MP's wife tells how her mother, who was knocked down and killed by a bus in west London, would have been 'delighted' by the charity set up in her memory
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Soaring numbers of foreign diplomats and embassy staff in London are being arrested - but escape justice because they claim immunity from prosecution... more
Drinks giant Diageo is paying nearly 20 billion Kenyan shillings - that's £137 million - to buy out the 20% of Kenya Breweries it does not already own... more
Rwandan children have to defy wild animals, inhospitable terrain, lack of money and gun-wielding thugs on the way but somehow keep their hopes alive in Africa United
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African Barrick Gold, the London-listed mining giant, reveals it has uncovered “organised and systematic” fuel theft at one of its plants in Tanzania... more
An extra four million of the world’s poorest children died over 10 years because governments are “turning a blind eye” to those most in need, according to Save the Children... more
World Cup analysis: The stakes are high for high street giants such as Ladbrokes, William Hill and Coral, which have spent heavily on advertising and have structural issues such as dwindling revenues taken over their counters... more
An art collective known for squatting in mansions and embassies has taken over a building in the heart of Mayfair said to be worth £100million ... more
Matthew Aeberhard’s documentary, The Crimson Wing, traces the yearly gathering of one-and-a-half million flamingos on the shores of Lake Natron in Tanzania... more
Ironic isn't it? But on one of the hottest days of the year, the water companies have suddenly found themselves out of favour among stock market investors... more
Masai warriors running the London Marathon have been warned that dealing with the English is a minefield compared with the perils of hunting lions... more
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