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Sunderland fine Kenwyne Jones

05.11.09
Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones has been fined by the club for his sending-off against West Ham... more

MOBO award honour for War Child charity

23.09.09
Charity War Child is to be honoured at the Mobo music awards for its work in helping children in war-torn regions of the world... more

London Zoo brings in French lover Yeboah

27.08.09
It has taken eight months and a worldwide search, but London Zoo has finally found a mate for its female gorillas — in France... more

CDs of the week

21.08.09
Among the CDs of the week are the brilliant Artic Monkeys with Humbug and John Surman returns to what he does best - playing baritone sax... more

HSBC is tipped to be in pole position when rally arrives

18.08.09
The global economic revival may be suffering a bit of a wobble at the moment, but when it does finally get under way HSBC, Europe’s biggest bank, will be best placed to make the most of it ... more

Legends take to the stage in Soul Power

10.07.09
When Jeffrey Levy-Hinte was brought in to do work for “Rumble in the Jungle” he ended up making Soul Power.... more

22 fans killed in crush to watch Premiership stars

30.03.09
At least 22 football fans were killed and 130 were injured in a stadium stampede before a World Cup qualifying match in Ivory Coast... more

A glorious cocktail of sun, beer and a French defeat

16.03.09
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At least 200 dead as army moves into illegal mines

27.02.09
A brutal government crackdown on diamond hunters in Zimbabwe involving soldiers and police has led to more than 200 deaths in recent weeks... more

Congo's rumble in our urban jungle

30.01.09
Off to Africa at The Double; the free club where artsy meets afrobeat.... more

Please Mandy, let’s not say Tata to another £2.3 billion

29.01.09
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Killers and Coldplay to star at War Child's 15th birthday show

28.01.09
The Killers and Coldplay are set to perform a one-off concert for the War Child charity next month... more

Once, happiness was a holiday in euroland

12.12.08
It's the new parlour game: trying to find upsides to the recession. There must be some. An end to boasting about property price rises, obviously; a growing sense of disgust with the gross luxuries we so coveted in the boom years - the competitive holidaying, the property makeovers. Perhaps out of hardship there will grow a new sense of values? ... more

London Zoo mourns Bobby the poster boy

05.12.08
Bobby, the silverback gorilla who was the face of London Zoo, has died... more

Gem Diamonds suffers after alert over price falls

17.11.08
Luxury Retail: Fears of a global recession are hitting the luxury sector and shares in Gem Diamonds nosedived 36% after it issued a profits warning. ... more

Congo refugee camps at risk of cholera epidemic

10.11.08
A cholera outbreak is threatening thousands of people who have fled fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo, aid agencies warned... more

US bankers are celebrating –getting sacked

10.11.08
Out-of-work New York bankers who can’t face socialising with people who still have jobs are invited to the first-ever Wall Street Pink Slip Party... more

UN probes claims of massacre

07.11.08
UN officials are investigating reports that rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo are slaughtering civilians as the region descends into chaos... more

Troubles in Congo are shrugged off by Camec

06.11.08
Violence in the Congo has had minimal impact on Central African Mining & Exploration (Camec), the company says... more

UN chief visits Congo to help end the misery of war

04.11.08
The UN secretary-general will visit East Africa to add his weight to efforts to end the crisis gripping the DR Congo... more

UN aid convoy rolls in to relieve Congo's refugees

03.11.08
A United Nations aid convoy escorted by UN peacekeepers crossed into the rebel-held zone of eastern Congo today as supplies for more than 250,000 refugees finally started getting through... more

Ceasefire in Congo holds as UN tries to set up talks

31.10.08
UN and American envoys are attempting to set up peace talks between rebel leaders and the government in the Democratic Republic of Congo as a shaky ceasefire continued to hold... more

'Gentle' stab victim is second son to die

15.09.08
The devastated family of London's latest teenage stab victim revealed that his eldest brother died only months ago from a heart attack... more

Zoo captures first picture of rare okapi in wild

11.09.08
A rare African animal has been photographed in the wild for the first time by staff from London Zoo... more

Comment: The safe choice, but a thoroughly satisfying read

16.07.08
This year's shortlist for the Samuel Johnson Prize was almost embarrassingly good... more

BAA must now be broken up

23.04.08
Now break-up or re-nationalisation seem the only options. And who wants re-nationalisation?... more

The £100 writing course that led to award for best first novel

03.04.08
The son of a Nigerian diplomat who honed his writing skills with a £100 course of evening classes has won one of Britain's most prestigious awards for a debut novel... more

Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart, by Tim Butcher

22.02.08
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CDs of the week

24.08.07
The Super Furry Animals release their eighth album and some worthy tenor-sax from Harry Allen in this week's top CDs.... more

Prince Philip opens gorilla 'Love Island'

29.03.07
The Duke of Edinburgh is opening the new Gorilla Kingdom at London Zoo today. Keepers are hoping that the revamped habitat will encourage a little romance among the gorillas.... more

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