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Gatwick Airport’s “overcrowded” railway station is to be given a £150 million upgrade, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced. Major enhancements will be made at the West Sussex station to improve the flow of passengers. Many airline travellers – particularly those with heavy luggage – struggle to make their way through the station due to its design. The number of people travelling to the airport by train each year has grown by six million since 2010, reaching around 20...

The penalty is 1.5% of the airline’s annual turnover, and much heftier than the fine Facebook faced after the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Counter-terrorism police have issued a fresh plea to holidaymakers to stay alert for attacks while abroad this summer. Officials are urging families to watch a four-minute safety video detailing the “run, hide, tell” guidance before they travel. The clip, created by Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP), will be promoted on social media ahead of the busy summer holiday period. It was first issued in 2017 and has already been watched by more than 10 million people. Detective Chief Superintendent Michael Orchard,...

A lovely, cosy, peaceful place – the perfect setting to unwind and decompress from the London lifestyle.

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The award of a contract to operate HS2 trains was due to be made last month.

The body of a suspected stowaway that fell from a jet hit the ground just one metre from a man sunbathing in his back garden in south London, a neighbour has claimed. Police were called to an address in Offerton Road in Clapham at 3.39pm by shocked residents. One neighbour described hearing a “whomp” as the body hit the ground. Police believe the body to be that of a male and he is understood to have fallen from the landing...

Joanne Toole was one of seven British passengers on board the Boeing 737 plane that crashed in March

There were no injuries in the incident and debris found near the village of Tashkent suggests the projectile was Russian-made.