Disabled travel access an 'embarrassment', MPs say
A report by parliament's cross-party-transport select committee says accessibility failings are "systematic" across all modes of transport.
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One person in hospital but all crew accounted for after North Sea ships collide, says local MP – live
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Starmer must drop ‘cruel’ Pip proposals or face ‘mother of all rebellions’, Labour MP says – UK politics live
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Trump orders ideas from Pentagon for ‘unfettered’ access to Panama canal, officials say
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Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says he won't run for Senate or governor in Michigan
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Record spring break travel expected despite higher costs
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