The train came off the tracks near Cleon in Normandy at around 7.45pm on Friday

At least 44 people have sustained injuries after a passenger train carrying approximately 180 people came off the rails in northern France, authorities have confirmed.

The train derailed close to Cléon in Normandy at roughly 7.45pm on September 11, resulting in one carriage overturning and four carriages leaving the tracks.

Reports from the area have subsequently indicated the casualty count may be greater, with an 18-year-old woman understood to be in a critical condition and 43 passengers believed to have sustained minor injuries.

A major emergency operation was launched in response to the incident, with French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot confirming 140 firefighters had been dispatched to the location.

The regional TER train had been travelling between Rouen and Caen when it derailed between Tourville and Elbeuf-Saint-Aubin, within the Cléon commune area of Seine-Maritime, reports the Express.

Mr Tabarot stated: “At this time, the provisional report indicates about twenty injured. 140 firefighters are deployed on site to provide assistance to the injured and passengers.

“Along with the prefect, who is heading to the scene and coordinating the mobilization of emergency services, and the SNCF teams, we are closely following the situation.”

The prefecture of Normandy and Seine-Maritime gave a separate estimate that roughly 200 passengers had been aboard, contrasting with the figure of 180 provided by the transport minister.

It stated: “A passenger train operating the Rouen-Caen route derailed this evening, Friday, September 11, around 7:45 pm, near the municipalities of Cléon and Tourville-la-Rivière.”

“Approximately 200 passengers were on board.”

The Seine-Maritime prefect activated the departmental operational centre at 8pm, merely 15 minutes following the derailment, and initiated the ORSEC NOVI emergency plan for incidents involving multiple casualties.

The prefecture urged the public to keep clear of the area, stating: “It is requested to avoid the area. Situation updates will be communicated regularly.”

Questions are now surfacing about what led to the train leaving the rails.

A police source told French broadcaster BFMTV that the regional train collided with an unidentified object prior to the derailment.

Nevertheless, the cause of the crash has yet to be officially confirmed.

One woman quoted by local media described shattered windows following the impact, with passengers reportedly hurt by flying glass and debris inside the train.

Rail services have been entirely halted in both directions on the Rouen-Caen line following the derailment.

Services on the Paris-Rouen-Le Havre and Rouen-Amiens routes have also faced significant disruption, according to local reports.

Emergency operations continue at the scene and the public prosecutor’s office has now opened an investigation to establish the cause of the accident.

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There are set to be delays for hours

A person has been hit by a train in the Cambridgeshire area. Emergency services are at the scene of an “incident” in the Ely area this morning (Friday, September 11).

National Rail has confirmed a person has been hit by a train. A National Rail spokesperson said: “A person has been hit by a train in the Ely area. Whilst the emergency services carry out their work, all lines between these stations are closed. Trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised. Major disruption expected until 3pm.”

For people travelling on Cross Country, Greater Anglia and Great Northern trains, National Rail has advised them on what they can do if their train is affected.

Advice for CrossCountry customers:

Tickets will be accepted on:

• The two CrossCountry services operating before and after your cancelled service;
• Thameslink services between Peterborough and Hitchin connecting in to Great Northern services between Hitchin and Cambridge;
• EMR services between Ely and Peterborough;
• Greater Anglia services between Ely and Stansted Airport.

Advice for Greater Anglia customers:

• Trains are unable to run between Thetford and Cambridge North;
• Trains between Ipswich and Peterborough have been suspended.

For people travelling between Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge and Peterborough, they are told to travel to Cambridge, change on a Thameslink train to Stevenage and then board a train at Stevenage to Peterborough.

Advice for Great Northern customers:

All lines are blocked between Cambridge and Kings Lynn. National Rail “strongly advises” people to delay their journeys between these stations until later.

Tickets will be accepted on the following services:

• Thameslink and Great Northern services between London stations, Cambridge, and Ely;
• Greater Anglia services between London Liverpool Street, Cambridge, and Ely;
• London Underground services between London Terminals.

Replacement buses have also been requested to run between Cambridge and Ely.

British Transport Police have been contacted for more information.

