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US rethinks its aid to Libya in backlash over Lockerbie

25.09.09
US is rethinking a decision to give $2.5million in aid to Libya because of the 'hero's welcome' the country gave to the Lockerbie bomber freed from a Scottish prison... more

Protesters to gather for Gaddafi's UN visit

23.09.09
Protests will greet Colonel Muammar Gaddafi as he heads to the United Nations in New York where he will address the general assembly... more

NHS to train Gaddafi doctors in new Libyan deal

15.09.09
EXCLUSIVE: Libyan doctors will be trained by the NHS in deal agreed by Cabinet ministers with Colonel Gaddafi's regime ahead of Lockerbie bomber's release... more

Boris: Lockerbie release was crazy

14.09.09
Boris Johnson has waded into the row over the release of the Lockerbie bomber calling it 'crazy' and 'mysterious'... more

Brown admits he raised Lockerbie case in call to Obama

11.09.09
Downing Street faced charges of confusion over the Lockerbie bomber case after it emerged that Gordon Brown raised the issue of his release in a call to Barack Obama... more

Mandelson's two Lockerbie meetings

10.09.09
Lord Mandelson twice discussed the Lockerbie bomber's release with Colonel Gaddafi's son, his department said... more

Brown dismisses talk of leadership coup over Libya as he gets 'back to business'

08.09.09
Gordon Brown brushed aside fresh speculation about his leadership as ministers criticised his handling of the Libya row... more

Gaddafi's son pledges court fight over cash for IRA victims

07.09.09
Gordon Brown faced fresh embarrassment over Britain's links to Libya after Colonel Gaddafi's son vowed to fight compensation for IRA terror victims... more

'Disgusted' US senator plans inquiry into Lockerbie case

04.09.09
Senior US senator John Kerry is considering a congressional inquiry into the release of the Lockerbie bomber, his office has told the Standard... more

Threat of US Congress inquiry into Brown and Lockerbie

03.09.09
Gordon Brown was threatened with a possible US Congress inquiry into the Lockerbie affair amid growing American anger with Britain... more

Gordon Brown: No plot, no cover-up and no oil deal with Libya

02.09.09
Gordon Brown insisted there had been "no cover up, no double-dealing, no deal for oil" over the release of the Lockerbie bomber... more

'My father died at Lockerbie but US treated me like a terrorist'

28.08.09
London man whose father died in the Lockerbie bombing told today how US border guards treated him 'like a terrorist' and refused him entry when he travelled to New York to visit relatives... more

Tories renew attack on PM for ‘secret Libya deal’

28.08.09
David Cameron stepped up his attack on Gordon Brown over the Lockerbie affair after Colonel Gaddafi’s son claimed a UK-Libya prisoner deal was linked to oil and trade... more

Brown vents fury at Gaddafi over bomber's welcome

25.08.09
Gordon Brown finally broke his silence on the Lockerbie row , declaring he was 'angry and repulsed' by the Libyan welcome for the convicted bomber... more

He comments on Boyle and Goody but not a major national issue

24.08.09
Come out, come out, wherever you are. Gordon Brown's old problem has reasserted itself, the habit of disappearing just when people expect to hear from him.... more

Megrahi to write book 'which will argue his innocence'

24.08.09
Ma convicted over the Lockerbie bombing is planning to write a book to back up his claim that he is innocent, it was claimed... more

Libya snubs Gordon Brown’s plea for restraint over Lockerbie bomber

21.08.09
British government drawn into the storm over the Lockerbie bomber's release after Colonel Gaddafi's son praised London for allowing his freedom... more

Barack Obama condemns Lockerbie Bomber's release

21.08.09
President Barack Obama led the US in voicing condemnation over the release of Lockerbie bomber, calling the decision to free al-Megrahi a 'mistake'... more

Fury at 'hero's welcome' for Lockerbie bomber

21.08.09
Return of the only man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing to a "hero's welcome" in his native Libya was met by a volley of criticism... more

Lockerbie bomber flies home to die after being released

20.08.09
Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, who has terminal cancer, boards a private jet to fly to Libya after being released on compassionate grounds... more

Absolutely wrong to free Lockerbie bomber says Hillary Clinton

19.08.09
Hillary Clinton warned the Scottish government it would be 'absolutely wrong' to free the man convicted over the Lockerbie bombing... more

Mandelson’s chat with Gaddafi’s son about Lockerbie bomber

17.08.09
Lord Mandelson was hit by fresh controversy after meeting Colonel Gaddafi's son while on holiday in Corfu... more

Lockerbie bomber to drop appeal case

14.08.09
The man found guilty of the Lockerbie bombing has applied to drop the second appeal against his conviction, it was confirmed... more

Lockerbie bomber’s release divides families of victims

13.08.09
Relatives of the 270 people killed in the Lockerbie bombing divided over the expected release of the man found guilty of Britain’s worst terrorist atrocity... more

Lockerbie Bomber 'could die' before appeal decision

07.07.09
The cancer-stricken Lockerbie bomber could die before a decision is made on his appeal after new delays in the case, his lawyer warned... more

First criminal trial without jury gets go ahead

18.06.09
First criminal trial in England to take place without a jury has been given the go-ahead to combat the threat of jurors being 'nobbled'... more

Dying Lockerbie bomber loses bid for bail freedom

14.11.08
The Lockerbie bomber has failed in his attempt to be freed on bail... more

Hollywood to tell Lockerbie bombing story

10.04.07
The story of the Lockerbie bombing is to be made into a Hollywood film. Kiwi director Niki Caro - whose previous films include the critically acclaimed Whale Rider - is behind the project.... more

Hip-hop into opera with ENO's Gaddafi

06.09.06
An opera based on the life of Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi is to open in London amid controversy.... more

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