The Government has overlooked two British finalists to award the franchise to run the greater Anglia railway route into Liverpool Street to a Dutch rail giant... more
Civilian navigator died when his ejector seat 'detached and fell' from an RAF Tornado as he flew upside down during a test flight, an inquest hears... more
London couple's wedding was saved from disaster - by a supermarket buffet, a stitched-up pig and some lettuce from the bride's mother's allotment... more
The more we hear about South West Norfolk Conservatives, the more the heart goes out to the poor candidates trying to penetrate the closed world of local Tory associations... more
David Cameron was warned to expect fresh 'Turnip Taliban' revolts by local Tory associations after a would-be MP survived a deselection attempt... more
Do they take us for complete idiots in Norfolk?” ask South West Norfolk’s Tory activists, as they limber up to deselect their candidate over revelations of her 18-month affair with a married Tory MP... more
SKATE in black butter, skate with capers, skate au gratin ... alas, I can eat no more of this favourite fish now that it has been declared endangered... more
Primary care trusts in London could spend nearly half a million pounds on changing their names because confused patients do not know what the term means... more
As the Camerons and Browns choose British resorts for their summer holidays, Connie Allfrey seeks out the seaside towns where demand for second homes is still soaring... more
The pubs are going gastro in Kings Cross and one of the more likeable establishments, says Fay Maschler, is the once-scruffy Norfolk Arms, run by a Frenchman, now serving Spanish food.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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