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Trains will start later on Saturday and finish earlier – and some areas will have no services. The strike will affect those travelling to events such as the Notting Hill Carnival in London and the Reading and Leeds festivals.... Some train firms have advised people to travel on Saturday only if necessary.A Rail Delivery Group spokesperson said: “ The industry will be working hard to keep as many services running as possible.... There will unfortunately be some reduced services on August 26, Fr

A toilet( Mainichi) FUKUOKA--Winners of a Japan toilet poetry contest announced on Oct.... Toilet manufacturer Toto Ltd., headquartered in the southwest Japan city of Kitakyushu, announced its pick of the 40 best poems in the 17th edition of its annual toilet senryu contest, in which composers condensed their experiences and thoughts about washrooms into roughly 17 syllables in Japanese.... Winning the top award was a poem reading:" Standing up/ from the toilet/ and carrying on living." There

Boris Johnson is “ poisoning the well ” of British democracy with his behaviour over allegedly illicit parties in Downing Street, Sir Keir Starmer has warned, claiming that the Prime Minister’s handling of the crisis risked a backlash akin to the fall-out over the 2009 MPs’ expenses scandal. Sir Keir, who has called for the Prime Minister to resign over the scandal, alleged that Mr Johnson “ flagrantly breaks the rules ” and then “ drags as many into the gutter with him by forcing them to defend

He blasted: “ Veterans will no longer have a voice fighting for them around the Cabinet table.... We owe them a huge debt of gratitude.... Sir Keir is a fair weather friend to our brave veterans and has repaid them with a slap in the face.” The Government has insisted that they are not abandoning veterans, with a spokesman arguing:" First and foremost the Defence Secretary will represent veterans at Cabinet ”....

OPINION16 year-olds-will gain the right to vote( Image: Getty) Labour’s plan to give 16-and 17-year-olds the vote isn’t a bold act of democratic renewal.... At 16, you cannot buy a pint, rent a flat, get a tattoo, join a jury, or even leave education.... Just last year, the same Labour MPs who now champion “ votes at 16 ” voted to raise the legal age of marriage from 16 to 18, rightly recognising that adult responsibilities require adult maturity. Why, then, should the solemn act of choosing o