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Cumbria residents return to devastated homes
Monday, 23 November 2009
Residents of a flood-ravaged town were allowed back into their homes and businesses today to begin the long process of cleaning up the damage.
Now the expenses spotlight falls on Britain's judiciary
Monday, 23 November 2009
First-class train tickets, airfares and dining bills take annual claims by judges and magistrates to £32m.
After the floods, the clean-up operation
Monday, 23 November 2009
Residents may have to wait months before they are allowed to return to their homes.
Leeds bin workers end 11-week strike
Monday, 23 November 2009
A long-running strike by hundreds of council refuse collectors ended today after a deal to resolve a row over pay.
Customers in line for bank charge windfall worth billions
Monday, 23 November 2009
Supreme Court to rule on test case that challenges fairness of overdraft fees
Police search river for missing woman
Monday, 23 November 2009
A search for a 21-year-old woman believed to have been swept away by a river swollen by recent storms will begin again today, police said.
Tornado, gales and more storms batter Britain
Monday, 23 November 2009
More heavy rain is forecast for flood-hit Cumbria and a driver was killed when a tree was blown on to his van.
Asbestos: A shameful legacy
Sunday, 22 November 2009
The authorities knew it was deadly more than 100 years ago, but it was only banned entirely in 1999. The annual death rate will peak at more than 5,000 in 2016 – now MPs have a chance to do the decent thing.
The land of mud and destruction
Sunday, 22 November 2009
There is debris everywhere, and homes have been ruined by floods so powerful every bridge in Cumbria is being checked
Cumbria flooding prompts bridge safety checks
Sunday, 22 November 2009
Urgent safety review of Cumbria's 1,800 bridges under way today as 50mph winds are forecast.
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