The Blitz, which began 70 years ago today, in pictures
The Blitz (short for Blitzkrieg, German for "lightning war") began on 7 September, 1940, with more than 300 bombers involved. The attacks started on the East End before moving to central London. In...
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Burmese leader General Than Shwe is visiting China at a time when the relationship between the two countries appears strong. Two-way trade is growing and China has invested millions of dollars in a...
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Fire crews are working to save two fishing boats from sinking in a Fife harbour after the east coast was hit by severe winds overnight. Gusts reached up to severe...
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View ArticleVenice film award for director Mani Ratnam's Ravaan
Tamil director Mani Ratnam has been honoured with the...
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Two men are being questioned over the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old man in south...
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View ArticleCity remembers Blitz resilience at St Paul's Cathedral
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View ArticleBritish film director Clive Donner dies at 84
Film director Clive Donner, who helped launch the careers of actors such as Sir Ian McKellen and Alan Bates, has died at the age of 84. He had Alzheimer's and died in London, his family said. He was...
View ArticleDurham post-war town centre buildings flattened
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A police sergeant who assaulted a woman whilst she was...
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Funding has been secured for a major hotel and leisure project in Halifax which will create more than 400...
View ArticleUnexploded grenade found in Stevenage park
Traffic was brought to a standstill in the centre of a Hertfordshire town when an unexploded grenade was found in a park. Police set up a 70m cordon in Blind...
View ArticleVirtual car 'to prevent crashes' in east Surrey
A driving simulator is being used by Surrey fire crews to help people become safer on the roads. It has been bought by Reigate and Banstead Community Safety Partnership and will be...
View ArticleCouncil to deal with Leicester concert venue 'failures'
An internal audit report into the running of one of Leicester's biggest entertainment venues has found accounting and management failures. The Leicester City Council report into De Montfort Hall...
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