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Violence against women on Britain’s trains up more than 50%
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Violent attacks against women on British railways has increased by more than 50% since 2021, according to new data.
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Rail trespassing above pre-Covid levels
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Trespassing on Britain’s railways remains above pre-pandemic levels, figures show.
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Human remains found on railway embankment there for ‘in excess of seven years’
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Human remains found on a railway embankment are believed to have been undiscovered for at least seven years, police have said.
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British Transport Police to boost officer numbers in run up to the Queen’s funeral
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British Transport Police is boosting the number of officers at main railway stations in the run-up to the Queen’s funeral, the force has said.
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Man jailed after attack on rail station worker and attempt to strangle woman
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A man attacked a railway station worker shortly after he was caught on CCTV holding a woman by the throat for 11 seconds.
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Emergency workers ‘did not treat blind man amid live railway track concerns’
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A blind man who died after being hit by a train lay untreated for 10 minutes because emergency services were unsure whether the tracks were still live, an inquest heard.
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‘Alarming’ rise in reports of sexual harassment on public transport
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Reports of sexual harassment and sexual offences to British Transport Police (BTP) have risen by 63% compared with before the pandemic, new figures reveal.
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Train passengers stranded for hours due to damaged electric wires
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Train passengers were stranded on trains and at stations for several hours after overhead electric wires were damaged.
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Network Rail gets on board for Samaritans’ Small Talk Saves Lives
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British reserve may be internationally renowned but a new survey by Samaritans shows how much we rely on small talk as a nation, even with the limiting social restrictions of the pandemic.
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Police make arrests on rail network to help exploited children
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British Transport Police has revealed that more than 1,000 people have been arrested along the railway network in a crackdown to help protect children who are exploited by organised gangs.
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