Beverley Callard has spoken out about how she is “not herself” amid her cancer battle and was recently forced to cancel huge plans with a loved one because she just wasn’t feeling up to it

Beverley Callard has admitted she is struggling with having to put her life on hold amid her breast cancer battle.

The actress, 69, announced earlier this year that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer around the time she joined RTE soap Fair City. The soap legend, who is best known for having starred as Rovers Return landlady on Coronation Street on and off for 30 years, has been keeping her fans updated ever since.

On Friday night, the star, who recently completed radiotherapy, explained to her followers that she is currently preparing for “more tests and scans” as well as an endoscopy, for which she will have to be sedated.

Whilst she had had a great week at work, she found the days “long and hard” and by the time the weekend rolled around, she was left unable to attend a close friend’s wedding.

Speaking in a new video posted to Instagram, she said: “Oh, it’s been a hell of a week. In some ways, it’s been fantastic. Work was amazing, fantastic scripts. I was working with great actors, so we did really good stuff, but also we laughed a lot as well, it was amazing. But they were long, hard days.

“And it catches up with you when you’re not well. It’s great for me in one way, because it takes your mind off everything. I’m at work again but I’ve also got to have more tests now, and more scans.

“And the first one is on Thursday, I have to have an endoscopy. And apparently, I’ve got to be sedated for that, so they’re just checking out inside and seeing how that all is.

“But I am tired, and I’m not myself yet. To be honest, the whole thing just makes you put real life on hold, and I find that quite hard. I should have been going to a really mega Irish wedding tonight of someone who’s very dear to me, and I’m not up to it. I’m not up to partying yet, at all. I will be, I’m sure, but not just yet.

“So, time will tell. I’m trying my best. Today, I’ve been very lazy aside from walking the dogs, which you can have a look at on John’s Instagram! Yes, walking in the countryside. And thanks for all your messages, and keep telling me how you’re doing, please, as well.”

Beverley, who is also known for starring in Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps and last year filmed I’m A Celebrity…South Africa but was unable to attend the live final due to her illness, was optimistic about the situation in the caption of her post.

She wrote: “A bit of a chat about how I fell and what’s next…just don’t feel myself at all…but I WILL get there.” Beverley was instantly supported by her followers in the comments section of the post.

One wrote: “Keep going Bev. It’s really hard at times, especially the caner fatigue but take each day at a time.” Another said: “Sending love from a long time Corrie fan. You’re doing fantastic.”

Another said: “All you can do is your best and your body will tell you when you’re able,” whilst a fourth said: “Hang in there lovely lady. All the best this week.”

If you have been affected by this story, advice and support can be found at Breast Cancer Support.

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Qasim Rizwan, from Bolton, required every unit of rare blood available to him in the country after being diagnosed with autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA). Doctors initially struggled to match his blood type but scientists discovered he was a rare mix, including r’r’, a subtype of the Rhesus system that is shared by roughly one in 10,000 people. Only around 50 blood donors are type r’r’. Qasim, now 9, visited NHSBT’s national frozen blood bank in Liverpool in August with his father Rizwan Ahmed, 46, and brother Yusuf to thank staff for their help (NHSBT/PA)

A Just Stop Oil protester who likened himself to the Suffragettes after he smashed up a petrol station has had his medical license suspended again for showing ‘no remorse’ for his actions. 

The Doctor, Patrick Hart, complained he couldn’t protest any more because of ‘draconian’ British laws. 

Dr Hart used a hammer and chisel to smash 16 Esso petrol pumps on the M25 in 2022. 

He refused to show remorse for his protest action, which landed him in jail, but said he could no longer attend any protests ‘because he does not want to spend the rest of his life in prison’.

The doctor has likened himself to the Suffragettes by saying that they are ‘celebrated now’ but they ‘acted in a similar way to resist unjust laws and effect change’. 

The outspoken GP, who has appeared on Good Morning Britain, was jailed for 12 months for a Just Stop Oil protest, which blocked a service station on the M25 in 2022. 

He said he took part in the demonstration because he felt he had done all he could to combat the ‘crisis’ and that the effects of the heatwave put ‘increased pressure’ on the NHS, a professional tribunal heard.

