British engineering group Jarvis today said the former boss of tennis racket maker Dunlop Slazenger was to become its new chief executive.

Poor maintenance led to the points failure which caused the Potters Bar crash, an official report into the May 2002 accident said today.

British rail experts are dismissing a claim that sabotage could be to blame for the Potters Bar crash that left seven people dead.

Britain's Transport Secretary Stephen Byers says rail travel is still one of the safest forms of transport.