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Travel round-up

04.11.09
In this week's travel round-up - Beirut is fast becoming the focus of high-end hotels and why you don't have to rough it at next summer's World Cup... more

Egypt overtakes European resorts for half-term sun

23.10.09
Record numbers of British families will take their October half-term holidays in distant sun-spots because of the weakness of the pound and the 'staycation summer' washout, according to new figures... more

Israeli warships send message to Iran

16.07.09
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... more

Pharaohs' goldmines have Centamin shares soaring

29.06.09
Shares in Centamin Egypt rose to an all-time high after it reported first production from goldmines known to the pharaohs under the deserts by the Red Sea... more

Briton on round the world voyage is killed by pirates in Thailand

24.03.09
A British sailor has been bludgeoned to death by pirates attempting to steal his dinghy... more

Desperately seeking LiLo

20.11.08
Honestly, I didn't wake up on Tuesday intending to stalk Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson... more

Britons on board tanker stormed by Somali pirates

17.11.08
An oil tanker seized by pirates in the Red Sea has British crew aboard... more

Sexism in City - and the truth about salaries

07.08.08
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Stop dithering - we have to fix London's Big Jam

25.04.08
Congestion in the capital is rapidly increasing again. So why won't any of the main mayoral candidates face up to it, asks one business leader... more

Hollywood He-Man to the end, Charlton Heston dies aged 84

07.04.08
Charlton Heston, the actor who epitomised rugged masculinity on screen and off, has died at the age of 84. By his side at his Beverly Hills mansion was Lydia, his wife of 64 years... more

I've seen Goa's contempt for the hippy trail

12.03.08
The rape and murder of Scarlett Keeling in Goa highlights the threats tourists face in the Third World. But her mother's decision to leave her alone while travelling elsewhere displayed the selfishness, ignorance and dangerous sense of superiority that is typical of the hippy dropouts I've met while travelling... more

Come on in - the water's lovely

09.07.07
The Royal Academy surprises art critic Brian Sewell with an exhibition that jolts him into a fresh view of Impressionism... more

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