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Machu Picchu head-on train crash kills one person and injures dozens

Two trains taking tourists to and from Peru’s famed archaeological site collided, killing a railroad worker

Two trains taking tourists to and from Peru’s famed archaeological site of Machu Picchu crashed on Tuesday, killing at least one person and injuring about 30 passengers.

The person killed was a railroad worker, according to Jhonathan Castillo Gonzalez, a captain with the Cuzco police department. He told the Associated Press that the railway suspended services along the rail line connecting Machu Picchu with the nearby city of Cuzco after the accident.

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© Photograph: Craig Hastings/Getty Images

© Photograph: Craig Hastings/Getty Images

© Photograph: Craig Hastings/Getty Images

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LA caps rent hikes for the first time in 40 years to help tenants struggling with affordability

Beginning in February, landlords of most multifamily apartments in the area will be limited to annual rent increases of 1% to 4%, based on local inflation—down from the long-standing 3% to 8% cap in place for the last 40 years. “The measure may provide some relief to renters who want to stay in place without...

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Judge me on what I do, says new EHRC chair after transgender groups’ criticism

Mary-Ann Stephenson says she must build relationship with LGBTQ+ sector amid debate over single-sex spaces

The new chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission has asked campaigners who raised doubts about her appointment to “judge me on what I do”.

In one of her first media interviews since her appointment at the start of December, Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson pledged to “uphold the rights of everybody across all protected characteristics”, after the UK government overruled the objections of parliament’s women and equalities committee about her suitability for the job.

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© Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA

© Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA

© Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA

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