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UK

Free rail travel for London pensioners under review: Reports

London Councils, which administers the scheme for the capital’s 32 boroughs and the City of London, is considering whether free travel for residents aged 66 and above should be restricted to bus services only.

Phillips 66
Business

Prax Lindsey refinery assets sold to Phillips 66

The companies include Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery Limited, Prax Storage Lindsey Limited, Prax Terminals Killingholme Limited, Prax Terminals Jarrow Limited and Prax Downstream UK Limited.

Zia-Yusuf
UK

Reform says child rapists would face whole-life prison terms

Reform said the policy would also apply to historic child sexual abuse cases, stating that “mandatory minimums” should be used to ensure such crimes are “sentenced proportionally”.

Migrants boat
UK

UK introduces powers to confiscate migrants’ phones to target smuggling gangs

The move forms part of prime minister Keir Starmer’s efforts to reduce migrant arrivals and address rising support for Brexit figurehead Nigel Farage’s anti-immigration party Reform UK.

Prof Shitij Kapur
UK

UK degree now a ‘visa’, not a passport to jobs, says King’s VC Prof Shitij Kapur

Prof Shitij Kapur said that the expansion of higher education has created a surplus of graduates, meaning universities can no longer promise good jobs for all those who complete degrees.

Starmer-Getty
UK

Starmer open to closer EU market ties in national interest

The prime minister said it would be “better looking to the single market rather than the customs union for our further alignment” to protect trade deals with India and the US.

Starmer
UK

Starmer says he will still be PM next year, dismisses leadership doubts

Starmer said: “I was elected in 2024 with a five-year mandate to change the country, and that's what I intend to do, to be faithful to that mandate.”

Chickenpox vaccine
UK

Chickenpox vaccine for children being rolled out across UK

The vaccine will be given as part of a combined MMRV jab, alongside the existing measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, at 12 and 18 months of age.