Ice Sheets Covered Southern The southern highlands of Mars are dissected by hundreds of ancient valley networks (3.9-3.5 billion years old), which are evidence that water once sculpted the Martian surface. According to new research, these valley networks were carved by water melting beneath glacial ice, not by free-flowing rivers …
Read More »Southern Plate Apple Fritters Recipe
Have you ever tried a recipe for the first time and thought to yourself, where have you been all my life? Well, that was me just this past weekend when I opened up my newest cookbook. If you’re wondering, be sure to hop over to my family blog and find …
Read More »Southern rail strike: ‘It’s affected not just me, but my family too"
Phil Horton, a teacher living in Caterham, Surrey, has recorded a video of his challenging journey to work as striking train drivers bring the Southern network to a halt. About 300,000 passengers usually travel on Southern services every weekday and people are being warned not to travel.
Read More »Southern rail commuters vent travel frustrations
Southern rail commuters have been expressing their frustration after a drivers’ strike left no trains running. Disruption on the network has been going on for months.
Read More »Southern rail and unions to hold new talks over strikes
Image copyright PA Rail bosses have agreed to hold formal talks with unions in a bid to resolve the Southern rail dispute that has left the network at a standstill. The Aslef union announced the move on the first day of a 48-hour walkout by its train driver members. It …
Read More »Southern headache
Image copyright Getty Images As Southern Rail passengers prepare for yet another strike, many are asking: what’s the dispute actually about? Well, it’s about safety, it’s about jobs and it’s about politics. Let’s take them one at a time. Safety It’s a bit “he says, she says” but bear with …
Read More »Southern rail strike: 48-hour walkout causes chaos for commuters
Image copyright AP Image caption Passengers waiting to board the Gatwick Express at London Victoria faced long queues Rail passengers have been hit by travel chaos as striking train drivers bring the Southern network to a halt. Members of the Aslef union walked out for 48 hours at midnight. A …
Read More »Riding the Rough Roads to Southern Skies
I’m not a sporty person, but sometimes I dream of some sort of grand walking or biking tour. Steve has actually done it- he’s biking across the entire world! Here’s his account of his harrowing trip through Europe and Africa: Like all decisions of great consequence my plan to cycle …
Read More »Southern rail strike: Transport secretary criticises unions
Image copyright EPA Image caption Commuters were earlier warned not to travel on Tuesday by Southern Rail unions have been accused by the transport secretary of “having little interest” in resolving the Southern dispute as a bid to stop further strikes failed. Writing to MPs, Chris Grayling said officials were …
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