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Rush to feed OAPs as meals firm goes bust

16.11.09
One of the country’s biggest suppliers of meals-on-wheels to the elderly today collapsed into administration, forcing councils to put back-up plans in place to prevent pensioners from going hungry... more

Last dash for summer will bring holiday travel jams

27.08.09
Record numbers of travellers will jam roads and trains tomorrow in the last bank holiday getaway of the year... more

Students without a university place opt for part-time courses

21.08.09
Desperate sixth-formers are turning to part-time study as traditional universities warn that degree courses are full... more

Sebastian Vettel signs new Red Bull deal

21.08.09
Sebastian Vettel has signed a contract extension with Red Bull Racing until at least the end of the 2011 season... more

Boy of 12 tried to reach girl as she struggled in the sea

17.08.09
A boy aged 12 tried to save a girl who disappeared off the coast at Clacton while swimming with a friend, it has been revealed... more

The 10-marathon river stretch

24.06.09
Dozens of people set off to run 10 marathons in three days, fuelled only by snatches of sleep, marmite sandwiches and rice pudding... more

Nobody is 'too tired' for Stuart Pearce this time

09.06.09
Football: Stuart Pearce is confident his European Under-21 Championship plans will not be wrecked by another spate of late withdrawals... more

AFC Wimbledon plan to go home to Plough Lane

28.05.09
Football: AFC Wimbledon are set to reveal multi-million pound plans to return to Plough Lane - and Merton Council are backing the scheme... more

The powder's great ... in Hemel

28.04.09
When it comes to glamour Hemel Hempstead is never going to worry Courchevel, Zermatt or Verbier. But it certainly is closer... more

We'll get even better, insists Red Bull boss

20.04.09
Formula One: Christian Horner says that the sky’s the limit for his team after they claimed their first Formula One win in the Chinese GP ... more

Unions fear thousands of job losses at Network Rail

17.04.09
Unions fear Network Rail is drawing up plans for redundancies which could run into thousands... more

Borough at centre of Baby P row ranked the worst in London

05.03.09
The council at the centre of the BabyP scandal has been named as the worst in London and the fourth worst in the country... more

Administrator in at car dealer Camden

04.02.09
Transport: One of Britain’s biggest car businesses has become the latest victim of the credit crunch, putting 800 jobs at risk... more

Sledge Briton critically ill

22.01.09
A British student is critically ill after a snow-sledging accident in Austria... more

Three plead guilty to Sol Campbell abuse

20.01.09
Three men have pleaded guilty to shouting indecent chants at Portsmouth footballer Sol Campbell during a match against Tottenham Hotspur ... more

100,000 stranded as rail line fails for third time in week

07.01.09
Britain's busiest railway was in meltdown with trains in and out of Euston brought to a virtual standstill... more

Second day of chaos on £9bn West Coast railway line

06.01.09
The West Coast Main Line - just reopened with new timetables after a £9 billion rebuild - is in chaos for the second successive day... more

£2 fuse brings £9bn upgrade of West Coast line to a halt

15.12.08
The West Coast Main Line was brought to a halt by a £2 fuse, only hours after it reopened following its £9 billion rebuild... more

Rail lines to shut for at least four days at Christmas

17.11.08
Londoners face transport chaos over Christmas as large sections of the Tube and rail network shut down... more

Jon is main man for ambitious Wimbledon

10.11.08
AFC Wimbledon striker Jon Main is relishing the prospect of shooting down the Football League's meanest defence... more

Even Gordon would lose his seat

25.07.08
Gordon Brown lose his own seat if the jaw-dropping 22 per cent swing at Glasgow East were to be repeated at a general election... more

Cyclist is knocked off and killed on charity ride

22.07.08
A cyclist was killed when he was knocked off his bike during a charity ride to raise money for sick children... more

Sorry, critics, but that's entertainment

09.07.08
Can you hear the cheers? Can you see the standing ovation? Yes, the London theatre scene is alive and high-kicking, with a record-busting 13 million ticket sales just announced for the whole of 2007... more

Wasps chase home play-off despite long winter fright

09.05.08
Wasps are up to third place and are eyeing a top-two finish and a play-off match and are confident ahead of their match with doomed Leeds.... more

Rail chaos ... but don't blame weekend repairs

06.05.08
Tens of thousands of rail passengers suffered disruption today when the West and East Coast main lines had to close... more

Double the fun

21.04.08
It's two for one at The Oval House Theatre with Rukhsana Ahmad's Letting Go and Oladip Agboluaje's For One Night Only.... more

Robbie Bowls them over

15.09.06
Fireworks, flashing lights and singer's larks wowed 65,000 adoring fans at the newly rebuilt Milton Keynes Bowl, but Robbie wasn't completely on the ball.... more

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