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Don't use the Trainline, as you will have to pay the fee every time. None of the sites run by Train Operating Companies charge a fee. I agree the Southern site has been crap and full of errors since they updated it a few months ago. But to avoid paying a fee just use another train operator site...

A favourite scene in the reception of the Linton Travel tavern Alan: Oh. [To Susan] Actually, can I talk to you? There’s rather a delicate matter… [The phone rings.] Susan: Oh, excuse me. Sophie, could you deal with this? [Sophie looks worried.] Alan: Er, Sophie… Sophie...

It's a close run thing between Hunt and Kyle. Both seem completely odious as people, with lack of concern or obliviousness and delusion about the consequences of their actions. Kyle's show was famously described by a Judge as "a form of human bear baiting", a description which it is hard to...

Have recently obtained a box of M&S Chai Tea and I have to say it is really lovely. Made with mixed spices, it smells strongly of cinnamon and is very refreshing. Otherwise usually go for Assam.

It certainly looks that way, unless of course the committee decide to ignore their officers' recommendation. In fact from the incredulous reaction by the club reported in the Argus it looks as if the club could be guilty of complacency and even arrogance in taking the Council for granted because...

Your message is a little garbled due to initially saying railcard rather than ticket, then the first paragraph doesn't mention London at all, then your last one asks if it is valid to London. However, if I've understood you correctly you had intended to buy a ticket for a colleague to travel...

From the Beeb "Jamie Murray is the first Briton to win the men's doubles title at the Australian Open since Fred Perry and Pat Hughes in 1934." Excellent achievement!

I'm more of a Rega fan, having had a Planar 3 for many years. Also has the plus of being British if you like that where it makes sense. But I'd arrange a trip to Audio T to listen to rival Rega and Project decks - with an amp/speaker combo similar to yours if possible - and decide for yourself...

Ah!

*pedantry* So what's the zero quoted for 18th January if not a single on time arrival? */pedantry*

No doubt boosted by the salary savings from employing insufficient train crew numbers to run a reliable service and cover adequately for disruption, sickness, training days etc

Here's a view (written in 2014 so uncoloured by his recent demise) of his accomplishments in Government from someone who was a senior civil servant in the Department for Transport in the 1980's when Parkinson was briefly Transport Secretary, as posted on the London Reconnections transport blog...

Thank you, I was beginning to think that I was the only one who had suffered from a viewing of Oh, Doctor Beeching. Or everyone had just managed to supress their memories to prevent their brain from suffering the inevitable implosion and collapse.

2 Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps - notwithstanding the "not the target audience" argument, if it was any good there would be some moments that crossed over to the rest of us Keeping Up Appearances And for anyone who nominated You Rang M'Lord, i'll raise that with Oh, Doctor Beeching! - I...

Cliff Burton, the original bass player for Metallica. It was 1986 I was 19 and mad about rock music and they'd burst into prominence with "Master of Puppets" and I'd become a big fan of theirs through that and their two previous albums. In September I saw - with my brother and friends - them do...

"I'm floating in a most peculiar way and the stars look very different today ... Planet earth is blue and there's nothing I can do" RIP David

I didn't hear either, but some of the comments on the side said it was "I was sorry to hear about your friend Kurt"

From Radio 5 this morning, they said the increased cancer risk was 20% - mainly bowel cancer for men and breast cancer for women - but didn't give a baseline risk. The limit is what is recommended if you can't deal with that risk, not that anything above isn't acceptable, it's for people to make...

RIP Lemmy, a true original and one of the greatest characters who defined what rock music was all about. Built for speed and killed by death aged 70. I can treasure my memories of seeing Motörhead back in the 80's at Brixton, Worthing and Leicester and one final time at Hyde Park the other...