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Swept away: Hero Pc dies as bridge collapses

20.11.09
A policeman died when he was swept away while trying to rescue a driver stranded by floods caused by the heaviest 24 hours of rain in English history... more

Britain braced for gale force winds

18.11.09
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Safety fears over railway cuts

05.11.09
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Only shopping and eating can save us now

04.09.09
If we rely, yet again, on an expanding service sector, we will have learnt nothing from the disaster of the past year... more

Faking death at sea nearly killed me, says Mr Canoe

18.08.09
Back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin almost drowned on the night he faked his own death, he claims in his prison memoirs... more

City Spy: Lords in search of bonus soundbite?

17.08.09
It's fascinating how ministers propose to legislate on bank bonuses. When the Financial Services Authority published its proposed rules in March and invited views, plenty of banks and professional bodies duly responded but members of the Government maintained their silence ... more

Shooting stars set to light up Twitter

12.08.09
British amateur astronomers will lead the first global 'Twitter Meteorwatch' as shooting stars light up the sky tonight... more

Quad biker dies in house crash

06.08.09
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Go summer camping in the Lake District

26.06.09
Head for teepees in the Lake District for schnapps round the campfire, steamboat rides and Michelin-starred banana splits. There’s nothing woebegone about these lakes, says Deborah Feldman... more

Colleges face two-year wait for rebuilding go-ahead

26.06.09
More than 160 colleges across England were they must wait until 2011 to find out if they can continue with their building projects, following the collapse of the Government's multibillion-pound rebuilding programme... more

Germans set pace in nuclear power chase

29.04.09
German energy giants E.On and RWE npower have muscled in on the battle to build Britain’s new fleet of nuclear reactors... more

Sites revealed for new wave of nuclear power plants

15.04.09
A list of potential sites for new nuclear power stations was unveiled by the Government... more

Nuclear bids begin as 11 new sites are shortlisted

15.04.09
Months — possibly years — of wrangling kicked off today as the Government shortlisted 11 sites for the construction of new nuclear power stations... more

At last, trains are starting to run on the right lines

14.04.09
Two Fridays ago, I went by train from London to Wilmslow in less than two hours. Before that, I went to Preston in a little over two hours. For someone who grew up in the North-West, in Cumbria, the transformation on the West Coast Line is extraordinary. ... more

Nuclear plants shut by mass strikes over foreign workers

02.02.09
Two nuclear power plants were hit by wildcat strikes over foreign workers... more

What the passengers said...

07.01.09
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Rail fares from Euston set to treble

08.12.08
Thousands of long-distance rail travellers from Euston will see their fares treble under the cover of timetable changes being introduced next week... more

Train users at daily risk as rail bosses 'dispute flaw'

23.10.08
Rail passengers are being put at risk of catastrophic derailments similar to the Potters Bar disaster, secret data from safety inspectors has revealed... more

The gap-year girl who won £7m

30.09.08
A teenage gap-year student said she "couldn't stop screaming" when she won more than £7 million on the Lottery... more

The ultimate drive-in movie... Galactica on M6

12.09.08
A lorry driver watched a DVD of Battlestar Galactica as he travelled 25 miles along the M6, a court heard... more

Anxious times for the hedgies at RAB Capital

12.09.08
THE received wisdom in hedge fund land is that the moment you start dictating to your investors how long they must stay, you are dead. ... more

This time staff are fired with his Blessing

08.09.08
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Sad and damning story of irresponsible neglect

18.08.08
My first reaction on reading of the suggestion by the Policy Exchange think tank that the Government should in effect abandon the North and concentrate on developing London, Oxford and Cambridge, was to laugh. ... more

Gears give up but hardy cyclist finishes 860-mile epic ride

07.08.08
Cyclist Dave Pickles has completed a non-stop ride from Land's End to John O'Groats but was 13 hours over his target time after his gears broke... more

US firm joins race to clear up Sellafield

07.07.08
The £1 billion-a-year contract to clean up the nuclear power plant in Cumbria could go abroad ... more

Nuclear power puts Gordon in a devil of a fix

12.06.08
Gordon Brown is going to face some tough confrontations over his nuclear policies... more

Savills profits on wind farms

12.06.08
The upmarket estate agent is set to make a £17m profit on the sale of a real estate collection... more

How's that! Mr Majestic takes final bow after a vintage run

05.03.08
Tim How has seen Majestic Wine Warehouses boom during his long stint in charge as Britons' enthusiasm for and appreciation of wine has blossomed ... more

Oddball tales and old gags for Linda

29.10.07
Jo Brand, Jeremy Hardy, John Shuttleworth and John Hegley were among those taking part in a chaotic tribute to Linda Smith.... more

Dark Age brilliance

22.08.07
Silence helped the National Youth Theatre get its mojo back and its season back on track at the Wilton Music Hall.... more

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