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Tuesday briefing: Can Andy Burnham beat Britain’s headphone dodgers?

Global Published 20 October 2026, 10:44 · archived 20 Oct 2026

In today’s newsletter: The prime minister’s campaign against noisy passengers has struck a chord with commuters. Whether anyone hears him remains to be seen.Good morning.Me again, back from the October school holiday (a week in glorious Wales, thanks for asking) and ready to hear your commuter woes. For our prime minister, it’s “one of the most annoying things on public transport”: maybe you’re trying to work, or read, or you’ve finally got your kid to sleep, when someone starts blasting sound from their phone at full volume.France | The prime minister has said he has asked regional authoritie...

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