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Updated: 2 hours 48 min ago

High speed rail network plans unveiled

3 hours 47 min ago
A 335-mile y-shaped high speed rail network carrying trains running at 250mph is set to link major cities across England under plans unveiled by Lord Adonis, the Transport Secretary.

Britain 'should step up efforts against electronic warfare'

3 hours 49 min ago
The threat to Britain from electronic warfare must be treated ''very seriously'', the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) urged today.

Pink Floyd stops EMI from cutting up albums online

3 hours 54 min ago
High Courrt ruling will make fans of the rock band unable to buy their singles on websites like iTunes.

Trainee vicar says church is to blame for making women hate bodies

4 hours 17 sec ago
The church is to blame for making women hate their bodies according to a trainee vicar who has written a book on how parishioners can feel good naked.

Portrait of officer who burnt the White House to go on sale

4 hours 7 min ago
A tiny portrait of a British Navy hero who helped set the White House ablaze is estimated to fetch up to £15,000 at auction next month.

Travel companies appeal for tourism overhaul

4 hours 18 min ago
The association representing Britain's leading travel companies is hoping to turn the Government's "apathy" towards tourism into an election issue.

Train conductor uses Google Street View to tell life story

4 hours 26 min ago
A train conductor has taken advantage of Google's Street View roll-out to tell his life story.

Pete Doherty given 12 month driving ban

4 hours 34 min ago
Pete Doherty was given a 12-month driving ban and fined £500 today after he admitted allowing his manager to use his Daimler without insurance.

Thousands of pupils 'going backwards' in English and maths

4 hours 40 min ago
Around 200,000 children are effectively going backwards in the three-Rs at secondary school, new figures suggest.

David Seaman's wife granted quickie divorce

4 hours 48 min ago
Former England goalkeeper David Seaman's wife was granted a quickie divorce today on the grounds of adultery.

Artist creates 'living dolls' by painting her models

4 hours 49 min ago
The artist who literally paints her models before photographing them.

Britain's only termite colony returns to North Devon

4 hours 51 min ago
Britain's only colony of termites has returned years after pest experts believed they had destroyed the infestation.

Britain on verge of first national rail strike since 1994

4 hours 51 min ago
Rail services are set to be crippled over Easter as the industry moved a step closer to the first national stoppage in 16 years.

Man killed himself after leaving reminder on whiteboard

4 hours 53 min ago
A 50-year-old man was found dead after leaving a note on his whiteboard saying "Fri: Die 3.45pm".

Google Street View's new images

4 hours 56 min ago
Google's Street View imaging service has been extended to cover almost all of Britain's roads.

What the military chiefs said about Gordon Brown

5 hours 39 min ago
Prime Minister describes claims that he starved the armed forces of funds when he was Chancellor as "wrong" and inappropriate.

John Lewis's 70,000 staff share £151m bonus

5 hours 45 min ago
John Lewis's 70,000 staff are to share of bonus pot of £151m after the retailer reported a jump in profits.

HSBC says Swiss data theft affects 24,000 accounts

5 hours 56 min ago
HSBC, Europe's biggest bank, said a theft of data by a former employee affected up to 24,000 Swiss client accounts, dealing a hefty blow to the reputation of its private bank.

MPs' expenses: Labour's Ann and Alan Keen ordered to repay £1,500

5 hours 57 min ago
Married Labour MPs told to repay £1,500 in expenses claimed for running a second home where they were actually living full-time.

Network Rail workers vote for strike

5 hours 58 min ago
Railway maintenance workers have voted in favour of what could be Britain's first national rail strike in 16 years.