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Air passengers face BA strike chaos

Tony Woodley, joint leader of Unite, leaves the TUC HQ after a meeting with BA chief Willie Walsh

6:23pm Friday 19th March 2010

Thousands of air passengers face travel misery after moves to prevent a three day strike by British Airways cabin crew collapsed.

Corrie star charged over crash

6:13pm Friday 19th March 2010

Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas has been charged with failing to stop after crashing his car.

Rail strike talks planned

6:13pm Friday 19th March 2010

Talks aimed at averting strikes by railway signal workers are to be held next week, raising hopes that action can be averted.

Paedophile babysitter raped girl, 5

5:37pm Friday 19th March 2010

A paedophile was able to rape a five-year-old girl he was babysitting because agencies failed to tell her mother he was a convicted sex offender.

Ex-soldier's parents plea for help

4:30pm Friday 19th March 2010

The parents of a former soldier facing the death penalty in Iraq over the killing of two colleagues pleaded with the British Government to help save his life.

Man jailed for 'weapon dog' murder

2:43pm Friday 19th March 2010

The first killer to be convicted using pioneering dog DNA technology has been given a life sentence for the "vicious" murder of a teenage boy.

Last-ditch strike talks collapse

2:23pm Friday 19th March 2010

Talks aimed at averting strikes by British Airways cabin crew have collapsed and the action will go ahead from midnight.

Rail signal workers vote to strike

1:54pm Friday 19th March 2010

Railway signal workers have voted to go on strike in a bitter row over jobs, threatening disruption to rail travel in the coming weeks, including Easter.