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Children die from eating rat poison in school dinner

22.09.11
Three children have died after eating a school meal contaminated with rat poison.... more

Children die from eating rat poison in school dinner

22.09.11
Three children die after eating a school meal contaminated with rat poison ... more

Why flexible loyalty cards will have us all cheering at the Games

10.08.11
Supporting the underdog helps turn our writer into a badminton fan during the World Championships... more

Down the cakehole: carbon neutral chocolate

16.06.11
It started with lingerie - but now chocolate has gone green as part of Marks & Spencer's bid to become the world's most sustainable retailer by 2015... more

Ex-army officer is Peru's president

06.06.11
A supporter of Ollanta Humala has promised more money for the poor after his victory in Peru's presidential election... more

Newspapers as far away as Peru rush to name injunction stars

10.05.11
Foreign newspapers from as far afield as Peru have rushed to name stars who have allegedly taken out super-injunctions to stop their affairs being made public... more

Hitch up that llama - Lima's come to London

11.02.11
Foodies, get your forks out. But forget Japanese sushi or Spanish tapas. According to Neil Nugent, executive chef at Waitrose, now is the time to eat Peruvian... more

DP World lifted by growth in world trade

25.01.11
Recovery in world trade helps DP World, the operator of Southampton and Tilbury docks, enjoy a 12% increase in containers handled in the last three months of 2010... more

Peru priest filmed in bed with cleaner

05.11.10
Catholic priest suspended after being caught on video having sex with his cleaning lady in his church... more

Hochschild ups Peru stake by £10m

13.10.10
London-listed Latin American precious metals producer Hochschild ups its interest in a gold-silver project in Peru to 60%... more

Peru plane crash Briton 'wanted to travel after divorce'

04.10.10
One of the four British tourists killed in a light aircraft crash in Peru this weekend was travelling after getting a divorce, it has emerged... more

Vampire bat bites kill four children in Peru

13.08.10
Four children die of rabies in Peru after being bitten by vampire bats... more

Xstrata invests £3bn in Australia and Peru mines

03.08.10
Xstrata will invest £3 billion in new mines and work on organic growth after more than doubling first-half earnings per share on higher metals prices... more

Peru is world’s biggest grower of coca leaf

23.06.10
Peru has overtaken Colombia as the main producer of coca leaf, the raw material for making cocaine... more

Cocaine pair jailed for smuggling drugs in trousers

25.05.10
Two Spanish men are jailed for smuggling 72lb of cocaine worth £8 million into Britain by sewing it into leggings... more

The volcano and our global food supplies

20.04.10
The Icelandic volcano could have one unexpected effect: it may cause us to reassess our relationship with food... more

Machu Picchu link re-opens

01.04.10
The Inca ruins of Machu Picchu are re-opening after heavy rain and landslides destroyed rail access for two months... more

A walk on the wild side in Peru

15.03.10
Peru’s Amazon rainforest is one of the last true frontiers on Earth and a thrilling place for an adventure — especially from the comfort of a luxury lodge, as Rebecca Ford discovers... more

Machu Picchu tourists ‘stuck without food’

28.01.10
Travellers at Machu Picchu complain of a lack of food and shelter as they spend a fourth day stranded at the site in Peru... more

Mudslides trap 2,000 tourists at Machu Picchu

27.01.10
Mudslides trap up to 2,000 tourists for three days near the Inca city of Machu Picchu in Peru... more

Peruvians sold body fat from murder victims

20.11.09
A gang suspected of killing dozens of people to sell their fat and tissue for cosmetic uses in Europe have been arrested in Peru... more

Ronaldo must sit and watch as Portugal fight to qualify

12.10.09
Injured winger misses Malta clash as his dreams of reaching World Cup still hang in the balance... more

Paraguay qualify for World Cup with impressive win

10.09.09
Paraguay became the 11th nation to make it into the World Cup finals thanks to a convincing 1-0 win over Argentina, whose qualification hopes took a further blow... more

Best world food in London

08.07.09
Street food from Mexico to India and Taiwan has just landed the capital.... more

Kelman and Naipaul are among nominees for Man Booker prize

18.03.09
James Kelman and VS Naipaul are in the running for this year's £60,000 Man Booker International Prize, it was announced... more

Coco's sentimentality is a drag

16.08.07
Despite occasional flashes of ballsy bitterness, too many diversions into fluffy-brained sentimentality prove Miss Coco Peru's undoing.... more

Sushi with a Latin American twist

15.08.07
Hi Sushi Salsa promises a fusion of Latin American and Japanese cuisine, but the food is generic rather than ambitious.... more

Oh, what a drag

13.08.07
As every gag-merchant in town has hot-footed it to Edinburgh, it falls to the talents of drag queen Miss Coco Peru to put bums on seats at the Soho Theatre.... more


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