A DETECTIVE superintendent who led an investigation into a prisoner who has been found hanged in his cell said yesterday that the inmate was "one of the most dangerous men" he had come across.

BRITAIN'S MOTORISTS are having to put up with ever-increasing traffic jams, according to a survey released yesterday.

CORNCRAKES, WHICH are among Britain's rarest birds, have returned this summer to breed in the Isle of Man after an absence of more than a decade. An adult bird and eight chicks were seen on a nature reserve run by the Manx Wildlife Trust.

War is being waged against `nominee directors' in tax havens, writes Charles Piggott

I don't know about the briny infiltrations, but I do know that a good Manzanilla is a thing of beauty

David Foster picks his way through the Isle of Man mists and discovers a fickle ancient god and gentle seaside resorts

Grid plans undersea Manx cable

Sir: Your article on local radio was excellent and timely (The Independent Magazine, 24 April). However, your reference to Premier Radio as Britain's first Christian radio station is incorrect. United Christian Broadcasters (UCB Europe) began local broadcasting in 1987 from the Isle of Man, then gained a licence in 1993 to broadcast to the UK, Ireland and Europe on the Astra Satellite, Sky Sports 1, 7.56Mhz. We would like to express our support and enthusiasm for the work that Premier are doing to share the Christian message to the people of London.

Rallying: Rowe back in the driver's seat

The Isle of Man has its own laws and a quirky way of life. But there's its serious side too - a pounds 15bn tax-haven.

THE FLAG of independence was brandished yesterday in the home of the Tourist Trophy races and tail-less cats.

Sir: Please thank Nicolas Walter (letter, 12 January) for coming to the defence of Dionysius Exiguus in the discussion about the millennium and the Year Zero. It would be terrible to go down in history as

ONE OF the final links with 1930s racing at Donington Park in Leicestershire was broken with the death of Phil Heath. Today Donington is the established host to the British Motorcycle Grand Prix; Heath knew it as a parkland racecourse in more carefree days and in recent times was an organiser in classic racing.

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