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A bus ride that started in the Bronx and – four years later – arrived in Cannes

Director Michel Gondry brings New York teenagers to a world they'd never seen

Kevin Nolan is hoping to lead West Ham back into the top flight

'Grafter' Nolan eager to battle his way back to the top-flight

West Ham's captain knows what it feels like to win a play-off final. He tells Martin Hardy why it is vital he succeeds again.

34 dead as bus plunges off bridge into river in Vietnam

A crowded overnight bus plunged off a bridge into a river in central Vietnam, killing 34 passengers and injuring 21 others in one of the country's deadliest road accidents.

Bus drivers vote on Olympic strike

Thousands of bus workers are to vote on strikes in a row over payments during the Olympic Games.

Alzheimer's patient left locked overnight on bus

A minibus driver has been suspended after an elderly woman suffering from Alzheimer's was left locked in his vehicle overnight, leading a council chief to admit something had gone "seriously wrong" within its care service.

Leading article: If only Apple could be more like Puma

Any hope that the 21st-century, high-tech corporate giants might be more ethically aware than their older, dirtier cousins has been sadly scotched.

Vinnie Jarman and his ‘hero’Niall Stott

Hockey: 'Big brother' wields his stick for great result

Team GB star Niall Stott is part of a unique experiment that has introduced London youngsters to a new sport

Party donor loses government cab contract after bus lane row

The minicab firm run by Conservative donor John Griffin is to lose a lucrative contract with the Government, it emerged yesterday, hours after the company was banned from encouraging its drivers to illegally use bus lanes.

Minicab firm Addison Lee loses Government contract over bus lane rebellion

Minicab company Addison Lee, which urged its drivers to use bus lanes, has lost its Government contract, it was announced today.

James Moore: Barclays must take more heed of the taxpayers on the Clapham omnibus

Outlook: The Sex Pistols' lyrics could scarcely be more relevant today, and not just on these shores

Don't miss the bus: Paris from £2.30 (but it takes half a day)

New Megabus service is cheaper than paying for a latte on a cross-Channel ferry if you book early

TfL slams minicab firm Addison Lee for instructing drivers to use bus lanes

London’s leading minicab firm has instructed its drivers to risk fines of up to £1,000 by using the capital’s bus lanes.

A traffic warden in Hanoi clung to the windshield wipers of a bus for more than half a mile after the driver tried to avoid a ticket

Traffic warden taken for a ride by rogue driver

A traffic warden in Hanoi clung to the windshield wipers of a bus for more than half a mile after the driver tried to avoid a ticket.

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Philip Hensher: Do you think people can be 'cured' of their sexuality through prayer? Get over it!

Stonewall's awareness-raising campaign has been running for a few years now. It states, in bold letters, "Some people are gay. Get over it". That's easy to say: persuading people into a position of tolerance, or not caring either way, might take a little longer.

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The young JFK praised 'superior' Nordic races during visits to Germany
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Mohammad Rasoulof to make his first public appearance since being imprisoned three years ago
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An exhibition explores images how photography has shaped astronomy
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Wartime pamphlets could teach us a thing or two about healthy, thrifty eating
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Ferran Soriano: Predicting success if Manchester City 'vision' is followed

Chief executive says trophies will come if a 'core' of suitable players is in place
Thomas Müller: We couldn't handle losing a Champions League Final again

Thomas Müller: We couldn't handle losing a Champions League Final again

The Bayern Munich forward tells Tim Rich his side have to shed chokers' tag after two recent final defeats
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The Stelvio Pass - cycling's killer climb

As the Giro d'Italia tackles the brutal climb, Simon Usborne takes on the snow and switchbacks – and soon realises what the fuss is about
National archives: Edward VIII’s phone calls - and how MI5 bugged them

Edward VIII’s phone calls - and how MI5 bugged them

Newly unearthed papers reveal a shocking extra dimension to the constitutional crisis over monarch’s abdication
Sent down at the Old Bailey: A tour of the world's most famous court

Sent down at the Old Bailey

A tour of the world's most famous court
Hollywood's random acts of red-carpet kindness

Hollywood's random acts of red-carpet kindness

The Hangover actor Zach Galifianakis’s date for his movie premieres isn’t arm candy  – it’s his 87-year-old friend who he saved from homelessness
British football scores an own goal

British football scores an own goal

Many managers barely survive a year in post. Martin Baker talks to experts who make a case for clubs using forensic business skills to find the best staff
James Lawton: Sergio Garcia cracks as major fault line opens up again

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