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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is set to reassure the nation that there is "light at the end of this tunnel", urging the public to put up with short-term financial hardship in exchange for long-term prosperity. In his first speech…

At first the tunnel sloped gently downhill, and there was enough natural light to see the concrete-reinforced walls, dodge the tangle of electric cables and avoid the ventilation pipe hanging loosely from a wall.But only 30 metres inside,…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Rescue operations continue as evening approaches, where workers got trapped in a tunnel construction collapse in Uttarkashi, northern state of Uttarakhand, India, November 27, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File…

Visiting the London terminal of the Eurostar cross-Channel rail service, there is a clear sign of one way that changing circumstances have buffeted the operation.Four years ago, passengers were able to mill about in an open space near the…