Train driver killed in Bedford crash ‘passed red signal moments before collision’

The deadly crash happened just outside of Bedford on Friday evening (Picture: PA)

A train driver killed in the Bedford rail crash passed a red signal without stopping moments before the collision, investigators have said.

Shaun Burton, 60, was named as the only fatality of the crash that injured around 100 passengers on Friday last week.

His train slammed into another, which had halted due to…

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Facial recognition camera flags one ‘criminal’ out of 330,000 – and that was false alarm

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Out of the 330,000 commuters scanned with facial recognition cameras in London, only one person has been flagged as a criminal – and even this was a false alarm.

British Transport Police has deployed the controversial live facial recognition…

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London Underground driver strikes planned for next week called off by RMT

Commuters are seen on a crowded train at Waterloo Station amid the tube strikes. (Picture: Getty)

Two 24-hour strikes by London Underground drivers next week have been called off after a breakthrough in negotiations.

The RMT union declared victory in their dispute over working hours with Transport for London but insist strikes planned for next month remain on.

The union even announced an…

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Woman sexually assaulted on London Underground in daytime attack

Officers want to speak to this man, who they believe could help with the sexual assault investigation (Picture: British Transport Police)

A woman was sexually assaulted on the London Underground by a man standing behind her.

Detectives are investigating the attack, which happened during the day on board a southbound Victoria line Tube train.

The woman was travelling on the train at about…

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Woman, 28, arrested for murder after man found ‘unresponsive’ at Tamworth station

Police and forensics have sealed off Tamworth station after the body was discovered (Picture: @MattWillisRail)

The body of a man has been discovered in a car park of a train station.

The 28-year-old victim was found dead at Tamworth station car park in the early hours of Sunday.

British Transport Police has launched a murder investigation after being called to Victoria Road at around 2.20am…

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