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Gaddafi apologises for Pc Fletcher killing and hails 'good UK relations'

26.10.09
Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has apologised for the 1984 killing of a British policewoman outside the Libyan embassy in London... more

US rethinks its aid to Libya in backlash over Lockerbie

25.09.09
US is rethinking a decision to give $2.5million in aid to Libya because of the 'hero's welcome' the country gave to the Lockerbie bomber freed from a Scottish prison... more

Protesters to gather for Gaddafi's UN visit

23.09.09
Protests will greet Colonel Muammar Gaddafi as he heads to the United Nations in New York where he will address the general assembly... more

Gordon Brown warns of no early end to 'fiscal stimulus'

22.09.09
Gordon Brown warns there will be no early end to international 'fiscal stimulus' package agreed by world leaders to drag the global economy out of recession... more

Former Scotland Yard officer to train Gaddafi police

22.09.09
NEW: Retired police officers from Scotland Yard and Northern Ireland are to travel to Libya to provide training for Gaddafi's police forces at the public's expense... more

Ronnie Biggs and Lockerbie bomber release link is 'ridiculous'

11.09.09
Suggestions that the decision to free Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs was prompted by the impending release of the Lockerbie bomber have been dismissed as 'absurd and offensive'... more

London's Libyan lobby

28.08.09
As Colonel Gaddafi's son suggests the Lockerbie bomber's release was linked to oil, we reveal how our capital has become the powerbase for Libya's rehabilitation... more

'Ministerial visits' to Libya in the spotlight

27.08.09
Pressure increased on Gordon Brown to disclose details of trade deals negotiated with Libya after reports that three ministers visited the country leading up to release of Lockerbie bomber... more

Lockerbie: PM must come out of hiding

24.08.09
The repercussions from the release of the Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi, are turning out to be very serious indeed... more

Barack Obama condemns Lockerbie Bomber's release

21.08.09
President Barack Obama led the US in voicing condemnation over the release of Lockerbie bomber, calling the decision to free al-Megrahi a 'mistake'... more

Fury at 'hero's welcome' for Lockerbie bomber

21.08.09
Return of the only man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing to a "hero's welcome" in his native Libya was met by a volley of criticism... more

Absolutely wrong to free Lockerbie bomber says Hillary Clinton

19.08.09
Hillary Clinton warned the Scottish government it would be 'absolutely wrong' to free the man convicted over the Lockerbie bombing... more

Macaskill under pressure over Lockerbie decision

14.08.09
Scottish Justice Secretary comes under fresh pressure over the possible release of the Lockerbie bomber after US government insists he should spend the rest of his life in jail... more

Lockerbie bomber’s release divides families of victims

13.08.09
Relatives of the 270 people killed in the Lockerbie bombing divided over the expected release of the man found guilty of Britain’s worst terrorist atrocity... more

Lockerbie Bomber 'could die' before appeal decision

07.07.09
The cancer-stricken Lockerbie bomber could die before a decision is made on his appeal after new delays in the case, his lawyer warned... more

Dying Lockerbie bomber loses bid for bail freedom

14.11.08
The Lockerbie bomber has failed in his attempt to be freed on bail... more

Hollywood to tell Lockerbie bombing story

10.04.07
The story of the Lockerbie bombing is to be made into a Hollywood film. Kiwi director Niki Caro - whose previous films include the critically acclaimed Whale Rider - is behind the project.... more

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