Two workers from a gay organisation have been freed Zimbabwe after six days in jail over possessing indecent material and a letter seen as insulting to President Robert Mugabe... more
The reaction of so many Evening Standard readers to this week’s series of reports on poverty in London has been an extraordinary testimony to their generosity... more
Equality campaigner Peter Tatchell reveals he has brain damage from being beaten up by Robert Mugabe's thugs and is having to abandon a bid to become an MP... more
The election of a new Commons Speaker today is meant to be the chance for MPs to redeem themselves after the expenses debacle and to choose someone more competent than its last holder, Michael Martin... more
A new round of international pressure was growing on Zimbabwe after a senior US envoy warned the country's stalled power-sharing deal will not work as long as Robert Mugabe remains president... more
Anyone who cares about Zimbabwe and Africa may applaud Archbishop John Sentamu's call for the removal of Robert Mugabe from power, but his voice is more like one crying in the wilderness rather than a call to practical action. ... more
The collapse of travel company XL Group, the third-largest package operator in the country, is another gloomy indicator of the state of the economy... more
Mystic Mellor's money went on Rafael Nadal before the tournament began and I'm happy it's there despite this afternoon's showdown with Andy Murray... more
On Friday evening, a warm glow of self-satisfaction will spread through Hyde Park as tens of thousands join Nelson Mandela in celebrating his 90th birthday... more
The nightmare prospect of Zimbabwe playing cricket in England next summer receded with the sport's governing body finally agreeing to consider a suspension of relations with a country ever more brutally ruled by Robert Mugabe... more
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