An environmental activist who spent almost a month holed up underground in protest at the HS2 railway line has been removed from a tunnel near London’s Euston Station.
Dr Larch Maxey, from group HS2 Rebellion, is likely to face criminal charges “for aggravated trespass” as well as penalties for breaching a High Court order issued on February 2, said an HS2 spokesman.Breaching the order is punishable by a fine, up to two years in prison, or both.
An injunction was won last Friday against activists who dug the 100ft network of tunnels near the London railway station.
Large parts of the country have no train services because of a fresh strike by drivers in a long-running pay dispute. Members of Aslef at Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern walked out on Friday, mounting picket lines outside stations. All five train operators said they are not running any services, with passengers urged not to attempt to travel. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The West Coast Main Line between London Euston and Milton Keynes will be shut for four days from Good Friday for engineering works. Network Rail advises passengers to avoid travelling where possible. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Commuters in Crewe react to the government’s reallocation of funds from the Government's abandoned HS2 plans. The North of England will be allocated £2.5 billion and the Midlands will receive £2.2 billion from money previously earmarked for the axed northern leg of the flagship levelling-up project. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Rishi Sunak has set out how transport funding redirected from the Government's abandoned HS2 plans will be shared across regional councils. The North of England will be allocated £2.5 billion and the Midlands will receive £2.2 billion from money previously earmarked for the axed northern leg of the flagship levelling-up project. The funding will not be made available until April 2025 - months after the next general election expected later this year. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The prime minister visits the site of what will be Haxby station, which closed in 1930 and is set to be reopened as part of the government's Network North scheme. The decision to scrap the northern leg of HS2 and put the money into local transport schemes will be “transformational”, Rishi Sunak claimed as the Government earmarked £4.7 billion of funding for the north and Midlands. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Rishi Sunak meets engineering apprentices in the north of England as he undertakes a business visit in Goole. It comes as the prime minister claims the decision to scrap the northern leg of HS2 and put the money into local transport schemes will be “transformational”. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Disgruntled commuters in northern England have reacted with scepticism to the government’s announcement of new funding for regional transport infrastructure and services. The north of England has been allocated £2.5bn and the Midlands £2.2bn from April 2025 following the scaling back of HS2. But passengers at Crewe Station in Cheshire say the will ‘believe it when they see it’. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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Prince Harry Officially Considers America , to Be His Home Instead of Britain.
After stepping away from
royal duties in 2020, Prince Harry
and Meghan Markle moved to California.
At the time, Harry suggested
that the move was temporary. .
The U.K. is my home and a place
that I love, that will never change. , Prince Harry, via previous statement.
We both do everything we can to
fly the flag and carry out our roles
for this country with pride, Prince Harry, via previous statement.
But a Travalyst Ltd filing on April 17 shows that the U.S. is now the prince's primary residence, NBC News reports. .
The company is based in London
and is 75% owned by Harry.
The new listing shows Harry's full name,
Prince Henry Charles Albert David Duke Of Sussex.
and then reads, "New country/State
Usually Resident: United States.".
While the residency change was filed this week, it was actually made on June 29, 2023, when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex left Frogmore Cottage. .
While the residency change was filed this week, it was actually made on June 29, 2023, when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex left Frogmore Cottage. .
In February of this year, Harry told a journalist that he was thinking about becoming an American citizen, NBC News reports.
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