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Coach driver hailed after death crash new
Two women died but the driver did 'fantastically' well to avoid further loss of life, say witnesses.
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Taxi driver battled blizzards to deliver blood
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
A hospital said a huge thank you to a taxi driver today who battled through blizzards to deliver vital blood to treat cancer patients.
Fury of the travellers grounded by snow storms
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
Railways and airports creak back to life as weathermen forecast 'gradual warming'
£20m to help Thalidomide drug survivors new
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
The Government today announced details of a £20 million support package to help thalidomide survivors.
Railway ticket office staff to strike
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
Railway ticket office staff working for Virgin Trains are to go on strike in the New Year after voting in favour of industrial action in a row over cuts, it was announced today.
Rampaging bullock shot dead
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
A bullock was shot dead today after it escaped from an abattoir and went on the rampage in busy city streets.
'Not enough staff and not enough information'
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
It wasn't quite the madness of Gatwick, where a screaming woman in a Santa hat – enraged by being stranded – had to be dragged off by police. But the scene at Luton Airport yesterday was devoid of the festive cheer one might usually hope for. As easyJet cancelled all flights, many families in the departures hall seemed to have passed the tension tipping point usually reserved for that moment on Christmas Day (about noon) when mum realises dad has already started on the brandy.
Weather in brief: White Witch hit by a spell of bad weather
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
Not even Narnia's White Witch could make her way through the blizzards that hit Basingstoke on Monday night. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe actress Caroline Corrie, bought a duvet and sheets, thinking she would have to sleep at the town's Haymarket Theatre. In the end she managed to stay in some digs used by theatre staff, along with the stage manager.
Online shoppers face turkey-less Christmas
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
Online shoppers could face a Christmas Day without turkey and many gifts after snow crippled some postal deliveries
Councils feel the backlash as travel misery lingers
Tuesday, 22 December 2009
Authorities were accused of failing to act "sooner and more thoroughly".
Don't blame us – it was the wrong kind of snow
Tuesday, 22 December 2009
Stranded train passengers left hoping coaches will take them to ports.
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