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Commanders of Taliban ‘will be given role in Afghan government’

13.11.09
Latest: British strategy to divide the Taliban by giving moderate commanders new roles in the Afghan government has been revealed in a leaked memo... more

Brown insists Obama is committed to troops surge in Afghanistan

13.11.09
Barack Obama is ready to back plans for a troops surge to Afghanistan, Gordon Brown predicted today... more

Israeli warships send message to Iran

16.07.09
Two Israeli warships sail through the Suez Canal in a move that appeared to be a new signal to Iran that Israel could swiftly extend its reach to its nuclear neighbour... more

Fears Qatada is beating bail terms to spread terror

02.09.08
New concerns were raised today over the freeing of extremist preacher Abu Qatada amid claims that he has been passing instructions to a convicted terrorist... more

GDF Suez raking in £2.7bn thanks to energy price leap

01.09.08
GDF Suez highlighted how foreign operators were making massive profits thanks to the energy price boom... more

Suez pulls plug on British Energy bid

23.05.08
One of the French bidders for Britain's fleet of nuclear reactors has pulled out... more

Higher price hopes as Energy race hots up

16.05.08
UK nuclear energy giant British Energy could be sold for more than expected, the company revealed, sending the shares up sharply... more

Cayzers to reap riches on TGE

14.05.08
Caledonian Investments, the quoted vehicle of the City's blue-blooded Cayzer family, is set to turn a fortune on the float tomorrow of a German shipping firm... more

EDF is favourite to swoop for British Energy

09.05.08
French electricity monopoly EDF is the forerunner to take over UK nuclear energy generator British Energy in a deal that could be worth £10 billion.... more

A good look at politics

27.03.08
Jeremy Irons is excellent in Never So Good - a thrilling portrait of a brave, haunted Harold Macmillan, says Nicholas de Jongh.... more

Rivals drop challenges to Biffa's £1.2bn takeover deal

25.02.08
Shares in waste management group Biffa drop 23p to 345p, as it rules out the chances of a counterbidder coming in to bust up its agreed £1.2 billion takeover by private equity... more

Gas meters fiddle costs Grid record £41.6m fine

25.02.08
National Grid has been hit with a thumping £41.6 million fine for anti-competitive practices that have artificially kept up household gas prices... more

Credit crunch toll may top $500bn warns Guy Hands

22.02.08
Boss of Terra Firma Guy Hands has warned the credit crunch could be more damaging than people think.... more

When Cliff was dangerous...

24.12.07
In adapting Cliff Richard's The Young Ones, the team at Upstairs at the Gatehouse have taken a sow's ear and made a functional nylon purse.... more

Let me Entertainer you

08.03.07
Robert Lindsay triumphs in The Entertainer as John Osborne's powerful mix of nostalgia and comedy still proves relevant today.... more

Let me entertain you

09.02.07
As Robert Lindsay prepares to play Archie Rice in The Entertainer, he reveals how, unlike John Osborne's character, he has learned to temper the ambition that once helped destroy his family life.... more

Spiritual freedom and not a veil in sight

25.10.06
With debate about the Muslim veil dominating the media, the Barbican's marvellous Ramadan Nights festival is a well-timed alternative to such controversy.... more

Control freak conjures up a crisis

13.09.06
James Graham's play, Eden's Empire, explores the events surrounding the Suez crisis, but he fails to take full dramatic advantage of his material, says Fiona Mountford.... more

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