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Great escapes for the half term holiday

21.10.09

It doesn�t have to be pricey getting away with the kids for the school holidays. Here, we�ve rounded up the best deals... more

Anglo-Saxon gold treasure hoard worth millions

24.09.09

Latest: An amateur treasure hunter searching his friend�s farm with a metal detector has discovered the largest ever hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold... more

Alkane profits from mine gas

16.09.09

A small alternative-energy firm creating electricity from gases in abandoned Nottinghamshire coal mines is continuing to improve profits... more

Man faces court after woman found dead

26.08.09

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Stars set for V Festival as thousands set up camp

21.08.09

Thousands of festival-goers are already setting up camp in readiness for two days of live music and partying at V Festival... more

Best farm food shops in London

12.08.09

The latest wave of farm shops offers city slickers a taste of the country.... more

Teenager found guilty of father of five's murder

11.08.09

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Alton Towers bans skimpy speedos

10.08.09

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Doctors want cervical cancer jab for boys and earlier tests for girls

02.07.09

Doctors call for the cervical cancer vaccination programme to be rolled out to boys as well as girls... more

Police hunting couple over body found in wheelie bin

08.06.09

Police investigating the murder of a woman whose body was found in a wheelie bin are hunting a man and a woman believed to have fled abroad... more

Nervous wait for Brown as future hangs in balance

04.06.09

Gordon Brown faces a nail-biting wait which could see him propelled from Number 10 in the wake of a voter backlash at the polls... more

Brian Sewell: How I was won over by electric transport

14.05.09

As the world's fastest electric bike goes on sale in London next month, actress Imogen Stubbs goes for her first two-wheel electric spin while Brian Sewell is won over by the new battery-powered Smart car... more

Oliver! dog is hurt in attack

07.05.09

The dog that plays Bullseye in the West End production of Oliver! has been attacked by two Staffordshire bull terriers. The dog, another Staffordshire called Bodger, was being walked by Heather Diggins in Sutton... more

Cameron asks voters to topple PM next month

05.05.09

David Cameron urged voters to use next month's local and European elections to help oust Gordon Brown... more

Rebels in the vote

01.05.09

The vote to scrap second home allowances for outer London MPs was opposed by 39 Members... more

Duffy and Coldplay head to head for Novello awards

21.04.09

Coldplay and Duffy will be the big contenders at this year�s Ivor Novello Awards for songwriting... more

Five hospital trusts fail to target MRSA

03.04.09

Five London health trusts have failed to meet hygiene standards set by a new "super-regulator" for health and social care... more

Boy killed by pitbull mob

07.01.09

Schoolboy Kodjo Yenga was murdered by a gang over a Staffordshire Bull terrier puppy in Hammersmith... 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

Waterford Wedgwood collapses under debts

05.01.09

Consumer: Waterford Wedgwood, owner of some of the finest names ever to grace the world�s dining tables, gave up the fight for survival and called in the administrators... more

Men 'tried 15 times to detonate car bombs'

20.10.08

Fifteen calls were made to mobile phone detonators attached to two car bombs left in the West End, a jury heard... more

Three are still critical after fatal coach crash

19.08.08

This is the dramatic aftermath of a fatal crash in which a coach carrying more than 70 passengers plunged down a steep embankment and into a garden... more

Amy gives us a chavvy V Festival

18.08.08

Amy Winehouse took the stage to a hero's welcome at the V Festival at Hylands Park, Chelmsford - but it was far from a vintage performance.... more

Winehouse, The Verve and mud to star at V Festival

14.08.08

This weekend's V Music Festival is in danger of turning into a mudbath... more

Generator hit by �45m blowout

07.08.08

The clean-up of one of Britain's biggest polluting power plants has backfired... more

On tour now: Lenny Kravitz

31.07.08

On tour now: Lenny Kravitz ... more

New trees destroyed by dogs training for fights

14.07.08

Fighting dogs have been blamed for destroying more than 100 trees in a park used by their owners for training and illegal bouts... more

The best theme parks and attractions

09.07.08

Planning a day out to remember? Sarah Kingsley checks out what's new at the major theme parks and attractions and tells you how to make it an enjoyable day that the kids will really treasure.... more

March of the middle-class food stores

18.06.08

Food-obsessed Londoners were salivating with glee as two of Britain's most upmarket food chains revealed major expansion plans in the capital... more

Ready for the festival season?

14.03.08

With little to choose between the line-ups, it's the added extras that will count at this year's festivals. David Smyth guides you through the best summer festivals.... more