Commuter rail strike talks resume as London braces for another disrupted week
Unions and operators return to the table after a weekend of cancelled services across the South East.
Tuition fee debate reignites as student debt figures land
MPs clash over graduate repayments and maintenance support gaps.
Fresh student-debt statistics pushed tuition fees back onto the Commons agenda, with opposition MPs arguing that maintenance loans no longer cover rent in major university cities.
The government pointed to targeted hardship funds. Student unions said those pots run dry by February.
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