Transport for London (TfL) received £500,000 by temporarily changing the names of two Tube stations in the past year, it has been revealed. Old Street became Fold Street last month, raising £300,000 as part of a collaboration with Samsung, while Bond Street was renamed Burberry Street last September, fetching £200,000.

'Thoughtless' Tube station renaming nets £500,000

Network Rail plans to demolish and rebuild the Greek Street roundabout in Stockport next year.

Warning over 'huge' 2025 bridge replacement project

A bus replacement service is operating between Bristol and south Wales during repair works.

Bank holiday disruption as tunnel to shut

Joseph Nicholls wrote Facebook posts that may have led to camera vandalism or theft, a court heard.

Man admits urging others to damage Ulez cameras

A man in his 20s was pronounced dead on Tuesday afternoon, Irish police said.

Two cousins killed following Donegal car crash

Plans for a 150-bed Hilton hotel on derelict land off Plymouth Hoe are still in the pipeline despite slow progress, the city council says. However, before it is built, Plymouth City Council has applied for consent from its planning department to use the former Quality Hotel site as a storage area for city centre redevelopment works for up to two years.

Plans for 150-bed hotel 'still going ahead'

The Lincolnshire Co-op group says it is in "advanced negotiations" with a hotel operator.

Bulldozers to clear way for city hotel

There is an increased police presence in the area while officers investigate.

Man 'performs inappropriate act' in front of children

The plants have an estimated street value of between £544,600 and £1,633,800.

Cannabis farm find 'one of the largest' - police

A council acted properly when it approved 473 new homes on a dairy farm, a judge rules.

Campaigners lose battle over dairy farm development

A man has died and four others are seriously injured after a two-car crash near Tavistock in Devon, police have said. The crash involving a Vauxhall Astra and a Kia Rio happened at Iron Railings Cross, between Haye Down and Longcross, at about 12:55 BST on Monday, Devon and Cornwall Police said.

Man dies and four seriously injured in crash

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Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said he will consider more DUI patrols if voters legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida. Voters will consider Amendment 3 in November. It would allow adults 21 or older to possess, purchase or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical purposes.

More DUI patrols possible if marijuana issue passes

A delayed revamp of a Derbyshire bus station is still scheduled to be carried out but not until next year, a council said. Changes were promised for the bus stations at Alfreton, Matlock and Swadlincote bus stations in 2024 as part of the county’s Bus Service Improvement Plan. But...

Town's bus station revamp will go ahead - council

Application for homes, a children’s nursery, and a retail unit in Hempstead is set to be decided.

Decision expected on 450-home farmland development

Police are appealing for witnesses to the crash, which happened on the A4112 near Kinnersley.

Motorcyclist dies in crash involving car

Two men have been charged with murder after the body of a man was found in a park. Neil Selkirk, 54, was discovered in a grassy area near Shipcote Lane, Gateshead, at 06:10 BST on Sunday, Northumbria Police said. Two men, aged 33 and 39, were arrested near the scene...

Two charged with murder after body found in park

Excavators say they only found "relatively minor" remains dating back to Anglo-Saxon times.

Mystery after work stops at building site

Lukasz and Agnizeszk say they "don't know what to do" ahead of their wedding day in two weeks.

Bride-to-be lost wedding dress in tower block fire

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Two 12-year-old boys have become the youngest people to be convicted in connection with the nationwide public disorder. One of the boys admitted throwing a missile at a police van as he pleaded guilty to two charges of violent disorder during two separate incidents in Manchester.The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was part of a group that gathered outside a Holiday Inn hotel in Manchester on 31 July.Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard how he was filmed by police “kicking the front window of a vape shop” and was seen kicking a bus.The other 12-year-old youth admitted a charge...

Two boys, both aged 12, become youngest to be convicted of violent disorder during nationwide riots

The US Sun

A MAN has today appeared in court charged with murdering a 19-year-old mum who was stabbed to death at a train station. Stephanie Marie was discovered in the car park of Crawley station in West Sussex on Sunday morning. Tragically she couldn’t be saved and was declared dead at the scene. Jason Pascal Flore, 26, […]

Tributes to ‘much-loved’ mum, 19, stabbed to death at train station as man, 26, appears in court charged with murder

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Metro construction to cause months of disruption

Transport for Wales train passengers are urged to check before travelling as metro works...

Metro construction to cause months of disruption

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