The doctor previously told a court that he ‘regrets nothing’ and ‘reminded the Tribunal of actions taken by figures such as Martin Luther King Junior and Nelson Mandela’. 

Last year he was suspended from practising for ten months by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS). 

Now, he has been suspended from practising for a further ten months after a panel found he showed a ‘contempt both for certain laws and the Tribunal process, having made it clear that he thought both were wrong to be punishing him’.

He qualified as a doctor in 2010 and was a practising GP at Bridge View Medical Practice in Bristol at the time of the protest, the tribunal heard. 

Dr Hart took part in a Just Stop Oil protest in April 2022, where he climbed onto the pipework at the Exolum Pumping Station and disrupted the storage and transportation of fuel.

He was fined £500 for that offence and was on bail.

Then in August 2022, he took part in another protest at Esso Service Station in Thurrock, Essex, where he used a hammer and orange spray paint to damage the petrol pumps.

This led to the closure of the forecourt on the M25 and left three-quarters of the petrol pumps out of action for 24 hours. 

Dr Hart was convicted at Chelmsford Crown Court, Essex, of criminal damage to property valued at £11,000.

He was jailed for a year with the judge deeming the offences were ‘deliberate’ and were committed while he was on bail. 

In May 2023, he invaded the pitch during the Premiership Rugby Final at Twickenham and threw orange-coloured cornflour around, as part of a wave of Just Stop Oil protests at major sporting events at the time.

He was later found not guilty of causing criminal damage to the pitch at Twickenham.  

Dr Hart referred himself to the General Medical Council in September of that year.

An MPTS tribunal was held in 2025, and the panel decided to suspend Dr Hart for ten months.

He was suspended for another ten months in a new tribunal having given no new evidence and showing ‘no remorse’ for his actions. 

The tribunal heard: ‘He told the Tribunal that there was an impasse as he was committed to his position that he acted in good faith and with integrity.

‘He said that the suffragettes, now celebrated in society, acted in a similar way to resist unjust laws and effect change.’

The doctor refused to say that his actions were ‘wrong’ and he said that he had ‘dignity’, knowing he didn’t back down from his conviction.

The panel said: ‘Dr Hart said that he had taken no further part in climate activism that risks arrest because he does not want to spend the rest of his life in prison and the imposition of draconian laws restricting protest has made it ineffectual.

Activists from protest group Just Stop Oil blocked the entrance to the Esso after damaging pumps at the filling station at Thurrock Services on the M25 in Essex in 2022

In May 2023, Hart invaded the pitch during the Premiership Rugby Final at Twickenham and threw orange-coloured cornflour around

‘He said that he does not have access to resources to properly maintain his skills and knowledge other than reading for his own interest but that, in any case, he had no interest in providing such evidence to the Tribunal while it would find him impaired because of his lack of insight.

‘Dr Hart said that, despite being an otherwise law abiding citizen, to act with integrity included sometimes choosing to break certain laws in the interest of effecting change.

‘He said that the recent heatwaves in the UK and Europe had put an increased pressure on health services and that this would continue to get worse.’

The panel added: ‘The Tribunal considered that Dr Hart’s opinions regarding climate change were sincere and deeply held.

‘However, it considered that he had shown no insight into the negative impact of his misconduct or conviction on public confidence or on the profession.

‘Dr Hart was candid in stating his position that he believed he had done nothing wrong and that he was at an impasse with his regulator.

‘The Tribunal considered that Dr Hart had shown contempt both for certain laws and the Tribunal process, having made it clear that he thought both were wrong to be punishing him.

‘The Tribunal determined that Dr Hart had demonstrated no insight into his misconduct and conviction, despite his belief that his insight was excellent.

‘The Tribunal noted that Dr Hart had indicated his main reason for attending this hearing or a subsequent review was to use the public forum to express his views on the climate crisis.

‘The Tribunal considered that this reflected its earlier finding that Dr Hart had demonstrated contempt in some circumstances for both the law and this Tribunal.

‘Despite this, the Tribunal considered that erasure would be disproportionate to Dr Hart at his first review hearing.’

