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Train drivers at nine rail companies to strike on August 13 Train drivers at nine rail companies are to strike on August 13 over pay, their union Aslef announced.
Keir Starmer sacks shadow transport minister who backed rail strikesLabour said he had been fired for making unauthorised media appearances.
Admiralty stops printing paper nautical charts after 222 yearsSailors will now have to use digital versions in a move described as ‘quite sad’ and might disadvantage older peopleSince the first maritime maps were printed by the department of the Admiralty 222 years ago, they have been a mainstay of vessels across the world.Nearly two centuries after hydrographer Alexander Dalrymple’s charts were first produced from copper plates in 1800, the blue and yellow maps represent the global standard for nautical navigation, from naval tankers to pleasure yachts.But soon all that will change as the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) revealed on Tuesday that from 2026, its roughly 3,500 charts, used by 90 per cent of ships trading internationally, will be available only digitally amid a decline in demand.The agency said the decision had been prompted by a “rapid decline” in demand for paper charts, with more sailors using electronic devices on board.However, many sailors currently use non-official navigation systems, which warn they should not be used as a replacement for government-produced charts.One popular brand, GEONAV, displays the automatic warning: “The electronic chart is an aid to navigation designed to facilitate the use of authorised government charts, not to replace them.”The digital shift raises the prospect of future mariners having no paper backup to rely on in the event their electronic navigation systems fail.
Man fleeing Wiltshire crash scene attacked by emus
Celebrating new ways of reducing CO2 - the art of cutting carbonScientists have invented a magical gadget that sucks the ink off printer paper so each sheet can be used 10 times over.The trick to the so-called "de-printer" is specially coated paper, which stops ink (or powdered toner) from soaking into the page. A powerful laser then vaporises the ink.Lead developer, Barak Yekutiely from Reep Technologies in Israel, describes it as circular printing."If we care about the planet, we must stop cutting down so many trees," he says.
‘Spoiled rich kid’ slurs against Briton killed by helicopter blades must stop, says sisterJack Fenton had never flown in a chopper before and pilots ‘gave him no guidance’ about avoiding spinning tail rotorA British holidaymaker had never flown in a helicopter before he was fatally injured by a rotor blade in Greece, his sister has claimed as she hit back at claims he was an “obnoxious wealthy kid”.Jack Fenton, 22, was killed instantly when he walked into the spinning tail blade as he disembarked a Bell 407 helicopter that had flown him and three friends from Mykonos to Spata, near Athens International Airport.Greek authorities provoked fury on Tuesday by publicly claiming Mr Fenton had been killed after running back in the direction of the helicopter with his phone to his ear, ignoring warnings from the ground crew. On Wednesday, Mr Fenton’s sister, Daisy, told The Telegraph she wanted to set the record straight after seeing a slew of inaccurate stories about her brother.
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‘She’s delusional’: Roundhay voters on Tory leadership contender Liz TrussAs Leeds prepares to host hustings, residents of leafy suburb where Truss grew up take issue with her claims about the area
Senior Tory urges Liz Truss to explain deletion of abortion rights from statementExclusive: Equalities committee chair Caroline Nokes joins international outcry after UK dilutes commitment to women’s rights without consultationA senior Conservative MP has asked the foreign secretary, Liz Truss, to explain why the UK government appeared to perform a “sudden backtracking on women’s rights” after commitments to abortion and sexual health rights were removed from an official multi-nation statement on gender equality.