Council chiefs in Edinburgh were warned in a safety report that bollards installed as part of a Spaces for People scheme presented a hazard - two years before a pensioner died after tripping on one.
Passengers travelling between London and Edinburgh are facing cancellations and travel chaos today after overhead wires were badly damaged.
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