The great west coast mainline gamble
If Sir Richard Branson is right about First’s “unsustainable” west coast mainline bid, then this Department of Transport decision is a gamble way in to the future for a new fat controller and for the government.
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If Sir Richard Branson is right about First’s “unsustainable” west coast mainline bid, then this Department of Transport decision is a gamble way in to the future for a new fat controller and for the government.
As the UN concludes that the massacre in Houla was a war crime authorised by President Assad, at least 30 people are reported killed in an air strike by Syrian forces on the rebel-held town of Azaz.
Sir Richard Branson tells Channel 4 News Virgin will stop operating trains in Britain unless David Cameron apologises for the system which awarded the west coast main line franchise to FirstGroup.
After kicking off a huge debate on whether cyclists should be forced to wear helmets sparked by a cyclist’s death, British cycling hero Bradley Wiggins denies he called for a change in the law.
Channel 4 News’ Deputy Editor Martin Fewell has announced he is to leave the programme after 14 years.
With the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony only hours away, excitement builds across the UK.
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The family of Ian Tomlinson call for answers from the home secretary after PC Simon Harwood is cleared of his manslaughter during the G20 riots.
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Bob Diamond gives evidence to the Treasury Select Committee a day after he was forced to stand down as Barclays chief executive following the Libor index “rigging” scandal.
Four Habbo Hotel players, aged 15 to 20, debate the future of the game after Channel 4 News revealed explicit sexual language is commonplace – and rarely moderated.
A gorgeous country, engaging people, rewarding cuisine, and the richest remnants of its own history of any country on earth. Yes, Greece has it all – at one level. At another, it boasts some of the most corrupt people in influential places and some of the worst structures of governance and civic observance on the continent of Europe.
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“The chanting was amongst the most obscene I’ve ever heard. In short, Angela Merkel was being invited to put the entire Euro crisis up her posterior.”