Christmas travel chaos as Storm Pia hits and strikes halt Eurostar

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There were chaotic scenes at [London](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZ8k3P0S4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvbG9uZG9uP2xpZD1vaGpuMGRkaDltcW0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIyLzEyLzIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWEN0SFZbbr35pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Euston and Kings Cross as damage to overhead wires between Watford and Milton Keynes disrupted the main route to [Manchester](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZ8k3P0S8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvbWFuY2hlc3Rlcj9saWQ9NHBpYndhMm4zMnFpJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMi8xMi8yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplhDdEhWW269-aUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), while a fallen tree near Doncaster also knocked out travel on the East Coast Main Line to [Edinburgh](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZ8k3P0S7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvZWRpbmJ1cmdoP2xpZD1qbTBzeDg3YXJibTcmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIyLzEyLzIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWEN0SFZbbr35pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). At Heathrow Airport, British Airways cancelled dozens of flights between domestic and international destinations in Europe and the United States, while a shock French strike at the Eurotunnel left tens of thousands of passengers on 30 Eurostar trains from London, Paris and Brussels unable to travel. 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UK](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZ8k3P0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9zcG91c2UtdmlzYS11ay1uZXctdmlzYS1ydWxlcy1lYXJuaW5ncy1iMjQ2ODIzMy5odG1sP2xpZD1zdzZ1MnduOWlmZDkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIyLzEyLzIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWEN0SFZbbr35pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZ8k3P0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvbWFyeS1lYXJwcy1zcG9ydHMtcGVyc29uYWxpdHktb2YtdGhlLXllYXItYjI0NjcwMTIuaHRtbD9saWQ9NmF6dnUwazYxNnZsJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMi8xMi8yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplhDdEhWW269-aUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ Government accused of ‘another half thought through idea to placate the hardliners on their own back benches’ 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lost’](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZ8k3P0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9ob21lLW5ld3MvYWxleC1iYXR0eS1tb3RoZXItbWlzc2luZy10ZWVuLWZvdW5kLWIyNDY4MjA0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTl3ZmVjcjFvZzg4biZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjIvMTIvMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZYQ3RIVltuvfmlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZ8k3P0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9ob21lLW5ld3MvYmliYnktc3RvY2tob2xtLWRlYXRoLXBvbGljZS1kb3JzZXQtYjI0NjI2OTcuaHRtbD9saWQ9ZGJ1ZHZkZ2Rwb2h6JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMi8xMi8yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplhDdEhWW269-aUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ ‘I’ve been lying to try and protect my mum and grandad,’ says teen reunited with grandmother after six years 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~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZ8k3P0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9jcmltZS9icmlhbm5hLWdoZXktbXVyZGVyLXRyaWFsLXN0YWJiaW5nLXdhcnJpbmd0b24tYjI0NjEwMDYuaHRtbD9saWQ9bzRjZDF0cXRqYzNoJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMi8xMi8yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplhDdEhWW269-aUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ [How did murder-obsessed girl plotted Brianna’s brutal murder?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZ8k3P0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9jcmltZS9icmlhbm5hLWdoZXktbXVyZGVyLXRyaWFsLXN0YWJiaW5nLXdhcnJpbmd0b24tYjI0NjEwMDYuaHRtbD9saWQ9dzE0NXl4cGs1YmI4JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMi8xMi8yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplhDdEhWW269-aUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) A teenage girl with a fascination for serial killers watched her favourite film Sweeney Todd as she and a teenage boy put the [finishing touches to a meticulous plan](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZ8k3P0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9jcmltZS9icmlhbm5hLWdoZXktbXVyZGVyLXRyaWFsLWxhdGVzdC1iMjQ1NDA3Mi5odG1sP2xpZD10bjBrbWRuYnk1MTQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIyLzEyLzIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWEN0SFZbbr35pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) for a brutal [murder](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZ8k3P0S4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvbXVyZGVyP2xpZD0wcWU5cTk2c3E3ZzMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIyLzEyLzIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWEN0SFZbbr35pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). The following day, the girl lured transgender [teenager Brianna Ghey](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZ8k3P0S-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvYnJpYW5uYS1naGV5P2xpZD1wMWdzYmhjYjhhdjcmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIyLzEyLzIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWEN0SFZbbr35pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) to a park in Culcheth, near [Warrington](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZ8k3P0S8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvd2FycmluZ3Rvbj9saWQ9b3o4ZXJocjV1YTJjJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMi8xMi8yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplhDdEhWW269-aUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), having already tried and failed to kill the 16-year-old with an overdose of ibuprofen. In a frenzied attack, the young killers stabbed Brianna 28 times with a hunting knife, the first victim from their “kill list” of at least five child targets. [Read the full story here](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZ8k3P0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9jcmltZS9icmlhbm5hLWdoZXktbXVyZGVyLXRyaWFsLXN0YWJiaW5nLXdhcnJpbmd0b24tYjI0NjEwMDYuaHRtbD9saWQ9NXlnMnhhZjkyZXFxJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMi8xMi8yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplhDdEhWW269-aUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)   Watch / [Pub chef who murdered ex partner confesses in undercover police footage](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZ8k3P0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHYvbmV3cy9kYXJyZW4tb3NtZW50LWNoZWYtbXVyZGVyLWNvbmZlc3Npb24tZm9vdGFnZS1iMjQ2NzQwMC5odG1sP2xpZD10anBqd3o0M2ZpcGwmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIyLzEyLzIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWEN0SFZbbr35pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZ8k3P0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHYvbmV3cy9kYXJyZW4tb3NtZW50LWNoZWYtbXVyZGVyLWNvbmZlc3Npb24tZm9vdGFnZS1iMjQ2NzQwMC5odG1sP2xpZD15dWo3ejV3YmphcXMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIyLzEyLzIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWEN0SFZbbr35pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ The Independent Debate The Independent Debate [Should Michelle Mone be expelled from Lords following PPE scandal?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZ8k3P0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdWsvcG9saXRpY3MvYmFyb25lc3MtbW9uZS1zdHJpcHBlZC10aXRsZS1wcGUtYjI0Njc4NzIuaHRtbD9saWQ9MGswNWU3bjZvNTNnJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMi8xMi8yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplhDdEhWW269-aUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Quite honestly, apart from a whacking donation to the Tories, I’ve no idea why Cameron elevated her to the Lord’s in the first place. Her contributions to the House averaged about one a year and she’s done little to contribute to anything except for her self-promotion and enrichment. Her morality compass is broken (if it ever existed - she apparently fessed up to lying on CV to get her first job). She has brought the House of Lords into serious dis-repute and she has repeatedly told lies to protect the secrecy of her offshore trust arrangements and wealth. She may well be excellent at flogging knickers and bras but I rather think she’s hard-wired to be deceitful, unethical, greedy and immoral.     TheSnowQueen     TheSnowQueen           I guess that depends on whether or not the HoL represents an ideological example of what the common person should be aspiring to and looking at for leadership. With members like Mone the example is not one of integrity, honour and respect.     Freedom     Freedom           [Share your opinion and read the full debate here.](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZ8k3P0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdWsvcG9saXRpY3MvYmFyb25lc3MtbW9uZS1zdHJpcHBlZC10aXRsZS1wcGUtYjI0Njc4NzIuaHRtbD9saWQ9Ymd2NWh5c201a3ZiJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMi8xMi8yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplhDdEhWW269-aUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) NUMBER OF THE DAY 23 Here are 23 brilliant performances buried within terrible movies. [Louis Chilton](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZ8k3P0TAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2xvdWlzLWNoaWx0b24_bGlkPWt4b3FxMW16YXdwZSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjIvMTIvMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZYQ3RIVltuvfmlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) picks a handful of great roles that deserved better than the films they appeared in. [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZ8k3P0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2Jlc3QtYWN0aW5nLWJhZC1tb3ZpZXMtd29yc3QtYjI0NjcwOTYuaHRtbD9saWQ9bXJocHl2ZjdiYmF3JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMi8xMi8yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplhDdEhWW269-aUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) QUOTE OF THE DAY "Ludicrous” – [Rishi Sunak](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZ8k3P0S9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvcmlzaGktc3VuYWs_bGlkPXVvZGp3cTdobDN6NCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjIvMTIvMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZYQ3RIVltuvfmlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)’s government sparked anger and ridicule for boasting that its “Network North” transport pledge will see £235m spent on London potholes. [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZ8k3P0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9oczItbW9uZXktbG9uZG9uLXBvdGhvbGVzLXRvcmllcy1iMjQ2NzcwMC5odG1sP2xpZD02MzVqc2J3anc5dGwmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIyLzEyLzIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWEN0SFZbbr35pSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZ8k3P0S5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3Vic2NyaWJlL2FwcD9saWQ9M2kyZm9ob2t1anQxJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMi8xMi8yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplhDdEhWW269-aUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ 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