January 2020

Troubled rail firm Northern brought under government control

Image copyright PA Media Image caption Northern passengers have faced two years of rail chaos ever since new timetables were introduced in May 2018 Troubled rail company Northern is to be brought under government control, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced. The decision, which will see the firm’s franchise stripped from operator Arriva Rail North

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Coronavirus: Reporter begins quarantine at home after visiting infected zone

The BBC’s Stephen McDonell has returned to his home in Beijing after visiting the Hubei province – the centre of the coronavirus outbreak. He, like others who have been to the Chinese city of Wuhan and its surrounding area, is expected to stay away from his workplace for two weeks. As evacuations of foreign nationals

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