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More rail misery as wires come down

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Rail passengers' journeys have been disrupted when overhead wires came down and stopped trains from moving, in the third railway incident in a week.

The wires came down between North Wembley and Kings Langley, preventing travel to or from Euston.

Passengers were...

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Skills plan 'won't help low-paid'

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Gordon Brown's efforts to turn Britain into a high-skill, high-wage economy are failing and will come under further pressure as recession...

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Credit crunch warning for schools

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Schools will be forced to tighten their belts in the coming months as the credit crunch continues, a cross-party group of MPs has warned. The...

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Relatives hail brave rabies victim

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Family and friends have paid tribute to a woman who died after contracting rabies abroad. Lisa McMurray, 35, had been in a critical condition...

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Public backs criminal record checks

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

The public overwhelmingly supports criminal record checks on volunteers working with children, Government research shows. More than 90% of...

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Interest rate 'facing all-time low'

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

The Bank of England begins a historic meeting later at which interest rates are all but certain to be slashed to an all-time low to combat...

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Tax allowance 'may rise to to £10,000'

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Gordon Brown is considering raising the tax-free allowance to £10,000 as part of measures to help families struggling with the credit crunch, a...

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Terror trials 'reduce threat to UK'

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

The terrorist threat against Britain has reduced following a series of high-profile successes by the security services, the head of MI5 has...

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Sir Alan 'target for extremists'

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Apprentice star Sir Alan Sugar has been said to be among a list of top British Jews thought to be targeted by extremists over Israel's Gaza...

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Miliband in new Gaza ceasefire call

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said the scale of suffering in Gaza is immense as he called again for an immediate ceasefire. Addressing...

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This is Bath: National News

More rail misery as wires come down

Skills plan 'won't help low-paid'

Credit crunch warning for schools

Relatives hail brave rabies victim

Public backs criminal record checks

Interest rate 'facing all-time low'

Tax allowance 'may rise to to £10,000'

Terror trials 'reduce threat to UK'

Sir Alan 'target for extremists'

Miliband in new Gaza ceasefire call

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