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The SS Richard Montgomery - A Ticking Time-Bomb in The Thames It sailed for little over a year since it was built, yet the SS Richard Montgomery is still a cause for concern after sinking, full of explosives, in one of the busiest shipping lanes in the World. Equitable Outcome for Debt-Ridden Pension Holders The Parliamentary Ombudsman has announced that the government should set up a compensation fund for victims of the Equitable Life collapse. Take a look at why it has taken so long? Save Food, Save The World As the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit nears ever closer, we are told by Gordon Brown that despite rising fuel prices and climate change our salvation lies within the home. Save food, save the world. Congestion Charge; What Is The Consensus? Congestion charge is seen as a way for collecting the much needed revenue which is used to improve the public transport infrastructure. Many residents don't seem to agree. First Day at Heathrow Airport' T5; Not The Finest Hour For the National Carrier The 27th March 2008 was the day Terminal5 at Heathrow Airport was to start functioning in its quest to handle the projected 30 million passengers each year. With a 400-meter-long (quarter-mile-long) terminal, T5 is the largest freestanding building in Britain. However, the day turned out to be full of problems. Heathrow Aiport Continues to Set the Pace Heathrow Airport opened in 1946 and has become the United Kingdom's largest Airport and the world's busiest international airport and is only 24km from London center. The airport currently has 5 terminals.The 5th terminal was opened by the Queen on the 5th of March 2008.