By CAITLIN LENG

Published: 18:18 BST, 11 September 2026 | Updated: 01:06 BST, 12 September 2026

This is the moment thieves used a forklift to tear apart a cash machine from a funeral director’s building. 

Footage of the incident, which occurred on Thursday morning at Halstead High Street in Essex, shows a Matbro digger being used to repeatedly smash into the building, which housed an ATM. 

After creating a gaping hole in the funeral home, a group of men was then captured trying to retrieve the machine before an ambulance arrived at the scene. 

Emergency services were called to the high street at around 1.50am following reports of the incident, where one vehicle used in the incident was found. 

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No arrests have been made at this time, but police have confirmed several witnesses have been spoken to.  

Craig Collier, chief operating officer at Daniel Robinson & Sons funeral home, described being awoken to a call informing him the business had been targeted. 

Mr Collier said the incident made so much noise he believes ‘half the street woke up’. 

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Thieves were captured using a forklift to tear apart a cash machine from a funeral director’s building on an Essex high street

Footage of the incident shows a Matbro digger being used to repeatedly smash into the building, which housed an ATM

The forklift was used to create a gaping hole in the funeral home

‘I have come across cash machine attacks before, but not by funeral homes,’ he told The Telegraph. ‘I was thinking what part of the building is it and the proximity to the deceased?

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‘If there is a breach in the wall, we need to start moving the deceased off site and contacting the families. That was what was going through my head.’

A spokesperson for the business said the funeral home itself is a separate building and is ‘undamaged and operating as normal’. 

They said: ‘As a local family business, we understand the impact this theft has had on the local community in the total loss of the cashpoint, a vital piece of local infrastructure and disruption to the flow of traffic and pedestrians. 

‘There has also been damage to local phone and internet cables potentially affecting business and domestic services.

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‘We are working tirelessly to remove the debris and free up the highway and apologise for any inconvenience whilst temporary repairs and the subsequent full repair take place and ask for everyone’s continued support and understanding.’

Essex Police has since urged anyone with further information, CCTV, dashcam or other footage to ‘please come forward’. 

Reports can be made via the Essex Police website or through the online Live Chat service available 24 hours a day, seven days per week.  Anyone contacting police should quote incident 84 of September 10.

Anonymous reports can also be made to Crimestoppers by visiting their website or calling 0800 555 111.

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A spokesperson for the force said: ‘We have spoken to a number of people who witnessed the incident and we would encourage anyone with information who hasn’t spoken to us yet to please come forward.’ 

The latest tremor came a day after another magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Banda Sea near Indonesia’s Maluku Island on Friday, September 11

Indonesia has been struck by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake at a depth of 376km, it has been announced.

The earthquake was confirmed in Java by ⁠the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) on Saturday, September 12.

The latest tremor came a day after another magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Banda Sea near Indonesia’s Maluku Island on Friday. That quake occurred at a depth of 143 km (89 miles) and had no tsunami potential, according to Indonesia’s geophysics agency.

Java is an island which lies between Bali and Sumatra and is dotted with volcanoes. It is described as a the geographic and economic centre of Indonesia and is home to more than half of its population.

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The quake was recorded about 115km (71 miles) north-east of Teluknaga, on the island of Java, the USGS said.

There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

This is a breaking news story – more to come.

The fairground closed for the evening following the incident

Emergency services rushed to a fairground in Rotherham tonight after a horror incident left three injured, including two children.

The youngsters were on a ride at the Maltby Crags Fair in Rotherham when an incident occurred around 7.30pm. South Yorkshire Police said that it had received reports of the incident involving the three people.

The injuries of the three are not said to be serious, reports The Mirror.

A spokesperson for South Yorkshire Police said: “Emergency services are currently in attendance at an incident at Maltby Crags Fair in Rotherham after two young people, aged 11 and 13, and a 21-year-old woman were injured while on a ride.“They have been taken to hospital for treatment and the fairground has now closed for the evening (11 September).“Blyth Lane was closed between Muglet Lane and Victoria Road to allow people to safely exit the fairground but has since been reopened.”

