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British sailor dies in road accident in Dubai

28.02.11
British sailor killed in road accident in Dubai, the Ministry of Defence said ... more

Somali pirates release UK tanker after receiving ransom

14.05.10
UK-flagged tanker seized by Somali pirates has been released after a ransom was paid, it was announced... more

Piracy a growing threat to shipping trade on the high seas

11.02.10
For those working in the shipping industry, dealing with the threat of piracy is a daily hazard as hijackers move far out into the oceans... more

Capitalism can wear a halo too, you know

05.01.10
The dictum that you are what you eat refers to ideology and social status as well as nutrition. Morrisons understood that the southern middle classes would convert only if they believed they were really shopping at Waitrose, but cheaper... more

MoD under fire over stopping soldiers' training

24.12.09
Ministry of Defence has cancelled dozens of army training exercises to cut costs, it was claimed... more

Sister pleads for life of Briton facing execution

07.12.09
The family of a former British soldier facing a firing squad in the Democratic Republic of Congo has pleaded for his release... more

Briton and wife among seven hostages killed by 'terrorists'

15.06.09
A British engineer and his wife is among at least seven people massacred by kidnappers in Yemen... more

Pirates hijack British ship

06.04.09
A British-owned cargo ship has been hijacked by Somali pirates... more

Chinese use Molotov cocktails against Somali pirates

19.12.08
A Chinese sailor prepares a petrol bomb to use against Somali pirates during an attack on his ship in the Gulf of Aden... more

British guards jump from tanker to escape pirates

28.11.08
Three British security guards jumped overboard from a tanker when the vessel was attacked by Somali pirates... more

Indian navy sank Thai trawler, not pirate ship

26.11.08
The pirate "mother ship" sunk last week by the Indian navy was a Thai fishing trawler that had been seized hours earlier by pirates... more

Liar's Poker author Michael Lewis has been revisiting his inside story of investment banking in the 1980s

24.11.08
Liar's Poker author Michael Lewis has been revisiting his inside story of the "Big Swinging Dicks" of investment banking in the 1980s... more

Indian navy blows Somali pirate ship out of the water

20.11.08
A pirate "mothership" has been blown up and sunk by an Indian warship as the piracy crisis off the coast of east Africa escalates... more

British crewmen on tanker seized by pirates are named

19.11.08
Two Britons held hostage by Somalian pirates on a supertanker were named as the Government announced tougher action to police the high seas... 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


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