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Network Rail apology for Potters Bar deaths

Network Rail (NR) said it was "truly sorry" for the Potters Bar rail crash after the company was fined £3 million today over the 2002 disaster which claimed seven lives.

Video: Potters Bar crash 'could happen again'

Ian Prosser from the Office for Rail Regulation says safety has improved but he would never rule out another major railway disaster.

Network Rail to face Potters Bar crash fine

Rail infrastructure company Network Rail (NR) faces a fine when it is sentenced in court tomorrow for safety failings over the 2002 Potters Bar train crash.

Brian Cathcart: Bad editors have blown it for the rest

When national titles misbehave and then close ranks, they bring state regulation of the press one step closer

Rail firm pleads guilty over crash

Rail infrastructure company Network Rail (NR) pleaded guilty today to breaching safety regulations over the 2002 Potters Bar train crash which claimed seven lives.

Potters Bar crash charge dropped

A health and safety charge against rail maintenance company Jarvis over the 2002 Potters Bar train crash has been dropped.

Lisa Faulkner: 'I use Marmite in everything from stews to bolognese sauce'

My earliest food memory... My mum's amazing banana ice-cream. I do a version of it and I don't know why, but I can never get it to taste as good – it's missing her magic touch.

Network Rail admits Potters Bar failings

Network rail has admitted health and safety failings over the Potters Bar crash, in which seven people died.

Network Rail admits safety breach

Network Rail has admitted health and safety failings over the 2002 Potters Bar train crash

Video: Network Rail admits Potters Bar failings

Network Rail has admitted a safety breach over the 2002 crash.

Tom Byng: 'My mum was the Elizabeth David of Potters Bar'

My earliest food memory... My mum's spaghetti and home-made tomato sauce. In the 1970s, when I was growing up, most people's [idea of spaghetti was] Heinz Spaghetti Hoops, so my mum was definitely ahead of the curve. She was the Elizabeth David of Potters Bar.

New date for Potters Bar train crash court case

A new date has been set for the court case in which Network Rail (NR) and maintenance company Jarvis Rail face health and safety charges over the 2002 Potters Bar train crash which claimed seven lives.

Maintenance to be cut if Network Rail is fined over Potters Bar

Network Rail will cut the money it is spending on maintaining and running Britain's train tracks if it loses a court case over the 2002 Potters Bar disaster.

Mark Leftly: Network Rail fails to account for Potters Bar

Even the warmest of summer days can turn cold when Iain Coucher is in brusque mood.

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