South Yorkshire residents posted on social media that a ride at the funfair had “malfunctioned”, reports YorkshireLive.

Former Rother Valley MP Alexander Stafford wrote on Facebook: “News from the fair in Maltby, where a ride has reportedly injured a child. I believe only one child is involved, but please check on your children if they are currently there.”

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The body of Tasia Fortune was discovered hanging in the backyard of an abandoned home in Jackson, Mississippi on August 3 – the death has since been ruled as a homicide

A man has been arrested in connection with the death of Tasia Fortune, a black woman who was found hanging from a tree in Mississippi.

Police discovered Fortune’s body hanging in the backyard of an abandoned home in Jackson on August 3. The state medical examiner’s office determined that the death was a homicide, Jackson Police Chief RaShall Brackney said.

Brackney said at a news conference on Friday, September 11 that police had secured search and arrest warrants for the man and arrested him when they encountered him walking on the street.

The medical examiner’s determination allowed police to execute the warrants they already had on hand.

“This case remains active and additional arrests will be pending,” Brackney said.

Christy Spivey, Fortune’s mother, said Friday after police told her of the arrest that, “I just started crying and told them ‘thank you, thank you, thank you.’”

Spivey said police did not share a motive or whether DNA led them to the arrest. Spivey said she did not know the man who had been arrested, but was asking her daughter’s friends if they knew him. Spivey described the family as “in disbelief” and “shock.”

“We still don’t have a lot of answers,” Spivey said.

Police discovered Fortune’s body hanging in the backyard of an abandoned home in Jackson on Aug. 3.

Fortune died less than a year after the hanging deaths of 21-year-old Trey Reed, a Black student at Delta State University in Cleveland, and Cory Zukatis, an unhoused white man in his 30s, in Vicksburg.

The train came off the tracks near Cléon in Normandy at around 7.45pm on Friday

At least 44 people have been hurt after a passenger train carrying approximately 180 people came off the rails in northern France, authorities have confirmed.

The train derailed near Cléon in Normandy at about 7.45pm on September 11, with one carriage tipping over and four carriages leaving the tracks, reports the Express.

Local reports have since indicated the number of casualties could be greater, with an 18 year old woman reportedly in a critical condition and 43 passengers said to have sustained minor injuries. A major emergency response was launched following the incident, with French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot saying 140 firefighters had been dispatched to the scene.

The regional TER train had been travelling between Rouen and Caen when it derailed between Tourville and Elbeuf-Saint-Aubin, in the vicinity of the Cléon commune in Seine-Maritime. Mr Tabarot said: “At this time, the provisional report indicates about twenty injured. 140 firefighters are deployed on site to provide assistance to the injured and passengers.

“Along with the prefect, who is heading to the scene and coordinating the mobilization of emergency services, and the SNCF teams, we are closely following the situation.”

The prefecture of Normandy and Seine-Maritime separately estimated that roughly 200 passengers had been on board, compared with the figure of 180 given by the transport minister. It stated: “A passenger train operating the Rouen-Caen route derailed this evening, Friday, September 11, around 7:45 pm, near the municipalities of Cléon and Tourville-la-Rivière.

“Approximately 200 passengers were on board.”

The prefect of Seine-Maritime activated the departmental operational centre at 8pm, just 15 minutes after the derailment, and triggered the ORSEC NOVI emergency plan for incidents involving numerous victims.

The prefecture urged members of the public to keep away from the area, adding: “It is requested to avoid the area. Situation updates will be communicated regularly.”

Questions are now being raised about what caused the train to leave the tracks.

A police source told French broadcaster BFMTV that the regional train struck an unidentified object prior to the derailment.

However, the cause of the crash has not yet been officially confirmed.

One woman quoted by local media described broken windows following the impact, with passengers reportedly sustaining injuries from shards of glass and objects on board the train.

Rail services have been brought to a complete standstill in both directions on the Rouen-Caen line in the wake of the derailment.

Services on the Paris-Rouen-Le Havre and Rouen-Amiens routes have also faced severe disruption, according to local reports.

Emergency operations are continuing at the scene and the public prosecutor’s office has now launched an investigation to establish the cause of the accident.