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Trainspotters turn out at London's King's Cross to see Bittern locomotive
Saturday 29 June 2013
Outing commemorates Mallard setting record speed in 1938
Myleene Klass granted quickie divorce
Wednesday 24 April 2013
A divorce judge signalled the end of musician Myleene Klass's 18-month marriage to security consultant Graham Quinn today.
Myleene Klass and husband Graham Quinn in 'quickie' divorce
Tuesday 23 April 2013
A divorce judge signalled the end of musician Myleene Klass's 18-month marriage to security consultant Graham Quinn today.
Rail passengers face more delays due to overhead wire problems
Friday 05 April 2013
Yet another overhead wire problem led to further disruption to rail passengers today.
Terry Lightfoot: Clarinettist and Trad jazz pioneer
Wednesday 20 March 2013
Just before the advent of Beatlemania in 1963, the musical crazes were the twist and related dances from America and bright and breezy tunes from British jazz bands, known as Trad. "We can be credited with being the first band to use the word Trad", claimed Terry Lightfoot, who formed his New Orleans Jazzmen in 1955, "Starting in 1959, we made a series of extended-play records which were called Trad, More Trad, Trad Again and Still Trad. I'm surprised we didn't do a Son Of Trad as well."
Six jailed for insider dealing
Friday 27 July 2012
Six men were jailed for between 18 months and three-and-a-half years today for their part in an insider dealing ring at major investment banks, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) said.
Network Rail fined £3m over Potters Bar
Saturday 14 May 2011
Network Rail (NR) said it was "truly sorry" for the Potters Bar rail crash after the company was fined £3m today over the 2002 disaster which claimed seven lives.
Network Rail apology for Potters Bar deaths
Friday 13 May 2011
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'
Friday 13 May 2011
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
Wednesday 11 May 2011
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
Sunday 24 April 2011
When national titles misbehave and then close ranks, they bring state regulation of the press one step closer
Rail firm pleads guilty over crash
Wednesday 30 March 2011
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
Friday 18 March 2011
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'
Sunday 06 March 2011
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.
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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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