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• 09/01/08 05:43

  Campaign to save 'Wonderland' hotel
  

  Campaigners are fighting to save an ex-hotel in Wales once regularly visited by Alice Liddel, the child thought to have inspired Alice in Wonderland. Pen Morfa in Llandudno was the seaside holiday home of the Liddel family, who owned the building from its construction 1861 until 1873.....

  
  

• 07/01/08 05:09

  Exotic visitors flock to UK
  

  Winter may not seem like the right time for exotic visitors to the UK, but this winter has seen an unprecedented arrival – in the form of small, white herons. Cattle egrets have long been a familiar sight around the Mediterranean, but have until recently been only occasional visitors to the UK.....

  
  

• 04/01/08 12:10

  West Coast rail route finally reopens
  

  Rail services have finally returned to normal on the West Coast rail route, after several days of disruption caused by overrunning repair work near Rugby. Network Rail, the company responsible for the repair and maintenance of track in the UK, may now face huge fines from the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR).....

  
  

• 03/01/08 03:02

  Rail disruption drags on
  

  Rail passengers are facing another day of severe disruption, as overrunning engineering works continue to affect some services. London's Liverpool Street station fully reopened only after the rush hour this morning, while West Coast Mainline services around Rugby remain suspended today, with bus replacement services in operation.....

  
  

• 02/01/08 10:54

  Miserable New Year for commuters
  

  Thousands of rail passengers struggled to return to work today, as station closures and over-running engineering works led to long delays and extended journey times. London’s Liverpool Street Station was closed earlier this week so that a bridge could be demolished as part of the East London Line extension project.....

  
  

• 31/12/07 03:30

  New Year's Eve parties on
  

  Hundreds of thousands of revellers are due to take to the streets for tonight's New Year's Eve celebrations across the UK. The biggest event is due to be London's world-famous fireworks display, centred on the London Eye.....

  
  

• 28/12/07 11:18

  Tube sets passenger record
  

  London's Tube network carried an estimated 4.17 million passengers in one day during December, setting a new record.....

  
  

• 27/12/07 03:36

  Mud fans head to Maldon
  

  Those looking for an unusual spectacle to round off the year need look no further that the Mad Maldon Mud Race, which takes place on 30 December. Dozens of contestants, many in fancy dress, are set to clamber across the deep estuarine mud of the River Blackwater.....

  
  

• 24/12/07 06:21

  Thousands expected for Sunderland's Boxing Day Dip
  

  Several thousand people are expected to turn out on Wednesday for this year's Boxing Day Dip at Seaburn beach in Sunderland. The annual event is one of several held around Europe on 26 December where swimmers, many in fancy dress, brave cold sea waters to raise money for charity.....

  
  

• 21/12/07 12:12

  Christmas rush starts today, says RAC
  

  The RAC predicts the great festive getaway will reach its peak at 3pm this afternoon, as 18 million people drive home for Christmas. The second busiest days for road travel will be 27 and 28 December with 16m cars expected.....