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Passengers on commuter trains across England and Wales are set to benefit from radically improved mobile broadband access under new government plans.

Under the proposals, more than £53 million will be invested in fitting out trains with new wifi equipment.

This will enable passengers to receive seamless mobile broadband connections, equivalent to speeds and bandwidth available at stations and off the railway, and at least 10 times better than services they currently experience.

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said: "We all know how frustrating it can be to...

As part of its long-term economic plan to secure Britain’s future, the Government today is agreeing a series of Growth Deals with businesses and local authorities across England.

The Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister will announce the first instalment of plans to invest at least £12 billion in local economies in a series of ‘Growth Deals’.

The money will go towards providing support for local businesses to train young people, create thousands of new jobs, build thousands of new homes and start hundreds of infrastructure projects; including transport improvements and...

Firefighters in England and Wales will strike on eight consecutive days this month, saying that the current proposals by government are unacceptable, unworkable, unrealistic and nothing short of a “vicious“ attack on firefighters’ pensions. Strikes will take place as follows: Monday 14 July: 6am–8am and 5pm–7pm Tuesday 15 July: 6am–8am and 5pm–7pm Wednesday 16 July: 6am–8am and 5pm–7pm Thursday 17 July: 6am–8am and 5pm–7pm Friday 18 July: 6am–8am and 11pm–1am on Saturday 19 July Saturday 19 July: 11am–1pm and 11pm–1am on Sunday 20 July Sunday 20 July: 5pm–7pm Monday 21 July: 6am–8am and...

A police community support officer has been praised by a father after he dramatically stopped a car, with a baby girl inside, from rolling down a hill in St Agnes.

PCSO Richard Hill (pictured) was parked nearby when he saw what he thought was an empty convertible rolling backwards down the slipway towards the beach at Trevaunance Cove.

He saw a man frantically trying to stop the Audi A3 from rolling but the car was gathering pace, heading towards a number of pedestrians who would not have had chance to avoid the car.

He quickly drove his marked police car into the...