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Crackdown on distracted driversDriver using a mobile phone

More than 80 people are being prosecuted after a police operation to crackdown on drivers distracted behind the wheel.

Sarah SoyeiRacist cases increase in schools

Racist incidents, ranging from name calling to physical abuse, increase in schools in Luton and Bedford, the BBC finds.

HS2 only rail solution, MPs say

Alternatives to the High Speed Two (HS2) rail link will not solve the capacity problems on Britain's railways, MPs say.

Deborah McGurran, Political editor, East of England Article written by Deborah McGurran Deborah McGurran Political editor, East of England

Regional rail summit

18:14 UK time, Friday, 18 May 2012

MPs from across the east get together with councillors, business leaders and industry representatives to draw up plans for rail development over the next 20 years.

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