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  • 900,000 tonnes of sewage spilled into Thames after heavy rain

    Just days after storm sewage from Mogden spilled into the Thames killing more than 200 fish - the Environment Agency has admitted a further 900,000 tonnes has seeped into the river. Following downpours last Tuesday night storm sewage from pumping stations

  • Delays in Heathrow third runway will cost £1bn a year

    Business leaders have welcomed a report which says a third runway at Heathrow would add £30bn to the UK economy. The British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) claimed the controversial project would increase productivity by up to £12.8bn, and create

  • Builder in court accused of killing wife in India

    A builder accused of killing his wife in India has appeared in court. Jagpaljeet Singh Kular, 41, of Berkeley Avenue, Cranford, is said to have killed Manjit Kaur Kular, also 41, in the Punjab in November 2007. Mrs Kular allegedly vanished

  • Charming or creepy? Marcus Akin's BB love trauma

    Relentless housemate Marcus Akin is fast becoming a long haired lothario as the Brendford window fitter refuses to take no for answer. Although the mullet loving 35-year-old, who has been single for 12 months and once set fire to his own face

  • Council reception for champion Bees

    Weeks before the new football season starts players and staff from Brentford FC will be celebrating their achievements in the last campaign at a special reception. The Bees won Coca-Cola League Two last season and picked up the trophy on the

  • Drivers 'irresponsible' for leaving valuables in car

    Drivers who leave valuables on display in empty cars have been branded lazy and irresponsible. Between April and June this year, police figures show 317 vehicles were broken into in the borough and, of these, 267 - or more than 80 per cent - were targeted