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Union bosses say huge economic benefits of HS2’s northern leg ‘must not be squandered because of ongoing Conservative incompetence’

Prime Minister has been accused of 'shifting the goalposts' on its environmental plans

Critics say uncertainty will disincentivise investment, slow path to net-zero and reduce opportunities green jobs in the north

The petition showing 'the power of the public' against the Tory-backed cull of 974 ticket counters comes just a fortnight after hundreds marched to No10 in protest at the plans

People are rising up against plans to close rail station ticket office

Public consultation on cost-cutting plans ends on Friday, as drivers strike again over jobs and pay

More than 460,000 people have responded to a consultation into planned closures, which will hit the elderly, vulnerable and disabled - and put more than 2,300 station jobs at risk

MORE than 315,000 people have so far responded to a public consultation over plans to close many railway station ticket offices – including…

The general secretary of the RMT said the boarded up ticket offices at train stations will be a permanent reminder of the Government's "vandalism" of the industry if closures go ahead

The National Pensioners' Convention fears the bid to shut hundreds of station counters will thwart OAPs' attempts to travel by train