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London (Parliament News) – Compensation for UK train delays hits £100m annually, with payouts doubling in a year. Rising claims indicate ongoing rail troubles, prompting calls for systemic reform and Labour advocates for public ownership. Compensation disbursed to passengers for train delays

London (Parliament News) – UK’s Lord Cameron confirms UK’s assistance to Israel against Iran’s drone attack to prevent conflict escalation. Iran’s failed aggression is seen as a setback. RAF intercepted drones. PM to address Parliament. The UK supported Israel’s defence against Iran

London (Parliament News) – UK Home Office delays in bringing Afghan families who supported UK forces to safety risk their return to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan or to unsafe conditions in Pakistan. Afghan households who supported UK forces and then escaped to neighbouring Pakistan

London (Parliament News) – Prince and Princess of Wales express sorrow over Sydney stabbings. Six were killed in the Bondi Junction shopping centre. The officer shoots the attacker. Baby stabbed, mother injured. Perpetrator known to police. The Prince and Princess of Wales

London (Parliament News) – Ofcom investigates David Lammy’s LBC show over possible rule breach after receiving over 50 complaints. Recent warnings to TalkTV were also noted. Broadcasting regulator Ofcom has undertaken an investigation into David Lammy’s show on LBC over matters that

London (Parliament News) – Virgin Atlantic and British Airways planes collide on Heathrow runway, sparking emergency response. No injuries were reported. Investigation underway. Flights unaffected. A Virgin Atlantic plane collided with a British Airways jet at Heathrow Airport, flashing a huge emergency

A proposed new Holyrood Bill which would give people living with terminal illness a legal right to palliative care has won the support of medics who oppose the proposed assisted suicide legislation being drawn up by LibDem MSP Liam McArthur. A consultation

The budget at a glance: • National Insurance, cut by 2pence for employees and the self-employed• Freeze on alcohol duty to continue until February 2025• Non-dom tax regime to be replaced with new rules from April 2025• Full child benefits to be

Keir Starmer has set out Labour’s plans to overhaul police vetting standards and root out rogue officers, as he challenged the Tories’ woeful inaction on tackling violence against women and girls. In Prime Minister’s Questions today (Wednesday 6 March), the Labour leader