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Commanders of Taliban �will be given role in Afghan government�

2009-11-13T07:22:12Z

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

Brown insists Obama is committed to troops surge in Afghanistan

2009-11-13T13:35:55Z

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

Israeli warships send message to Iran

2009-07-16T07:50:19Z

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

Brown: Iraq inquiry can be in public

2009-06-18T06:19:27Z

Fears Qatada is beating bail terms to spread terror

2008-09-02T09:11:28Z

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

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

2008-09-01T09:26:36Z

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

Suez pulls plug on British Energy bid

2008-05-23T10:31:30Z

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

Higher price hopes as Energy race hots up

2008-05-16T09:54:24Z

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

Cayzers to reap riches on TGE

2008-05-14T11:17:14Z

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

EDF is favourite to swoop for British Energy

2008-05-09T08:00:09Z

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.

A good look at politics

2008-03-27T00:00:00Z

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

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

2008-02-25T11:45:29Z

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

Gas meters fiddle costs Grid record �41.6m fine

2008-02-25T11:37:45Z

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

Credit crunch toll may top $500bn warns Guy Hands

2008-02-22T08:58:23Z

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

When Cliff was dangerous...

2007-12-24T00:00:00Z

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.

Let me Entertainer you

2007-03-08T00:00:00Z

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

Let me entertain you

2007-02-09T12:47:29Z

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.

Spiritual freedom and not a veil in sight

2006-10-24T23:00:00Z

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

Control freak conjures up a crisis

2006-09-12T23:00:00Z

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.