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Private firm vows to breathe new life into struggling NHS hospital
Thursday 02 February 2012
Boss says turning round failing institution with £40m debts is all a question of cutting waste
Virgin Trains 'the least punctual'
Thursday 19 January 2012
Virgin Trains was the least punctual train company over the festive period, according to monthly performance data released today by Network Rail.
Rail travel chaos after cable theft
Tuesday 17 January 2012
Tens of thousands of rail passengers suffered travel chaos today after another cable theft, and a cracked rail, led to huge disruption on some of the country's busiest routes.
Get with the beasts: a big game hunter's guide to modern Britain
Saturday 14 January 2012
Reports of a big cat going wild near Stroud only scratch the surface. Tom Peck and Joshua Carroll investigate
Mercedes-Benz E 250 CDI - iDrive
Friday 13 January 2012
'Despite a biblical storm, the E-Class powers on'
Savile probe police arrest pensioner
Wednesday 11 January 2012
A pensioner arrested as part of the Jimmy Savile sex abuse investigation has been released on bail.
Body found on Queen's estate is missing 17-year-old
Monday 09 January 2012
A young woman found murdered on the Queen's Sandringham estate had been missing for four months.
Man killed in helicopter crash
Friday 06 January 2012
A man has died after the helicopter he was flying in crashed into a field.
Low-key 30th birthday for Duchess of Cambridge
Friday 06 January 2012
The Duchess of Cambridge is to celebrate her 30th birthday with a "low-key and private" event.
Duchess of Cambridge's first patronages announced
Thursday 05 January 2012
The Duchess of Cambridge's life as a member of the Royal Family entered a new phase today with the announcement she has become patron of four organisations.
Human remains found on royal estate
Monday 02 January 2012
Human remains have been found in woodland on the Royal Family's Sandringham Estate by a member of the public.
Police carry out lie detector study
Saturday 31 December 2011
Police are carrying out a new study on the usefulness of lie detector tests.
Extraordinary rendezvous of the migrating cuckoos
Monday 26 December 2011
Researchers track five birds on their 3,000 mile journey to same area in central Africa
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Notes from a small island: Is Sealand an independent 'micronation' or an illegal fortress?
- 3 British business: We need to stay in the EU - or risk losing up to £92bn a year
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You thought Ryanair's attendants had it bad? Wait 'til you hear about their pilots
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It’s official: thanks to Stephen Hawking's Israel boycott, anti-Semitism is no more
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