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Warning issued to walkers over venomous adders
Wednesday 23 May 2012
Walkers have been warned to leave snakes in the countryside alone after dozens of incidents of bites caused by people picking up venomous adders.
Six hurt as gas blast destroys Gateshead home
Tuesday 22 May 2012
A suspected gas explosion injured six people, including three police officers.
Suspected gas explosion injures six in Gateshead
Tuesday 22 May 2012
A suspected gas explosion injured six people, including three police officers.
Will Dean's Ideas Factory: Everything you wanted to know about your city
Thursday 10 May 2012
This column previously covered a neat experiment that was using open data for London's air quality to point out automatically areas of iffy air quality on Twitter.
Lord Heseltine braced for low turn-outs in ten city mayor referendums
Thursday 03 May 2012
Lord Heseltine said yesterday he was braced for low turn-outs in ten referendums today on creating a new wave of elected city mayors as he admitted there was very little interest in the issue among the public.
David Walter: Journalist who also handled media matters for the Liberal Democrats
Thursday 03 May 2012
David Walter was a direct descendant of John Walter, founder of The Times, in a family that had produced more than one MP, while his mother was a cousin of Willie Whitelaw. So politics and the media were in his blood and it came as no surprise to his many friends that he spent his life in these fields. But though politicians and political journalists inhabit the same world, they are very different tribes, so it was highly unusual that he was able to operate at the highest level among both.
Roberto Di Matteo: It is now beat Bayern Munich or bust for Chelsea
Thursday 03 May 2012
Roberto Di Matteo has all but conceded Chelsea must beat Bayern Munich later this month to qualify for next season's Champions League.
Welcome to a new kind of student film festival
Thursday 26 April 2012
The British Student Film Festival awards are on in London tomorrow, a culmination of a monthlong tour of the UK
David Cameron urges 'yes' vote for city mayors
Monday 23 April 2012
Cities that fail to adopt the idea of electing their own US-style mayors will lose out on jobs and investment to UK and overseas rivals, David Cameron said.
Young: If Newcastle beat us, we deserve to go down
Monday 23 April 2012
Wasps director of rugby David Young is confident his team can evade relegation from the Premiership after leaving the Recreation Ground with a losing bonus point from Saturday's 17-12 defeat against Bath.
Gold: Falcons are still in a dire position despite shock victory at Gloucester
Monday 16 April 2012
Saturday's unusually busy Aviva Premiership programme threw up some intriguing results, not least Newcastle beating Gloucester 29-20 at Kingsholm to keep their survival hopes alive and Exeter winning 31-26 at Sixways against Worcester to confirm their place in next season's Heineken Cup.
Make-up map of Great Britain
Sunday 15 April 2012
Liverpudlian women love bronzers, while Mancunians prefer nail varnish. Kate Youde reveals who is buying the most beauty products
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