The South East Wales Transport Alliance (SEWTA) is hopeful that the proposed electrification of the region’s rail network may boost the local job sector, creating new employment opportunities. SEWTA represents 10 councils in south-east Wales and is responsible for coordinating transport strategy in the area. The £1bn electrification proposal, which is pending final approval from the UK government, has already elicited a positive response from Welsh Transport Minister Carl Sargeant…

A murder investigation of two women, who were found dead in the early hours of Saturday at a flat in West Yorkshire, is underway after police was alarmed from 250 miles away by one victim’s sister. Kimberley Frank, 17 and Samantha Sykes, 18, were stabbed to death in a first floor flat on Barden Road, Eastmoor, Wakefield, on Saturday. Bodies of both the teenage girls were found after Elisa, 19,…