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• Canoeist who died in Devon after floods was experienced kayak instructor • Search continues for woman who fell into river Usk The canoeist who died in Devon after becoming trapped in a swollen river was an extremely...
Insurers estimate that claims for damage during the flooding in Cumbria and southern Scotland have reached up to £100m. Insurers had received between 500 and 1,000 claims, the Association of British Insurers said
The RAF is to send its first all-woman combat helicopter crew into action in Helmand province in Afghanistan. The four women will fly missions taking troops and supplies to the frontline in the battle with Taliban. They are Flt...
Nov 22 (Reuters) - England beat South Africa by seven wickets in the second one-day international at Centurion in South Africa on Sunday. Scores: South Africa 250-9 (Hashim Amla 57, Alviro Petersen 64) v England 252-3 (J. Trott...
Demand to build council homes is far exceeding government expectations, putting pressure on the Treasury to release extra cash as part of the spending review next month. The pressure amounts to an end to the 20-year effective...
Schools watchdog mauled as critics bite back at 'wasteful' bureaucracy Ofsted is facing a crisis in public confidence as it comes under a series of attacks on its authority this week, with the watchdog accused of being "flawed,...
The credit crunch has changed everything, says the Archbishop of York. Now people are beginning to realise that there are more important things than choice and the free market This is not going to be easy. John Sentamu, the...
Barry Richardson said it was hard not being able to afford presents "If you're unemployed and you've got no money coming in it's hard," said Barry Richardson, who has lived his whole life in Coventry's Wood End estate. Many of...
A parish church in West Yorkshire has been awarded minster status. St John's Parish Church in Halifax, which is 900 years old, was inaugurated by the Bishop of Wakefield at a service on Sunday. Local school children gave...
Leicester binman Rendall Munroe's next contest could be for a world title after his hard-earned points win over Simone Maludrottu in Nottingham. By Gareth A Davies, Boxing and MMA Correspondent Promoter Frank Maloney believes...
