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City Spy: Anthony Bolton makes his mind up on China

19.08.11
Anthony Bolton, Fidelity's star fund manager, decamped to Hong Kong last year to manage his firm's new China Special Situations fund investing in Chinese businesses... more

Bereaved Birmingham father appeals for calm

11.08.11
The grieving father of one of three friends murdered while trying to protect their community from rioters in Birmingham appeals for calm... more

Violence spreads to other cities as police drafted in to help the Met

10.08.11
Hundreds of people were arrested as violence swept the length and breadth of England during a fourth consecutive night of rioting... more

Three men killed by car as they defend shops from looters

10.08.11
Three men were killed when they were run down by a speeding car as they tried to protect shops and homes from looters... more

Motorists doubt purpose of high-speed rail

04.08.11
Only three per cent of motorists say speed would be an important factor in persuading them to use the Government's proposed HS2 high-speed rail line, according to a survey... more

Rail firm simplifies fares so even passengers can understand them

27.07.11
A London commuter rail company has become the first in Britain to scrap its complex fares to make them easier for passengers to understand... more

Ministers accused of 'rubbishing' the alternative to HS2

19.04.11
Ministers have been accused of stepping up pressure for the high-speed rail link to go ahead by increasing the estimates for an alternative transport link... more

'An expensive white elephant': Experts give verdict on high-speed rail

10.03.11
Multi-billion high-speed rail link project is 'expensive white elephant' and should be scrapped, alliance of business leaders, politicians and economists says ... more

High-speed trains 'will increase passenger numbers by 10,000' at Euston station

28.02.11
High speed trains could lead to ten thousand more people an hour pouring through one of London's busiest stations, according to a report ... more

Arsenal have been singing the blues for too long, says Alex Song

25.02.11
Player says it is 'very important' that the Gunners break their trophy drought, believing it can act as a catalyst for their assault on a historic Quadruple... more

Concerns over Government plans for high-speed rail

24.02.11
Government plans for HS2 high-speed rail project must not lead to less investment in the rest of the network, a transport campaign group has said ... more

Injured foursome add to Avram Grant's problems

07.02.11
West Ham, who slipped back to bottom spot in the Premier League following the 1-0 defeat by Birmingham, are facing an injury crisis... more

Avram calamity cannot be blamed on that damn scarf

27.01.11
Football, being unpredictable and infuriating, lends itself very well to superstition. The damned sport is littered with examples... more

West Ham close in on Wayne Bridge loan deal

11.01.11
Former England defender having medical ahead of six-month move from Manchester City... more

Two million trees to line London to Birmingham high speed rail route

07.01.11
Government pledges to plant at least two million trees along the proposed route of the new high speed rail line between London and Birmingham... more

City Hall ‘lacks political clout to win sports events for London after 2012’

03.12.10
City Hall's sports events strategy faces questions after the doomed 2018 football World Cup campaign made it three failed bids for London in as many weeks... more

High speed rail has 'no business case'

30.11.10
There is no business or environmental case to build the multi-billion-pound high-speed rail project, MPs told... more

Birmingham Airport closed after light aircraft crash

19.11.10
All flights at Birmingham Airport suspended after an accident involving a light aircraft... more

High-speed rail link to be moved after battle of Primrose Hill

04.10.10
The route of the planned high-speed rail link from Euston to Birmingham is being moved after a protest by Primrose Hill residents... more

City Spy: Expenses MPs turn to lobbying...

01.10.10
One intriguing question ahead of the Tory party conference is whether that winsome couple Andrew MacKay and Julie Kirkbride will attend... more

Loan shark alternative launches

23.09.10
New lender launched to give people on low incomes an alternative to using loan sharks and doorstep cash providers... more

Six charged in £4.5m iPhone Sim card scam

20.08.10
Police charge six people over an iPhone racket believed to have cost mobile phone firms £4.5million... more

Good week, bad week

16.08.10
We round up who had a brilliant weekend of sport and those who had one to forget... more

London tops UK foreign trips list - but Manchester and Birmingham catching up

06.07.10
Britain’s big industrial towns are gaining ground on London as tourist magnets for overseas visitors, according to a survey... more

The secret war on terror sets a bad example

07.06.10
It’s reported America has special forces “black ops” in 75 countries - all jolly thrilling, but is it the best way to fight al Qaeda?... more

We can build high-speed rail link for bargain £6 billion, say experts

02.06.10
High-speed rail link between London, Birmingham and Manchester could be built for £6 billion if a 'bargain basement' approach is taken to construction, experts claim... more

Muslim women claim first seats

07.05.10
Britain's first women Muslim MPs have been elected, with Shabana Mahmood becoming the Labour representative for Birmingham Ladywood and Yasmin Qureshi taking Bolton South East... more

Details of London - Birmingham 250mph rail line to be published

10.03.10
Details of a possible multibillion-pound high-speed rail line, featuring 250mph trains, will be announced by Government... more

More commuter chaos as snow and freezing conditions continue

19.02.10
Another blast of wintry weather leads to more problems for commuters, with forecasters predicting further snow over the weekend... more

Mother held after girl, three, is found dead in her home

16.02.10
Mother arrested on suspicion of the murder of her three-year-old daughter after the child’s body was found in their home... more


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