Metro Front Page 18th of September 2024
Glasgow will host a scaled-down version of the Commonwealth Games again, following a deal by the Scottish government to revive the 2014 event, with the aim of boosting local engagement and economic growth.
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Striking a more optimistic tone, the Metro reports that part-time rail commuters will be offered flexible season tickets, as firms prepare for workers to return to offices from 1 August. Great Western Railway is set to introduce a “three-days-in-seven” season ticket on trains into the capital, the paper says, with “dynamic discounting” promised on Merseyrail and Greater Anglia services. The Department of Transport has reportedly encouraged other operators to come up with similar offers.
Metro Front Page 17th of September 2024
BBC news anchor Huw Edwards has avoided a jail sentence after being convicted of possessing illegal child sex videos, with the court’s decision to impose a £5,000 fine instead prompting public outrage over the perceived leniency.
Metro Front Page 16th of September 2024
Prince Harry has received a public 40th birthday greeting from the Prince and Princess of Wales via their official Instagram account, featuring a photograph of him smiling.
Metro Front Page 13th of September 2024
Metro reports that rock icon Jon Bon Jovi intervened to assist a distressed woman on a US bridge.