Travel & Transport
Airport Confirms Goodbyes Remain Free at Home
New Loved-One Levy ensures nobody reaches the terminal without making an appropriate emotional contribution to aviation.
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Travel & Transport
Rail Industry Identifies 14-Minute Window When Tracks Are Neither Too Wet Nor Too Dry
Passengers advised to keep bags packed in case Britain briefly reaches acceptable dampness.
UK Politics & Public Life
Northbridge Turns Rooftop Standoff Into Tactical Policy
A Salford rooftop standoff inspires Northbridge to turn roof awakening into an expensive fictional policing doctrine.
UK Politics & Public Life
Barminster Confirms Standing in Pubs Is Legal but Has a File on It
Standing in pubs remains legal. Barminster Council would simply like to know whether putting one foot on the brass rail counts as a mixed use development.
Travel & Transport
Metro Cab Mock Up Finds Job Teaching Children Railway Safety
A Metro cab replica joins railway safety lessons, then faces the fictional horror of becoming a public engagement employee.
Business & Economy
Engineering Industry Abolishes Lead Times After Customers Confirm They Needed It Yesterday
Manufacturers have been instructed to make obsolete bespoke components several days before customers realise they need them.
Travel & Transport
Thameslink Seat Cushions Find Britain’s Softest Reform
Thameslink will upgrade more than 60,000 seat cushions from 2027, turning a hard commuter complaint into a government success story.
Travel & Transport
Rail Freight Growth Target Gives Containers Career Plans
The rail freight growth target promises more goods by train, more targets on paper and one increasingly ambitious container.
Culture & Entertainment
Stanley Spencer Export Block Leaves the Gallery Wall Laughing
A temporary export restriction keeps Stanley Spencer’s important diptych in Britain while galleries try to raise £450,000.
Culture & Entertainment
Channel Faux demands complete transparency from other people
A year long investigation has established that wealthy donors are deeply suspicious unless they fund a year long investigation.