60 h. ago The prettiest country cottages within one hour's commute from London

Whether you’re abandoning ship entirely, or simply looking for a weekend bolthole to escape to, these pretty cottages little more than 60 minutes from London offer the best of both worlds

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3 d. ago HS2 will mean trains from London to Birmingham Airport in 32 minutes

Exclusive: Link from Old Oak Common in west London will be faster than the Stansted Express

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5 d. ago Town 30 minutes from London was once ridiculed but is now top commuter spot

The town of Slough, located just a 30 minute train ride away from London, was once ridiculed in a famous poem and depicted as a symbol of tedium in a popular TV show - but it's now been named as the Capital's top commuter spot

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5 d. ago The pretty English town that's one of the poshest in the UK with very famous locals and it's just 90 minutes from London

The pretty English town that's one of the poshest in the UK with very famous locals and it's just 90 minutes from London  The Sun

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9 d. ago New York to London in 60 minutes! This billionaire unveils transatlantic Tunnel plan worth Rs 16600000000, to

New York to London in 60 minutes! This billionaire unveils transatlantic Tunnel plan worth Rs 16600000000, to  India.Com

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1 week ago Elon Musk unveils $20B undersea hyperloop to slash New York–London travel to 54 minutes

Elon Musk unveils $20B undersea hyperloop to slash New York–London travel to 54 minutes  The Brighter Side of News

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1 week ago London Bridge Rotary raises $33K in 10 minutes for Havasu youth programs

London Bridge Rotary raises $33K in 10 minutes for Havasu youth programs  Havasu News

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2 w. ago Runner aims to break record for fastest London Marathon run in traffic cone suit

Michael Wiggins aims to complete his 18th London Marathon run in three hours and 15 minutes.

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2 w. ago The Five author Hallie Rubenhold: ‘I really hate true crime’

The award-winning writer turned the Jack the Ripper case on its head. Now she is giving Dr Crippen the same treatment – and questioning how we tell stories about murderous menIt was called “the crime of the century” and “the north London cellar murder”, and more than 100 years after it happened, the name of the murderer is still widely known. Dr Crippen has been the subject of multiple books, movies and TV shows and had a waxwork made of him at Madame Tussauds. But the story of his crimes, writes Hallie Rubenhold in Story of a Murder, remains one “predominantly about women but told almost exclusively by men”. As such, Crippen’s victim is long forgotten. Her name was Belle Elmore, and in Rubenhold’s book she is brought back to life.Rubenhold and I are in a cafe in Muswell Hill, north London, a 10 minute walk from where Elmore is buried, and where the 53-year-old author lives with her barrister husband, Frank. Writing Story of a Murder was nerve-racking, says Rubenhold, partly because...

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3 w. ago Bakerloo line upgrade could see trains run every two minutes under TfL plans

The proposals would allow 27 trains per hour to run on the line

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4 w. ago joby and virgin atlantic to bring electric air taxis to the UK with flights to london in 8 minutes

joby and virgin atlantic to bring electric air taxis to the UK with flights to london in 8 minutes  Designboom

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