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Wednesday’s power outage at Strathfield still causing delays across the system. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSydney trains still disrupted after yesterday’s power failureSydney commuters face widespread disruption this morning as the city’s train network recovers after a high-voltage wire fell on to the top of a train at Strathfield yesterday afternoon, trapping 300 passengers and sparking chaotic scenes during the evening rush. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/may/21/australia-news-live-sydney-train-delays-taree-nsw-floods-coalition-breakup-david-littleproud-sussan-ley-nationals-liberals-ntwnfb Author : Martin Farrer Publish date : 2025-05-20 20:39:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Foreign secretary tells parliament that the Israeli government’s ‘egregious actions and rhetoric’ are isolating the country from its friends and partnersThe Scottish secretary has said the new UK-EU trade deal provides “12 years of certainty and stability” for the fishing industry, amid criticism from the industry that the government has made too large a concession to the EU on fishing rights.The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) has described the deal as a “horror show”, but Ian Murray said: “I don’t agree with that.”It gives 12 years of certainty and stability for the industry, it doesn’t change any of the deal that

New rules on agrifood products viewed as positive but some companies say they no longer need to use British suppliersThe UK’s trade deal with the European Union is expected to smooth trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, but for some businesses in the latter it no longer matters, as they have ditched British suppliers.“Overall the deal is welcome but we’re indifferent,” said Peter Bradley, a director of the Mid-Ulster Garden Centre. “We give our business now to Dutch, Italian and Republic of Ireland companies. We’ve got into a nice pattern and rhythm, post-Brexit, and British suppliers have almost become