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PM backs Harman over �crash while she was on phone�

2009-11-20T07:19:47Z

Harriet Harman given strong backing by Gordon Brown after she denies breaking law by crashing her car while using a mobile

Off-peak rail travellers will suffer 15% rise in new year ticket prices

2009-11-16T09:15:33Z

Rail passengers face massive hikes in ticket prices, some as high as 15 per cent

Barely a pause for breath as Morrissey charms in brief gig

2009-10-28T00:00:00Z

�Fasten your seatbelts, it�s going to be a bumpy ride,� chuckled Morrissey at the start of his Royal Albert Hall show.

Morrissey discharged from hospital after stage collapse

2009-10-26T09:20:53Z

Morrissey was discharged from hospital on Sunday after collapsing on stage with breathing difficulties.

Andy Frampton pays a high price for sending off

2009-10-12T08:24:56Z

Leyton Orient are keeping a close eye on goalkeeper Jamie Jones after he lost consciousness in their 1-0 defeat by Colchester

James Henry says 'I am back to my best'

2009-10-05T09:15:48Z

James Henry believes he is back to his best after he scored a stunning hat-trick in Millwall's 5-0 drubbing of Tranmere

The greatest League Cup matches

2009-09-22T11:31:19Z

With the third round of the Carling Cup about to get underway we take a look at some of the games from the past, which have gone down in history as classic encounters

Brazil sends back toxic waste ship to Britain

2009-08-21T12:44:45Z

More than 1,000 tonnes of toxic waste alleged to have been illegally exported from Britain to Brazil was delivered back to Suffolk

Prince's threat to quit charity over architects

2009-08-18T07:53:40Z

Prince Charles threatened to quit as patron of the National Trust unless plans for its new headquarters were changed to suit his architectural tastes

Off-peak fares soar on First Great Western

2009-08-13T13:28:43Z

Body of British teenager found in Crete

2009-08-13T09:53:07Z

British teenager found dead on a Greek island after a massive drinking session

Briton 'set on fire' denies provoking attack

2009-08-11T06:40:52Z

Briton 'set on fire' denies provoking attack

2009-08-11T06:40:53Z

Brazil returns 1,500 tonnes of hazardous waste to the UK

2009-08-06T07:53:47Z

Brazil is returning 1,500 tonnes of hazardous waste that arrived from Britain labelled recyclable plastic

Town axes fixed speed cameras 'to reduce accidents'

2009-07-31T06:34:07Z

A town's motorists are driving to work without fear of fixed-point speed cameras as a controversial plan to switch them off comes into action

QPR tough cup opener at Exeter

2009-06-16T14:55:49Z

Football: New Queens Park Rangers manager Jim Magilton faces a potential banana skin in the Carling Cup after his side were drawn to face Exeter City

Lily and Keith Allen keep it clean & healthy

2009-05-11T11:10:35Z

Lily Allen reckons she is no diva next to her little sister Teddie Rose.

Derry is banking on a win bonus

2009-02-18T09:13:02Z

Football: Shaun Derry hopes Crystal Palace's comfortable 3-1 triumph over Plymouth will help the club attract new players

Jackett still eyes promotion despite frustrating lapse

2009-02-16T09:23:40Z

Football: Kenny Jackett is planning changes for tomorrow's clash with Swindon after Millwall blew a two-goal lead at Stockport

Robbie: I'll Take That home

2009-01-30T12:04:57Z

Is Robbie Williams finally back for good? Today he was spotted taking a tour of his new Wiltshire mansion.

Robbie is back for good in a �7 million country pile

2009-01-30T14:09:31Z

Robbie Williams has bought a �7 million country home in Wiltshire

Honda staff�s worries over factory closure

2009-01-16T14:06:12Z

Engineering: More than 4000 workers at Honda in Swindon are fearing for their futures after the Japanese car manufacturer said it is closing its state-of-the-art UK factory from the end of this month until June

Officer and his dog braved stab attack

2008-12-19T14:26:06Z

A Pc and his dog have been praised for their bravery after a London knifeman was jailed for nine years for repeatedly stabbing them as they tried to apprehend him.

Honda cuts production at Swindon as crunch bites

2008-11-21T09:16:52Z

Engineering Japanese carmaker Honda today said it was cutting output at its factory in Swindon as part of a global move to grapple with collapsing markets

Tesco cuts petrol by 3p as PM says prices must fall

2008-10-10T13:01:13Z

Tesco has slashed the price of petrol by 3p at all 430 of its forecourts

Tottenham ready for a battle with Newcastle for Poyet

2008-09-05T10:21:01Z

Football: Tottenham will fight to keep Gus Poyet as their assistant manager after the Uruguayan was targeted by Newcastle to replace Kevin Keegan

Jail for criminal family in �100m raids on stately homes

2008-08-06T13:00:22Z

Burglars who stole up to £100 million worth of art works and antiques from stately homes in the Home Counties and South-West have been jailed

Britain's great for hols, if you avoid MPs

2008-07-17T07:40:44Z

Most people, I know, don't spend their precious time off swimming down a freezing river in a thunderstorm

Mother-of-three Melinda Messenger splits from husband after ten years of marriage

2008-04-15T15:15:40Z

Melinda Messenger has separated from her husband of ten years, her agent said last night. The former Page 3 girl confirmed she is having a 'trial separation' from Wayne Roberts, 30, her childhood sweetheart

I won't buy Japanese as long as this cruelty lasts

2008-02-22T08:37:19Z

Concern for the natural world may seem an irrelevance to the sophisticated and unnatural work of the art critic, but it nevertheless conditions my responses to people, places and the artefacts, both cultural and commercial, that stem from them. In this context Japan is very much on my mind again