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Miner dies in second pit tragedy

28.09.11
One man died and another was injured after a roof collapse in a Yorkshire mine in the second tragedy to hit the coal industry in as many weeks ... more

BBC deputy director general Mark Byford to be axed after £500,000 pay-off

12.10.10
Deputy director general of the BBC will be axed from his post with a golden goodbye of more than £500,000... more

Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper in the running for shadow chancellor job

30.09.10
Ed Miliband faces his first major challenge as Labour leader amid fears that Yvette Cooper may turn down the key post of shadow chancellor to avoid hurting her husband Ed Balls... more

Briton in court over death of girlfriend on Crete

19.05.10
Briton appears in a court on Crete accused of beating his girlfriend to death in their rented room in the resort of Malia... more

Case grows against the Martin Johnson defence

23.11.09
The autumn internationals have done little to dispel fears that the England team manager is out of his depth at the top tier of international rugby... more

Jon Wells is granted first-ever Harlequins testimonal

06.08.09
Winger Jon Wells has become the first Harlequins player to be granted a testimonial... more

Dead soldiers return home from Afghanistan

28.07.09
Bodies of five British soldiers killed in Afghanistan during one the bloodiest periods since the current conflict began will return to British soil... more

Britain woos moderate Taliban as Brown signals end of push

27.07.09
Gordon Brown announced the end of the offensive to drive back the Taliban under operation Panther’s Claw... more

New Harlequins deal for Danny Ward

13.07.09
Former Leeds forward Danny Ward has become the seventh Harlequins player to sign a new contract... more

Officers tell of dead soldiers' bravery

13.07.09
Army officers paid tribute to the group of British soldiers killed in a blast in Afghanistan while trying to rescue troops injured in an earlier explosion... more

Go north for £1 ... Stagecoach offers cheap new fares by rail then coach

26.03.09
A new combined rail and coach service connecting London and the North with fares as low as £1 was unveiled... more

Clubb asked to wing it in the forwards again

05.03.09
Rugby league: Harlequins winger Tony Clubb is likely to keep his place in the forward pack for tomorrow's trip to Salford due to the club's mounting injury problems... more

McDermott fears a backlash

26.02.09
Rugby league: Harlequins coach Brian McDermott expects a fierce clash with Wigan on as Warriors boss Brian Noble battles to keep his job... more

Quins coach hails defence

16.02.09
Rugby league: Brian McDermott has challenged his Harlequins squad to maintain their commitment in the wake of their 12-8 victory at Castleford... more

Dorn of a new era at Harlequins

12.02.09
Rugby union: Luke Dorn wants to bring back the good times when he starts his second spell with Harlequins... more

Burberry axes up to 290 to guard profits

20.01.09
Retail: Fashion house Burberry said it is axeing up to 290 UK jobs to protect profits... more

IPOs dry up as markets feel Lehman effect

15.09.08
Here is a startling measure of just how tough life currently is for investment bankers... more

Dwain Chambers will keep rugby players fit

25.07.08
Disgraced sprinter Dwain Chambers is to coach some of England's top rugby stars... more

Form guide shows Chambers' only fear need be the courtroom

10.07.08
The country's top sprinters are hoping put the dampeners on Dwain Chambers' qualifying hopes... more

Balls and Cooper to be quizzed over claims for London second home

25.06.08
The Cabinet's "golden couple" are under investigation over alleged milking of Commons expenses, it has emerged... more

Oh Yvette, why do you think it's so important to be earnest?

23.04.08
Yvette Cooper, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, is arguing the Government's case on the abolition of the 10p tax rate. She has one of the toughest jobs in Whitehall... more

Disgraced Dwain goes on trial again

31.03.08
Drug cheat starts new career in rugby league but insists that he still wants to run at the Olympics... more


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