COVID-19

Government funding to railways at almost double pre-Covid levels

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Alex Bestwick

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29 November 2022

Government funding to run Britain’s railways remains nearly double pre-pandemic levels, new figures show.
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Commuters still asked to wear masks despite law change

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Sam Hewitt

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27 January 2022

Legal measures requiring masks and Covid passes in England have been dropped, but commuters in some settings will still be asked to wear face coverings.
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Three-quarters of London transport workers ‘face violence during Covid crisis’

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Shannon Butcher

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9 November 2021

Three out of four transport staff in London have been subjected to violence at work during the Covid crisis, new research suggests.
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Train timetables reduced, Tube lines closed as ‘pinged’ staff self-isolate

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Sam Hewitt

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26 July 2021

Rail operators and Transport for London (TfL) are cutting services because of the rising number of staff self-isolating.
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Shapps: London mask policy ‘in line with’ Government’s thinking

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Sam Hewitt

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14 July 2021

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has supported a decision to make masks compulsory on the London Underground, despite his own Government scrapping the mandatory wearing of face coverings.
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UK railway news roundup

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Sam Hewitt

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14 January 2021

Should essential transport workers be next in line for COVID-19 vaccinations? Plus, rail passengers are being urged to check their journeys as timetables are cut following lockdown measures.
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Hancock brands those who packed trains out of London ‘irresponsible’

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Sam Hewitt

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21 December 2020

Passengers who crowded on to trains to escape the tightening of COVID-19 restrictions in London have been branded “totally irresponsible” by the Health Secretary Matt Hancock.
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Birmingham New Street’s Christmas Eve meal returns as takeaway

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Sam Hewitt

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4 December 2020

Birmingham New Street’s highly successful Christmas Eve meal for the city’s homeless is returning this year – but with a difference.
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COVID-19 tests on trains find no evidence of virus

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Sam Hewitt

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17 November 2020

No evidence of coronavirus was found in tests on trains used by Britain’s largest rail franchise.
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