain-supporting voters could make it vulnerable for the party. Politics Live reporter Greg Dawson spoke to Conservative and Liberal Democrat voters in Surrey on the threat to the 23,000 majority secured by Dominic Raab, now the foreign secretary, in 2017. Candidates in

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Poor children lose out on exercise, research suggests

Lifestyle /

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Sport England also found fewer girls than boys were getting enough exercise When it comes to getting enough exercise, wealthier children are beating their poorer classmates, research from Sport England suggests. Only about two in five children (42%) from low-income homes do the recommended 60 minutes’ exercise a day.

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Southend photographer hopes Essex Girls project will ‘challenge stereotype’

Entertainment /

Image copyright Mark Massey Image caption Actress Pippa Moss outside the Cliffs Pavilion in Westcliff-on-Sea, where she once did work experience A photographer who set out to capture “Essex Girls” said he hoped the works would challenge the stereotype and show the diversity of women in the county. Southend-based Mark Massey, a designer who has

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Lloyd’s of London staff told to behave at Christmas parties

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Image copyright Getty Images Workers at insurance market Lloyd’s of London have been told to behave during the Christmas party season. Chief executive John Neal told trade magazine Financial News that staff have been emailed warning them to be “particularly careful”. The move by Lloyd’s comes after it vowed in September this year to tackle

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