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Suspected fuel thieves close stretch of M6 motorway
Friday 24 May 2013
The affected part of the motorway is between junction 2, near Coventry, and junction 4, near Coleshill
Warmer weather set to return for Bank Holiday weekend...but it's hardly a scorcher
Thursday 23 May 2013
The coming Bank Holiday weekend is likely to much more May-like in appearance, with warmer temperatures making a welcome return.
Anthony Hilton: Time to engineer some recognition
Saturday 16 March 2013
We don't make enough fuss about the things we are good in this country and we do nothing like enough to celebrate our engineers, which is why on Thursday I was particularly pleased to be invited to present an award in the magnificent Great Room of the Institute of Civil Engineers.
Feeling flush? Ticket prices fail to deter tourists as The Shard opening day sells-out
Friday 11 January 2013
A visit to the top of the building costs £24.95 for adults and £18.95 for children
'Hi folks! This is the Mayor here' - Boris is silenced as TFL pull Tube announcements
Wednesday 01 August 2012
Boris Johnson’s disembodied voice was first heard booming around train stations and on buses in the capital in the run-up to the London 2012 Olympic Games in a bid to warn commuters about the impending travel chaos.
On your marks, get set, go (the long way to your venue)
Friday 20 January 2012
Official travel advice to spectators visiting 2012 Games will give them a real test of endurance
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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