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First class - what's the point?
MPs may no longer be allowed to claim first class rail journeys on expenses. And one But are the wider seats and free nibbles a luxury or necessity for those who like to travel in premium class?

M1 hard shoulder work under way
Work begins on a scheme to allow drivers to use a 15-mile stretch of the M1 hard shoulder to cut peak-time congestion.

PM backs Reading city status bid
Gordon Brown throws his weight behind plans by Reading to bid for city status during the Queen's Jubilee year in 2012.

The North East eyes low carbon future
The North East of England is creating a low-carbon economic area as the UK makes a major push to take the lead in electric motoring.

The people who sack people
George Clooney is up for an Oscar for his latest film role in which he plays a man who fires people for a living. But what's it really like to sack people?

Millionaire plans skydive centre
The Gloucestershire-based winner of the £56m EuroMillions jackpot says he wants to open the first indoor skydiving centre in the South West.

Garden dug up in missing man case
The garden of a man who has been missing since August is dug up by police, who have arrested a man on suspicion of murder.

The tragedy of dying languages
Speakers of thousands of the world's languages are now abandoning their ancestral tongues at an unprecedented rate. Linguist K David Harrison explains whey they need to be kept alive.

Councillors back Reading city bid
Councillors back plans for Reading to enter the race to be granted city status during the Queen's Jubilee in two years' time.

Never forgetting a face
Many of us struggle sometimes to put a name to a face, but what if you could recognise someone many years after seeing them for a moment?

Fresh Reading bid for city status
Reading is set to enter the race to be granted city status during the Queen's Jubilee year in 2012.

Calls to improve maternity ward
Milton Keynes Hospital must do more to improve its maternity services, a health service watchdog report finds.

Newport faces 'tough' recession
An independent research institute says Newport may be one of cities worst affected by the economic downturn.

'Years' for UK cities to recover
It will take several years for some parts of the UK to recover from the recession, a think tank claims.

Haiti earthquake: Your stories Friday 15 January
BBC website readers have been describing the impact of the Haiti earthquake

As it happened: Haiti earthquake 15 Jan
Reports, eyewitness updates and reaction after the powerful earthquake hits Haiti.

High Street giants join the sales
Two of Britain's biggest retail chains, John Lewis and Marks & Spencer, launch their in-store post-Christmas sales.

December's practice News Day
Schools around the UK and in Africa are taking part in a dress rehearsal for the UK-wide News Day on 10 December 2009.

10 things tourists should know about Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes is included as a host city in England's World Cup bid for 2018, meaning foreign football fans could be visiting it in their thousands. So what do they need to know?

EU President: Your views
Belgian PM Herman van Rompuy is the EU president and the UK's Baroness Ashton is foreign policy chief. What is your reaction?

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