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Train drivers’ action cuts Thameslink services by half

16.11.09
More than 200,000 Thameslink commuters face further weeks of chaos because train drivers are refusing to work overtime or on their rest days... more

General Motors beginning to turn round after dismal spell

16.11.09
General Motors, owner of Vauxhall in the UK, lost $400 million a month during the summer. But, says the bailed-out carmaking giant, GM is beginning to turn round... more

Esther's first step to a new life

19.10.09
TV presenter and campaigner Esther Rantzen opened her own information and advice centre as she began her fight to be an MP... more

The greatest League Cup matches

22.09.09
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... more

Murder hunt launched after man dies in shooting

02.09.09
A murder hunt is under way after a man died in a shooting incident, police said... more

Bomb-making notes found on train spark bank holiday security alert

01.09.09
Armed police were called in to search two trains at Luton station after the discovery of bomb-making notes... more

GM board to decide on Vauxhall’s future

21.08.09
Vauxhall workers in Luton and Merseyside could learn their fate when the General Motors board meets to decide which of two bids to accept for its European arm Opel ... more

Fans ready to back AFC on next stage of race to league

07.08.09
AFC Wimbledon's first match in the Blue Square Premier - against relegated Luton Town - is a 4,700 sell-out at Kingsmeadow... more

Esther Rantzen bids to become MP

28.07.09
Esther Rantzen announces she will bid to become MP for Luton South at the next General Election... more

Opel’s Belgian bidder aims to axe jobs at Luton plant

17.07.09
Unions today called for greater transparency from bidders for Vauxhall and Opel, after a leaked document revealed that Belgian investment group RHJ International plans to “downsize” Vauxhall’s Luton plant, potentially costing hundreds of jobs ... more

In her own words... How Moran announced her resignation

28.05.09
The full text of the statement issued by Luton South Labour MP Margaret Moran... more

Esther Rantzen: I will stand if Moran does

26.05.09
Broadcaster Esther Rantzen says she would stand for election in Luton if the current MP stood again... more

Players can hold heads high - Mick Harford

14.04.09
Football: Luton manager Mick Harford spoke of his heartbreak after the Hatters were relegated from the Football League ... more

Drop-off fee for cars at airport

08.04.09
An airport will introduce a £1 charge for drivers dropping off passengers at the terminal... more

Luton paint town white and orange

06.04.09
Football: As Luton Town's players celebrated their Johnstone's Paint Trophy victory into the small hours today, the significance of the venue would not have been lost on manager Mick Harford... more

Ex-Met chief Ghaffur says Luton chants and placards incited hatred

13.03.09
A former Met officer who was Britain’s most senior Muslim policeman has condemned this week’s protest against troops returning from Iraq... more

Stay calm and face down these Islamist boors

12.03.09
Trust me when I say that most of us British Muslims detest the fanatics who screamed at British soldiers parading in Luton this week even more than outraged non-Muslims do. We want the ground beneath them to open up. ... more

Luton protester's job at airport is reviewed

12.03.09
The Luton airport baggage handler who was revealed as a member of a hardline Islamist group which staged a demonstration against British troops is to have his job reviewed, his employers have said... more

Muslims insult returning troops

10.03.09
Muslim extremists hurled abuse at British soldiers during a homecoming procession in Luton... more

EasyJet: We'll sue over snow

19.02.09
Budget airline easyJet is threatening legal action against Luton council and Luton Airport over £500,000 losses caused by closures during heavy snow this month... more

Vauxhall fears as General Motors cuts 10,000 jobs

10.02.09
General Motors is cutting 10,000 jobs across the globe, which means workers at Vauxhall plants in Luton and Liverpool could be hit... more

Now Roman feels the chill in Siberia

31.12.08
Roman Abramovich may have had to cancel his party at his opulent ski lodge in the Rockies, but that is nothing compared with the hardship endured by the employees of Evraz, the steelmaker he part-owns in Siberia... more

Lear we go again

12.11.08
Kate Moss and Jamie Hince were dropped off in their Merc right outside their private jet, which was waiting on the runway at Luton Airport.... more

Marvin set to strike out

13.10.08
Football: Marvin Williams hopes another goal away to Notts County will convince Brentford manager Andy Scott to play him as a striker... more

A long night at the terminal

26.09.08
Air passengers were forced to sleep overnight in terminal buildings after a computer breakdown at the main air traffic control centre grounded nearly 100 flights... more

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