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A photo dated 08/01/18 of commuters on board a Greater Anglia carriage at Shenfield in Essex. There are men and women. Some are looking at their phone and others are standing

Commuter train routes blocked due to line damage

Greater Anglia says all lines have now reopened between Cheshunt and Broxbourne.

A steel and glass airport terminal building with cars parked in front of it. It is dusk and the sky is purple.

Airport to introduce barrier-free drop-offs

The airport is to bring in an automated number plate recognition (ANPR) system.

Plane flying over Stansted airport, with a sign to the terminal in the foreground.

Stansted expects millions more passengers by 2040

Stansted says it will be engaging with the local community on what the plan will involve.

Custody photo of Samson Kuteyi who is wearing a black tracksuit with a white top underneath

International drug dealer jailed after airport find

The 32-year-old drug dealer will be spending the next six years behind bars.

A Jet2 aeroplane flying against a pale grey sky. It is painted white and has Jet written in red and 2 written in white in large letters on its body

Woman, 79, met by armed police after Jet2 tuna row

The woman says she refused to pay £9 as it was frozen in the middle.

Stansted Airport on a cloudy day. Airport control tower to the left in the background

London Stansted records 'busiest day in history'

It says more than 107,000 passengers passed through the terminal on 27 October.

A CGI image how the departures lounge at Stansted could look. It is a large, open-plan room underneath a white roof. There are various shops and a departures board. Passengers are walking through with their suitcases.

All you need to know about £1bn airport expansion

London Stansted Airport will become the UK's second busiest airport due to the bumper investment.

A Greater Anglia passenger train at a station.

Train crashes into van at level crossing

National Rail says commuters using various operators should expect disruption for several hours.

A CGI image of how the expanded airport will look. The main terminal building has a large white roof. To the right is where the planes are based. In the background there are car parks.

Billions pumped into Essex's transport gateways

London Stansted Airport and London Gateway are to benefit from the major funding deals.