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Young Railway Photographer of the Year contest open for entries January 20, 2021 The Young Railway Photographer of the Year competition is now open for entries, with all aspiring railway photographers aged 25 and under invited to submit images. Organised by the Rail Camera Club, the competition has attracted a number of big-name sponsors including Network Rail and the National Railway Museum. There are several attractive prizes on offer including an opportunity to photograph from the top of the...

Heres What Every Secret Code-Word in the Royal Family Means �� Sophie Charlotte Thompson Replay Video UP NEXT The Royal Family uses code words for Royal visits, holidays abroad, and generally keeping the family safe when discussing them over hackable systems. William and Kate have an alias that they use when they go on holiday or on royal tours. Its fair to say that when youre part of the Royal Family, things are done a little differently. And even death is no exception. S...

Forth rail tunnel plan considered technically viable Tunnelling specialists have welcomed proposals to build a new rail tunnel crossing below the Firth of Forth in Scotland as part of plans put forward by the Scottish Green Party to improve the rail network and deliver on carbon net zero transport promises. The Rail for All plan, published earlier this week, proposes a 14.5km long twin bore rail tunnel is driven under the Firth of Forth from Abbeyhill to Seafield, between Kinghorn and Kirkcaldy...

Scottish Greens claim Forth tunnel would boost rail journey times to north-east An ambitious plan to build a rail tunnel underneath the Forth has been unveiled by the Scottish Greens. The party wants a £22 billion "rail revolution" to be at the heart of Scotlands green recovery from Covid-19. As part of that, it claims a tunnel between Leith and Kirkcaldy - at a cost of £4-6 billion - would help boost journey times to and from the north-east. As part of its Rail for All proposal, ...

Kingdom FM On Air Next An ambitious plan to build a rail tunnel underneath the Forth has been unveiled by the Scottish Greens. The party wants a £22 billion "rail revolution" to be at the heart of Scotlands green recovery from Covid-19. As part of that, it claims a tunnel between Leith and Kirkcaldy - at a cost of £4-6 billion - would help boost communities in Fife and across Scotland. As part of its Rail for All proposal, unveiled ahead of this years Scottish Parliament election,...

© PA Sign up for our daily Politics briefing for political exclusives, analysis and debate. Thank you for signing up to our Politics newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The Scottish Greens have promised to dig deep for votes after proposing billion-pound plans to tunnel under the Firth of Forth. As part of a £22 billion “rail revolution”, new tracks that would travel underneath the water between Fife and Edinburgh would be built. The party commissione...

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Once the PM is informed of the death of the Queen, the PMs and governor-generals of the rest of territories where the monarch is presently the head of state will also be informed. Afterwards, the leaders of countries member of the Commonwealth, of which the Queen is also the head, will be given the same announcement.  The last to know naturally would be the public, which would learn of the death from the media.  When the public is made aware, a footman dressed in mourning clothes will come o...

Rogue employers named and shamed for failing to pay minimum wage The 139 named companies failed to pay £6.7 million to over 95,000 workers. From: 139 companies, including major household names, have short-changed their employees and have been fined offending firms failed to pay £6.7 million to their workers, in a completely unacceptable breach of employment law Business Minister Paul Scully says the list should be a ‘wake-up call’ to rogue bosses, as department relaunches naming schem...

The 139 named companies failed to pay £6.7 million to over 95,000 workers. 139 companies, including major household names, have short-changed their employees and have been fined offending firms failed to pay £6.7 million to their workers, in a completely unacceptable breach of employment law Business Minister Paul Scully says the list should be a ‘wake-up call’ to rogue bosses, as department relaunches naming scheme after 2-year pause Almost 140 companies, including some of the UK’s big...