National police force policing Britain’s railway network
Two southbound East Midlands Railway services have collided south of Bedford this evening. Emergency services have declared a major incident; one person has died at the scene, 11 have suffered life‑threatening injuries, 22 are seriously hurt and dozens more have minor injuries. Rail lines to London St Pancras are closed and investigations are under way.
The Guardian, Independent report that David Stroud has become the first person convicted under a new UK harassment law targeting sex-based harassment on public transport and elsewhere. He has admitted to, and been convicted for, harassing a woman on a Hastings-to-London rail journey and for a separate stalking campaign. He receives a community order and other sanctions.
A person has been killed on the Edinburgh–Glasgow line near Croy, triggering widespread disruption during the morning peak. About 40 trains are cancelled or delayed as emergency services respond; some services are diverted via Cumbernauld and Falkirk Grahamston. The line remains affected with delays expected to continue into the morning.