Social workers had acted with "professionalism and commitment" when they found the Bramleys were not suitable adoptive parents, she said at the time.Mr Bramley, a postal worker, was revealed to have been a member of Private Encounters, a sexual contacts agency, while his wife had had an affair. She had also miscarried twins a month before the couple applied to adopt.But yesterday, Mrs Justice Hogg said: "I am satisfied that with the support of social services, Mr and Mrs Bramley have seriously addressed concerns which I dealt with in my earlier judgment."I wish the children and their family much happiness in their future together," she added.. Police have been unable to find evidence to prosecute anyone over the deaths of two black men found mysteriously hanged in Telford within months of each other. Police have been unable to find evidence to prosecute anyone over the deaths of two black men found mysteriously hanged in Telford within months of each other. West Mercia police said last night files on the deaths of Harold "Errol" McGowan and his nephew Jason were being sent to the coroner rather than the Crown Prosecution Service. The CPS would be sent files only if there was evidence against "a specific individual or individuals".Errol McGowan, 34, was found hanged in a friend's house in July 1999. Jason, 20, began investigating the death but he was subsequently found hanging from railings in the Shropshire town six months later.Both men had complained of being subjected to racial abuse and their family criticised West Mercia police for treating the deaths as suicides rather than murders.The force reopened investigations into the deaths after a campaign by the family but it had not found evidence by last night to justify a prosecution.An inquest must decide how the two men died, the force said, but a "small team" of officers would be available to follow up any new leads.An inquest could still result in a verdict of unlawful killing which one police source said last night would normally lead to officers having a a "fresh" look at a case.The West Mercia police statement said: "We do not submit files to the CPS as a matter of course. We would only do so if there was evidence against a specific individual or individuals."The file in relation to Errol has been completed and presented to the coroner.

A further file in relation to the investigation into the death of Jason is due to be submitted to the coroner early in the new year"A small team of officers is completing work on the investigation into Jason's death and would be available to follow up any new lines of inquiry which may come to light in either case."It is a matter for the inquest to decide how Errol and Jason died. We would not speculate on this in advance of the hearings."The McGowan family wanted Scotland Yard to take the investigation away from West Mercia police. They have also asked for the inquest into Errol McGowan to be moved out of Telford so that jurors could be drawn from a population with a wider racial mix. The request was opposed by the force and refused by the coroner.Errol Robinson, a solicitor representing the family of Errol McGowan, said yesterday: "I am astonished at the way the police are approaching this. It's quite clear as far as the police are concerned that their investigation in virtually at an end. The family has yet to be satisfied that foul play was not involved."West Mercia was assisted in the second investigation into the deaths by John Grieve, the deputy assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan Police.

The inquest into Errol McGowan's death is due to start on 4 June.. Sir Richard Branson is to receive a second major blow to his business ambitions. Sir Richard Branson is to receive a second major blow to his business ambitions. Having lost his bid to run the National Lottery, Sir Richard's plan to operate the train services on the flagship London to Edinburgh route has been rejected by the Strategic Rail Authority and ministers are expected to accept their advice.The authority has told the Government that the company currently operating the services, Great North Eastern Railways (GNER), should retain its franchise.That advice was passed to the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 11 days ago, but ministers have decided to sit on it until the furore over the lottery decision has died down.Sources close to the franchising process believe that the Government is anxious to avoid any suggestion that it is anti-Branson. Tony Blair in particular has been keen to enlist Sir Richard's support for his New Labour project.The sources argue that Sir Richard has postponed any possible legal action over the lottery decision until after Christmas in an attempt to put pressure on ministers to back his bid for the East Coast Main Line.The GNER services between London and Edinburgh have been the most heavily disrupted by the engineering work in the wake of the Hatfield crash in October.It is understood that the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, and the Transport Minister Lord Macdonald are happy for the incumbent to retain the east coast licence, but the Prime Minister is concerned about the impact on one of his favourite entrepreneurs.Mr Blair, however, is unlikely to overrule Sir Alastair Morton, chairman of the authority, the most powerful figure in the rail industry.As part of his bid for the east coast operation, Sir Richard promised to cut journey times from London to Edinburgh by more than an hour.* Thousands of the most loyal rail travellers will miss out on a fresh compensation package for those suffering delays in the wake of the Hatfield crash, according to passengers' representatives.Stewart Francis, chairman of the Rail Passengers' Council, pointed out that there was no special provision for holders of weekly tickets in a £20m deal announced yesterday by the Association of Train Operating Companies.. With the Christmas rush beginning in earnest today, festive-season travellers are shunning trains in favour of planes and cars in the rush to get home for Christmas.