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  • Randall inspires Quins' first victory

    Hull 6 Harlequins 24 Chad Randall inspired Harlequins to a stunnning victory on the road as they gained their first win of the season at the KC Stadium this afternoon. Quins, with Randall pulling all the strings, shocked the hosts with three tries

  • Questions over knife crime crusade

    Tough sentences to cut knife crime are given to too few, campaigners claim. Figures showed that despite new laws to give people who carry a blade up to four years in jail, only two out of more than 6,000 sentences were given the maximum penalty. The

  • Councillor will "suck it and see" over lollipop plan

    Plans to hand out lollipops to revellers coming out of clubs to curb antisocial behaviour in Surrey have been questioned by Rowan Cole. The Conservative Walton Central council candidate is unsure about the plans given the tight financial position Surrey

  • Rose Theatre could become speech centre of excellence

    The newly-opened Rose Theatre could become a centre of excellence for the spoken word if plans by Sir Peter Hall come to fruition. The man behind the theatre in Kingston is concerned about the growing generation of monosyllabic youths who favour street

  • "Macho myths" putting women police officers off bike duty

    Women are put off from becoming specialist motorcycle police officer because of "macho myths" according to the Metropolitan Police. There are only 30 women motorcycle officers despite 2000 in the force, leading the Met to hold a special training day

  • On this day...

    17th February 1864 - The first successful submarine torpedo attack takes place in Charleston Harbour. However, the force of the explosion is so great that the submarine itself is also blown up, killing everyone on board. 1883 - The vacant/engaged sign