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Joy as stolen skulls go back to Namibia

04.10.11
Namibians have welcomed home the skulls of 20 ancestors taken to Germany for experiments more than a century ago... more

Bowleven still on the slippery slope despite talk of a suitor

08.08.11
Whispers that Bowleven has attracted a suitor weren't enough to stop the sell-off in its shares... more

McCain opts to take his turn in the Cup

27.07.11
Potential for Goodwood success lures Cheshire trainer and his seasoned campaigner... more

FIFA have finally found evidence of corruption

22.06.11
Mohamed Bin Hammam and former vice-president Jack Warner are accused by ethics report... more

Suite time in Africa

20.06.11
Poised to open at the end of this month, The Olive will be the first all-suite hotel in Windhoek, capital of Namibia... more

It's not all gloom and doom at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition

09.06.11
The Royal Academy's annual Summer Exhibition has become a huge and shabby jumble sale, with a handful of highlights worth hunting down... more

Defiant Sepp Blatter confident he will be cleared

27.05.11
FIFA president insisted he will come out fighting after world football's governing body launched an investigation into claims that he knew about acts of bribery... more

Crisis management: Four cures for a midlife crisis

11.03.11
There comes a time in every man's life when he just needs to get away from it all. Hettie Harvey suggests four trips to get you back on track. ... more

Kalahari confirms a suitor after it leaps ahead on whispers

07.03.11
Takeover rumours puts a shine on Kalahari Minerals' shares, forcing the uranium miner to rush out a statement confirming it has attracted a suitor... more

Vedanta earnings up by third as zinc output soars

27.01.11
Indian-focused mining group Vedanta posts a 35% jump in third quarter core earnings, driven by strong metals prices and higher output... more

Knock, knock, knocking on Avon's door?

06.12.10
Is more than one suitor knocking on Avon’s door?... more

City looks stateside on talk private equity is stalking Macy's

28.10.10
Traders' attention was turned stateside as whispers spread that department store group Macy's is on the shopping list of two private equity giants... more

Book of magic words tells you how to stop a camel getting the hump

04.08.10
London author has spent the last five years researching the most unusual words for a book... more

Malawi gay couple face 14 years in prison

18.05.10
A gay couple in Malawi face up to 14 years in prison after being arrested as they held a symbolic engagement ceremony... more

Vedanta leads zinc market with Anglo American deal

10.05.10
Vedanta Resources buys Anglo American’s zinc assets for $1.34 billion (£900 million) to become the world's largest producer of the metal... more

Troubled JJB Sports is unlikely to be a World Cup winner

30.04.10
Market Round-up: The World Cup may be coming, but the tournament won’t be enough to drag JJB Sports out of the doldrums... more

Will Skinner believes Heineken pain can give his boys thirst for the home front

29.01.10
Harlequins captain Will Skinner has challanged his team to secure a domestic double as they kick off a make or break month with an LV Cup clash at London Irish... more

Bank shares turn downwards on worries over regulations

27.01.10
The City is underestimating the pain new regulations will inflict on Britain’s banks, warns Morgan Stanley... more

Brokers backing oversold miners to bounce back

25.01.10
Credit Suisse tells investors that fears about the Chinese economy are overdone, as it persuades them that mining stocks have been sold off too heavily... more

Tullow Oil soars after drilling success despite Uganda hitch

22.01.10
As investors spent a second day panicking over the impact on financial stocks of President Obama’s War on Wall Street, oil shares did their best to claim a little of the limelight... more

Mugabe and the White African is riveting

08.01.10
If moving documentary Mugabe and the White African isn't nominated for a Globe or an Oscar, it won't be for want of critical appreciation... more

A giant adventure in Botswana

13.11.09
You won't frighten the giraffes and needn't fear lions while riding through the bush on the back of a friendly African elephant... more

Blur star and the bees create buzz at ‘Pestival’

25.08.09
A giant termite mound and a black cab with a beehive are to be part of London's first insect festival at the Southbank Centre.... more

Remote access in Namibia

10.05.09
Trek riding in Namibia, sometimes for eight hours a day, is not a break for the faint-hearted. Maryta Pankiewicz was a touch apprehensive... more

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

Flower won't wilt under challenge

07.01.09
As the best batsman in Zimbabwe's history, Andy Flower often found himself fighting a lone battle against the finest bowlers in world cricket... more

A safari to the shops for Chelsy the Chelsea girl

22.08.08
After a romantic safari in Botswana with Prince Harry, his girlfriend Chelsy Davy returned to the urban jungle with a bout of serious shopping. ... more

Brad and Angelina's rainbow family may seem idyllic, but can the children REALLY be happy?

16.07.08
As the birth of Brad and Angelina's baby twins attracts a £10m bidding war, AMANDA PLATELL wonders what lies ahead for the couple and their rainbow brood. ... more

Brangelina splash out £35m on French chateau complete with vineyard and ponies for their expanding brood

25.05.08
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have bought a £35 million chateau in the French Riviera to base their growing family.... more


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