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Train driver who cheated death after crashing into tree during Storm Gerrit 'should have been warned

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A TRAIN driver who cheated death during Storm Gerrit when his locomotive hit a tree should have been told of the hazard, it's been claimed. Sources say locals alerted Network Rail ten minutes before the horror smash after spotting the trunk blocking the line at Broughty Ferry, near Dundee, on Wednesday. But the company failed to warn the ScotRail Intercity 125 driver. It is understood that once a call is received, signal staff can make an emergency broadcast to tell trains to stop or slow down while they investigate the report. Read More...

Urgent search for man, 22, after student, 19, murdered inside university halls as cops plea for info

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POLICE are urgently searching for a 22-year-old man after a student was murdered inside a London university halls. The Met Police have pleaded for help in tracing Maher Maaroufe after the 19-year-old woman was killed at Arbour House on Sebastian Street, Clerkenwell, shortly after 5am on Saturday morning. Officers are now desperately searching for the man after the teen was fatally injured at the uni accommodation and pronounced dead at the scene. Read More...

From Strictly to Bake Off and First Dates - here is your full Christmas TV guide

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DECK the halls and bust out the remote...it’s time to watch telly. The big channels have released their Christmas schedules and they are packed with new dramas, comedies and entertainment specials. Deputy TV Editor Felicity Cross picks out the unmissable programmes from Xmas Eve to Boxing Day. CHRISTMAS EVE BBC ONE 3.00: FILM PREMIERE Pokémon Detective Pikachu Fantasy adventure starring Justice Smith. (2019) 4.35: BBC News 4.45: BBC Regional News Read More...