CrossCountry has cancelled almost all of its train services across Great Britain after a power cut in Birmingham hit its control centre on Sunday. Most services are suspended until further notice, including routes from Glasgow. The transport secretary has asked publicly owned operators to lay on extra services where possible.
BBC News – UK Customers say the disruption to virtually all UK CrossCountry services is the "worst case scenario".
BBC News – UK Customers say the disruption to virtually all UK CrossCountry services is the "worst case scenario".
Sky News – UK Reform UK has received a record £36m donation from British cryptocurrency billionaire Ben Delo, the largest single donation to a UK political party on record. The donation comes amid scrutiny of Reform's finances. Delo was previously convicted in the US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls and was later pardoned by Donald Trump.
Sky News – UK A 42-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder following an anti-migrant demonstration in Portsmouth last Sunday, police said. He is the first person detained in connection with the protest, and further arrests are expected.
BBC News – UK A UK employment tribunal in Glasgow is examining whether Rockstar Games unlawfully dismissed 31 staff for trade union activity. Sacked worker Dayne Oram said he believed employees were put on a “watch list” after signing a remote-working petition. Rockstar denies the dismissals were union-related, saying staff were fired for sharing confidential information online.
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