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/ 22 September 2009

Too hot to handle: how Lehman Brothers went down

For the next four weeks, the fear that any bank anywhere, no matter how big, could be at risk would stalk the markets.

By Larry Elliott
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/ 21 September 2009

Ashes tour was like a ‘booze cruise’, says Flintoff

Andrew Flintoff has described the 2006/07 Ashes tour of Australia, when England were thrashed 5-0, as being like a ”booze cruise”.

By Mitch Phillips
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/ 17 September 2009

Keith Floyd: ‘A little piece of Britain has died’

British celebrity chef Keith Floyd, whose enthusiastic, wine-slurping presenting style revolutionised TV cooking shows, died aged 65 on September 14.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 17 September 2009

The Police staying off the beat

The Police get "cold shakes" at the thought of reforming, drummer Stewart Copeland says, insisting the trio have no plans to get back together again.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 15 September 2009

Celebrity chef Keith Floyd dies aged 65

Flamboyant celebrity chef Keith Floyd has died aged 65 after a heart attack.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 15 September 2009

The invisible refugee

The term “refugee” isn’t one governments want to talk about in the context of climate change

By Leonie Joubert
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Article
/ 14 September 2009

Britons jailed for 9/11-scale airline bomb plot

Three Britons were jailed for life on Monday for plotting a ”terrorist outrage” on the scale of 9/11 by blowing up transatlantic airliners.

By Michael Holden
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Analysis
/ 14 September 2009

We were born to halt climate change

All the talking about climate change have resulted in a net achievement of less than nothing: global emissions just keep going up.

By Franny Armstrong
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Article
/ 11 September 2009

Brown apologises to WWII British code-breaker

UK PM Gordon Brown apologised on Friday for the treatment of World War II code-breaker Alan Turing.

By Michael Holden
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Article
/ 8 September 2009

Watchdog fines Barclays for transaction inaccuracies

Barclays bank has been fined £2.45-million for "serious weaknesses" in systems and controls that led to inaccurate reporting of transactions.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 4 September 2009

Britain, US defend Afghanistan strategy

Britain and the US on Friday defended their strategy in Afghanistan amid mounting criticism over the rising death toll from war-weary voters.

By Michael Thurston
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Article
/ 2 September 2009

UK’s Brown denies ‘double-dealing’ over Libyan

Gordon Brown said on Wednesday his government had put no pressure on Scotland to release the Lockerbie bomber to improve trade links with Libya.

By Peter Griffiths
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Article
/ 2 September 2009

Richards directed fake-blood scandal, says appeals body

Dean Richards was the directing mind in the fake-blood scandal that has blighted English rugby, an appeals committee said on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 1 September 2009

Britain and Scotland to publish Lockerbie papers

The British and Scottish governments will publish documents relating to the release of the Lockerbie bomber on Tuesday.

By Peter Griffiths
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Article
/ 1 September 2009

Bloodgate scandal leaves rugby ‘weeping real tears’

Rugby experienced a tumultuous August, a month that started off well with the sport’s Olympic dream taking a giant step forward.

By Nick Reeves
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Article
/ 25 August 2009

Brown ‘repulsed’ by Lockerbie bomber’s welcome home

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Tuesday he was ”angry” and ”repulsed” at Libya’s welcome home for the Lockerbie bomber.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 23 August 2009

England regain the Ashes at jubilant Oval

England regained the Ashes with a sweeping 197-run victory over Australia in the fifth Test at the Oval on Sunday.

By John Mehaffey
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Article
/ 21 August 2009

Lockerbie bomber ‘hero’s welcome’ unsettles UK govt

British politicians on Friday condemned celebrations in Tripoli on the return of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi.

By Keith Weir
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Article
/ 20 August 2009

Scotland frees dying Lockerbie bomber

A former Libyan agent jailed for life for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people is to be freed on Thursday, the Scottish government said.

By Ian Mackenzie
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Article
/ 20 August 2009

Pendulum of fortune swings Australia’s way

Whatever the result of the Oval Test, this has been an Ashes series of high drama — if rarely of the highest quality.

By Dominic Forrest
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Article
/ 20 August 2009

Scotland to announce fate of Lockerbie bomber

Scotland’s justice minister will on Thursday announce whether the ailing Lockerbie bomber is to be freed.

By Alice Ritchie
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Article
/ 19 August 2009

New show explores UK’s ‘phoney’ 1939 war

For months after the declaration of war against Germany in 1939, many Britons were convinced the conflict would be relatively brief.

By Mike Collett White
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Article
/ 18 August 2009

Lockerbie bomber’s fate hangs in the balance

The Lockerbie bomber was set on Tuesday to formally apply to drop his appeal, a move which could open the way for his transfer back to Libya.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 17 August 2009

Scotland to rule on Lockerbie bomber ‘very soon’

Scotland will decide by the end of next week on the fate of Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, convicted of the Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 7 August 2009

‘Great Train Robber’ Biggs close to freedom

”Great Train Robber” Ronnie Biggs is due to be freed from jail on Friday.

By Stefano Ambrogi
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Article
/ 5 August 2009

Boo-boys no bother for Ponting

Australia captain Ricky Ponting said he had ”loved every minute” of the drawn third Ashes Test at Edgbaston despite being booed.

By Julian Guyer
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Article
/ 3 August 2009

Robson shone like a beacon of decency

Throughout a life spent devoted to football, former England manager Bobby Robson shone like a beacon of decency and old-fashioned values.

By Martyn Herman
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Article
/ 1 August 2009

Hacker Gary McKinnon loses appeal against extradition

The British computer hacker Gary McKinnon failed on Saturday in his last-ditch attempt to avoid extradition to the United States.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 31 July 2009

English football pays tribute to ‘gentleman’ Robson

English football’s leading figures paid tribute to Sir Bobby Robson on Friday after the former England coach lost his long battle with cancer.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 31 July 2009

Australia’s Watson lands opening blows

Australia’s Shane Watson marked his maiden Test as an opener by batting through to the rain-affected close of the first day of the third Ashes Test.

By Julian Guyer
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Article
/ 30 July 2009

Benni puts Cup dream on hold to rekindle Rovers career

Benni McCarthy is aiming to recapture his status as one of the Premier League’s most feared forwards.

By Jason Mellor
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Article
/ 28 July 2009

Flintoff works to keep Ashes dream alive

Andrew Flintoff has revealed the intensive fitness regime that he hopes will allow him to lead England to an Ashes victory over Australia.

By Staff Reporter
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