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Drivers back ban for using mobiles

Nearly a third of drivers want people using mobiles at the wheel to get six-month bans

4:23am Sunday 5th July 2009

Nearly one in three UK motorists want to see six-month driving bans for those using hand-held mobiles while at the wheel, a poll has revealed.

Relatives lament flats fire victims

Questions are being asked about escape routes after six people died in fire at flats.

4:23am Sunday 5th July 2009

Inquiries into how a blaze which ripped through a tower block killing six people, including a three-week-old baby girl, was able to spread so quickly are continuing.

Drivers back ban for using mobile

Nearly a third of drivers want people using mobiles at the wheel to get six-month bans

3:34am Sunday 5th July 2009

Nearly one in three UK motorists want to see six-month driving bans for those using hand-held mobiles while at the wheel, a poll has revealed.

Britain awaiting news of Iran staff

David Miliband revealed "deep concern" about UK embassy staff in Iran

3:04am Sunday 5th July 2009

Britain is still seeking clarification from Iran over the fate of detained British Embassy staff after one was said by his lawyer to be facing trial for "acting against national security".

Groundbreaking green ideas unveiled

Making livestock behave like wildebeest could allegedly help tackle climate change

2:55am Sunday 5th July 2009

Filling parts of the Sahara desert with mirrors to create clean energy and making livestock behave like herds of wildebeest to lock in carbon are among a number of innovative proposals put forward to help tackle climate change.

Tour operator K&S Travel goes bust

3:05pm Sunday 14th September 2008

A second British tour operator has gone bust days after the collapse of XL Leisure sent the travel industry into turmoil, the aviation regulator confirmed.

Couple jailed for canoe death fraud

Anne Darwin has been convicted of helping husband John fake his own death

3:46pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008

John and Anne Darwin were each jailed for more than six years for carrying out a £250,000 con by faking his death in a canoeing accident.







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