A RAIL company that has been penalised for cancelling too many trains is considering cutting a tenth of its timetable – the only way it says it can ensure a reliable service. Chiltern Railways wants to drop up to 10 trains from its daily peak-time schedule. JEWS ARE free from persecution for the first time in more than 2,000 years, the former Chief Rabbi, Lord Jakobovits, said last night. He was speaking as British Jews gathered in London to mark the 60th anniversary of Kristallnacht, when Nazis attacked Jewish shops and synagogues

`Beware amnesia’, page 16. Jackson’s solicitor, Marcus Barclay, told Mr Justice Popplewell in London the litigation had been settled “amicably” on confidential terms.
He said that on 24 June 1992, a photograph and article were published on the front page of the newspaper and similar articles were published on 29 and 30 June and 15 July.Mr Barclay told the court that Mirror Group Newspapers Ltd, and the Daily Mirror’s former editor Richard Stott, acknowledged that Mr Jackson was not hideously disfigured or scarred as was suggested in the articles.”Representatives of the Daily Mirror have since met directly with the plaintiff, and have seen with their own eyes that the photographs which were published, albeit in good faith, do not accurately represent the plaintiff’s true appearance.”The defendants regret the injury which has been done to the plaintiff’s reputation, and have agreed that they will not repeat these allegations.”Mr Barclay added: “Michael Jackson and the Mirror look forward to a better relationship now that this litigation has been amicably resolved.”Kevin Bays, solicitor for the defendants, told the court: “The photographs were taken honestly and were not tampered with …”The Mirror wishes, through me, to express its sincere apologies for the plaintiff’s distress which it has caused and is pleased to have resolved its differences with him.”. Baroness Jay and Ms Jowell both avoided references to feminism, describing themselves as pragmatists.”In the 1970s, when there was a lot of political feminism going on, I was a young mother trying to cope with a job. Detective Sergeant Peter Reader, of West Midlands Police, said it was possible Dr Connell “wanted to frighten” his partner.Anthony Lee, clerk to the governors at Wolverhampton University, said Dr Connell had been investigated for an “academic misdemeanour” in January and dismissed in March.

The university called the hearing after a student alleged that Dr Connell copied his work.Recording an open verdict, coroner Dr Richard Whittington, said it was not possible to rule whether the death was suicide or an accident.. TWO BRITONS are among five men who have been killed in a raid on a diamond mine in Angola. The raiders also took hostage five foreign employees, including one Briton. The dead Britons – the mine manager and a mining engineer – and the geologist who was taken hostage have not yet been named by the Foreign office. A spokesman for the Canadian mining company Diamond-Works Ltd said relatives would have to be informed first. The other men who died in the attack were a Portuguese security officer and two Angolans.
A statement from the mining company said a gang of about 50 armed men had staged a hit-and-run assault on its Yetwene diamond mine in the north- east of the country at about 4am local time – 3am London time – on Sunday.Workers at the mine live on the site, which is guarded by armed security staff.

In the shoot-out with the attackers, believed to be from the rebel army Unita, five people were killed and 18 were wounded. Five more – two Filipinos, a South African, an Angolan with South African residency and the British man – are believed to have been taken hostage. A sixth man is unaccounted for.A spokesman for the company, Michael Grunberg, said the remaining 13 expatriate staff were unharmed and had been flown to the capital, Luanda. “It is very rare in Angola for people to be taken captive,” he said. “We have been here for four years and have never had an incident like this This has taken everybody by surprise.

We have two security companies at the site – they are both Angolan companies with expatriate training and have to be certified to a specific standard. Over four years, this is the first time a shot has been fired in anger.”Our security contractors tried to repel them – but the attackers were firing wildly and randomly – they pressed the trigger and sprayed.”In 1996, the company, which has five concessions in Angola and two operating mines, employed the London-based military consultants, Sandline International, to provide advice on security. Sandline received widespread publicity during the “arms to Africa” affair earlier this year.The identity of the attackers is not yet certain but witness accounts indicate that some were wearing clothing identified with the rebel army of Unita, and local military and police units.Initial reports from the mine indicate there was some theft and minor damage to the company’s vehicles and communication systems. Items such as food and radios were stolen during the attack but no diamonds were taken and stocks have since been removed.DiamondWorks said in a statement that it deeply regretted the loss of life and called on the international community to condemn “this shameful act of violence”.It added: “The company will take all necessary steps to ensure that the missing expatriate personnel are safely returned to their homes and families as quickly as possible.”DiamondWorks’ chief executive, Bruce Walsham, plans to fly to Angola from the company’s London offices to help to secure the hostages’ release.Angola’s MPLA government fought a two-decade-long war against Unita, which ended with the signing of peace accords four years ago..

THE POP star Michael Jackson settled his High Court action yesterday over articles published in the Daily Mirror alleging his face was hideously disfigured and visibly scarred by cosmetic surgery. He said he was launching the case “out of concern for the public’s health and safety”.The case continues.. As they are being carried out over a period of years the answers are unlikely to come out for some time.”Mr Coghill added that a study conducted in America had shown a reduction in the cancer-preventing hormone melatonin among regular mobile phone users. One of its principal provisions is that items sold by businesses for consumer use should be safe.Mr Coghill, who runs Coghill Research Laboratories at Pontypool, South Wales, told magistrates he was concerned that mobile phones did not carry warning signs “despite the scientific evidence”.He said: “A number of very extensive research programmes are currently beginning to establish better if any risks exist.