The passenger, aged in her thirties, fell head first from the platform of the double decker in Kentish Town at 7.20am. She was then taken to St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington where she was in a potentially life-threatening condition. ...read
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Rail delays and floods wreck the busiest day of the festive getaway for millions of travellers
Britons are being urged to consider if they can delay their festive travel until Sunday after havoc on road and rail routes yesterday. A major signal failure near London's Paddington station led to more than 24 hours of chaos on rail routes to Heathrow, Wales and the West Country, while a fire near Brighton disrupted trains to Gatwick. The disruption coincided with the busiest day of the festive getaway. ...read
The AeroSeven gets futuristic new look
Production versions will be built at the British sports car maker Caterham's factory in Dartford, Kent, ready for launch next year — with many being made for export. Queens Park Rangers F.C. owner Tony Fernandes and his business partner Kamarudin Meranun bought Caterham in March 2011 and expanded it to include Formula 1 and GP2 racing teams. ...read
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Bravery of truck driver who saved diabetic motorist's life by swerving in front of him after he had seizure at the wheel
Father-of-four Bob Rennie, 46 (inset, left), overtook the out of control Peugeot and braked slowly to bring the car to a safe stop on the A82 near Luss, Dunbartonshire. He watched in shock as the vehicle veered across the road seemingly out of control (pictured) - narrowly missing cars coming in the opposite direction. As he pursued the driver, Bob shouted down his radio: 'He's all over the road. He's going to kill somebody.' Fortunately, he was able to stop him. ...read
Osborne to freeze fuel duty until 2015 election: Chancellor's pledge as Tories go to war with Labour over cost of living
George Osborne revealed that he aims to cancel a 2p-a-litre rise in fuel due next September, and he ruled out any other increases before 2015. It will cost £750million to cancel the rise next September, which is the last of the annual above-inflation increases pencilled into the public finances by the previous Labour government. ...read
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