An inquiry into the apparent ‘slow reaction’ of Heathrow Airport to last month’s snow revealed that BAA’s ‘major investment in counter snow technology’ was nothing more than the ordering of an extra wide shovel for the worker who clears the snow from the runways.
Posted: Jan 11th, 2011
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In the British version, updated for 2010, an Essex businessman struggles to overcome the odds and make his daily 40-minute commute.
Posted: Dec 21st, 2010
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he affluent Swiss ski resort of Verbier remained in chaos today following a spell of dazzling sunshine which caused it to run out of essential warm-weather supplies such as expensive designer sunglasses and convertible hire-cars.
Posted: Dec 21st, 2010
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‘It’s a disgrace. It’s not right that I’m still expected to drive to work when people in Scotland have just been sitting at home.’
Posted: Dec 8th, 2010
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‘With a bit of British ingenuity, incessant grumbling and a can of shaving foam, we believe we can simulate many of the conditions that drivers would have to cope with during a snowy spell.’
Posted: Dec 4th, 2010
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