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• Samaritans’ Small Talk Saves Lives campaign, in partnership with Network Rail and British Transport Police, launches as over half of UK adults (67%) would appreciate someone checking on them, by offering words of support, if they were struggling to cope
• London Bridge station hosts ‘The Power of Words Exhibition’– celebrating people who have saved lives by using small talk
• New campaign film reminds the public that when it comes to saving a life, you already have a life-saving kit available to you – your words

• Samaritans’ Small Talk Saves Lives campaign, in partnership with Network Rail and British Transport Police, launches as over half of adults in Wales and Borders (69%) would appreciate someone checking on them, by offering words of support, if they were struggling to cope
• New campaign film reminds the public that when it comes to saving a life, you already have a life-saving kit available to you – your words

• Samaritans’ Small Talk Saves Lives campaign launches as over half of UK adults (67%) would appreciate someone checking on them, by offering words of support, if they were struggling to cope
• London Bridge station hosts ‘The Power of Words’ exhibition – celebrating people who have saved lives by using small talk
• New campaign film reminds the public that when it comes to saving a life, you already have a life-saving kit available to you – your words

Work has begun to build Okehampton Interchange, a new railway station on the edge of the Devon town.

From Monday 10 March to Sunday 16 March, train services will change on the Heart of Wessex Line with no trains running between Yeovil Pen Mill and Castle Cary for a week, while Network Rail complete vital improvements to the railway in the Yeovil area.

Severn Valley Railway will be the first stop for a unique train on a 12-month tour of Britain celebrating 200 years of the modern railway.

A pioneering safe hub has launched at Leeds station, creating a dedicated space where vital support services can reach and help vulnerable people in the community.

Trains are now running again on the West of England Line between Salisbury and Yeovil Junction after Network Rail completed a package of upgrades in the Gillingham area.