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London medics save sight of 200 in Ghana

06.11.09
Team of London eye specialists save the sight of hundreds of people in West Africa by performing vital operations for free... more

Sainsbury’s tops Footsie leaders on deal rumours as Barclays is dumped

20.10.09
Another burst of speculative buying carried J Sainsbury 18p higher to 348p, making it the best performer among the top 100 companies ... more

Tullow leads market higher, driven by oil find and bidding speculation

16.09.09
Shareholders of explorer Tullow Oil were treated to a double boost, sending the shares soaring 77p to 1164p, and making them one of the Footsie 100’s best performers... more

Hijackers made threat to blow up Russian ship

20.08.09
Hijackers who seized the Arctic Sea cargo ship threatened to blow it up if their ransom demand was not met, Russian defence officials said... more

World Cup could cause race riots, South Africans fear

23.07.09
The World Cup could lead to soaring illegal immigration and a repeat of the anti-foreigner riots that killed more than 70 people last year, South African officials fear... more

Barack Obama is a ray of hope for Africa

10.07.09
For one writer of Ghanaian descent, Barack Obama’s visit to West Africa is hugely symbolic for the continent... more

City Spy: Gloves off for BGC vs Tullett fight

03.07.09
Roll up! Roll up! Monday sees the start of what could be a fascinating week in the High Court in the Strand. Case Number One, which may well take all of July, involves City giants Tullett Prebon (prop. Terry Smith) and BGC over alleged poaching of Tullett’s highly paid expert staff ... more

The sun shines for Thomas Cook despite major shareholder’s woes

09.06.09
Thomas Cook shares enjoyed a day in the sun today despite its controlling shareholder filing for bankruptcy protection ... more

Searchers find plane wreckage

02.06.09
Plane seats believed to belong to the missing Air France jet were found by investigators scouring the Atlantic... more

The Thames delivers up a ghoulish cargo

22.05.09
I walk beside the Thames almost every day - through Battersea Park - keeping an eye open for any corpses floating past... more

Africa under Western eyes in The Observer

21.05.09
Richard Eyre directs with his customary fluidity and Rob Howell's elegant design uses hanging African matting to mark out the stage in The Observer.... more

Butterfly rainforest in the city

30.04.09
Hundreds of the world's most exotic butterflies have been unleashed in a temporary rainforest in Kensington... more

Gold miner shows mettle in £73m West African deal

14.04.09
Mayfair-based gold miner Avocet Mining launched a friendly £73 million takeover bid for Norwegian-listed Wega Mining, which will double its production and prospects almost ­immediately... more

Oil explorer Bowleven hit by fears of new cash call

14.04.09
Shareholders in Edinburgh-based oil and gas explorer Bowleven may be forced to digest yet more bad news... more

Banks and miners take heart but oil shares drift

14.04.09
Better-than-expected results overnight from Wall Street investment bank Goldman Sachs set the tone for trading in London as investors returned from the Easter break... more

Apprentice star is on a mission to fight HIV in Africa

25.03.09
A former Apprentice contestant is at the centre of a drive to fight the HIV and Aids epidemic in Africa after having a "road to Damascus" moment... more

CDs of the week

05.09.08
Joan Baez continues to keep her hand in with protest songs, Metallica won't gain new fans and Glasvegas bring out the debut album of the year.... more

Strong show by £39m Premier

28.08.08
Premier Oil’s net profits soared almost 250% to £38.9 million in the first half and it says all four of its major developments have made strong progress... more

Honest Jon's chop up leaves us wanting more

07.07.08
On a stage bedecked with flags and the horn-blowing Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, stars took turns in the spotlight for Honest Jon's Chop Up.... more

Prince William's Navy ship pulls off £40million cocaine bust during his first week at sea

02.07.08
Prince William has been involved in a £40 million cocaine bust during his first week of operations with the Royal Navy in the Atlantic.... more

Gigs of the week

06.05.08
Celine Dion comes to the 02 Arena, Adele plays her hometown and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds bring Austrialian rock to Hammersmith.... more

Jazzing up ancient songs

31.03.08
Born in Memphis Tennessee, Dee Dee Bridgewater has a strong, cool voice and independent spirit that is ideal for a jazz performance.... more

A filly of soul

17.03.08
African and Brazilian influences give Mayra Andrade's music a quirky edge. Playing at the Barbican hall she oozed soul, says Simon Broughton.... more

More dossier spin won't hide Brown's Iraq shame

19.02.08
John Williams, the then press secretary at the Foreign Office, wrote the "first draft" of the so-called "dodgy dossier" on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. Now, after concerted campaigning, the Government has finally released this "first draft" - only for David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, to say that it's nothing of the sort... more

Does more than Scratch The Surface

27.07.07
With just five exhibits, Scratch The Surface appears to do just that, but with further examination you soon realise just how tangled the web supported by the slave trade really was.... more

CDs of the week

27.07.07
Young wizard of the acoustic guitar, Newton Faulkner, Chicago rapper Common and jazz trio The Bad Plus are among the CDs of the week.... more

CDs of the week

30.03.07
Macy Gray's fourth album, Tennessee's Kings of Leon, a jazz pianist from Ghent and Mali's top ngoni player all release albums this week.... more

Where is Wilberforce in all this?

05.03.07
The V&A has commissioned a series of new works to mark the bicentenary of the abolition of slavery in Britain. Yet it ignores the politician who finally made Parliament see sense.... more

CDs of the week

03.11.06
The Magic Numbers' second album continues from where last year's debut left off, Joanna Newsom is in a magical universe all her own and Damien Rice releases the brilliant gimmick-free 9.... more

This place runs on African time - i.e. gently

28.09.06
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