RONNIE BIGGS was refused parole yesterday by Justice Secretary Jack Straw, who accused the Great Train Robber of being “wholly unrepentant” about his crimes.

Ticket office staff at a leading British rail firm are believed to have backed industrial action in a row over jobs.

The British train drivers’ union was today facing a hefty financial penalty after an employment tribunal ruled it had unlawfully expelled a member for belonging to the British National Party.