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Xstrata recovers from floods with record coal production

18.10.11
Miner Xstrata posts record thermal coal production in the third quarter and a more than 7 percent rise in overall coal output, thanks to the start of operations at its Mangoola mine and an ongoing recovery from a flood-hit start to 2011... more

Huge clean-up begins as Irene death toll hits 46

30.08.11
A major clean-up operation was under way along America's flooded East Coast today as the death toll from Hurricane Irene rose to at least 46... more

Hurricane Irene rips through Bahamas

25.08.11
Hurricane Irene roared across the Bahamas, knocking down trees and destroying homes on its way to the eastern United States... more

Lloyd's set for storm damage as Atlantic hurricanes begin

22.08.11
Lloyd's of London insurers brace themselves as the first Atlantic hurricane of the season is declared... more

Can Obama bring 11million illegals into the fold?

13.05.11
Keen to swell taxes and cut crime, the President is using his post-Bin Laden political capital to push for an amnesty... more

Express yourself: It's carnival time in the Dominican Republic

17.03.11
Lindsay Johns gets into the festive spirit as carnival fever hits the Dominican Republic... more

Western aid now does more harm than good

01.03.11
As the International Development Secretary reveals his review of overseas aid, he should try a radical rethink... more

Warnings on child weight toned down as parents protest

07.10.10
Warning letters saying overweight children could suffer potentially fatal diseases in later life have been toned down after parents complained... more

My Private Island: Jumby Bay

20.05.10
Exclusive private island resort Jumby Bay has just been given a facelift with new suites and a beachfront spa... more

Travellers left heavily out of pocket turn up the heat on ‘failing’ insurers

20.04.10
Insurers face growing anger from travellers left heavily out of pocket by the volcanic ash cloud as it became clear that claims of hundreds of millions of pounds will be rejected... more

Sumner time: meet Sting's daughter Coco Sumner

09.04.10
There is something of a wild creature about Coco Sumner. She's not an air-kisser, not a people-pleaser, certainly not much of a hair-brusher... more

US missionaries freed after Haitian judge drops kidnap charge

18.02.10
Eight US missionaries jailed after being charged with kidnapping children from the earthquake-stricken country arrive home... more

VIDEO: Angelina Jolie visits Haiti survivors

10.02.10
Angelina Jolie visits earthquake victims in Haiti in her latest trip to help survivors of conflict and natural disaster as a goodwill envoy for the United Nations... more

Haiti: 'Child abduction overshadows suffering'

05.02.10
Haiti’s prime minister warns that the case of 10 US missionaries charged with child abduction is diverting attention from the plight of the earthquake victims... more

Haiti quake bribery: 'You want food? Give us money'

04.02.10
Haitian earthquake survivors accuse officials of demanding bribes for food vouchers... more

One week in Haiti: a doctor’s diary

02.02.10
Dr Nathaniel Segaren, a London paediatrician based in Haiti, records the harrowing choice he has been forced to make between who to save and who to leave to die ... more

Haiti child protection teams on guard to stop trafficking

25.01.10
Child protection teams are posted at Haiti’s borders to stop orphans and other young earthquake victims being smuggled out of the country... more

Four American students still missing in Haiti

21.01.10
Four students and two academics from an American university are still missing more than a week after the earthquake... more

US bolsters Haiti relief mission as charities are ‘overwhelmed’

18.01.10
More than 2,000 US troops arriving in Haiti to bolster relief efforts in the quake-devastated country... more

Planes loaded with emergency relief for Haiti struggle to land

15.01.10
Relief workers face a desperate battle to distribute aid as planes struggle to land at the airport in Port-au-Prince... more

Hero husband travels 100 miles to save wife in Haiti earthquake

13.01.10
Latest: Man drove 100 miles to pull his wife from the rubble of a building destroyed by the Haiti earthquake, it was revealed... more

How Avatar's Zoe Saldana conquered the universe

18.12.09
Zoe Saldana's tough New York upbringing more than prepared her for the rigours of working with James Cameron on his $500 million intergalactic epic, Avatar. Hermione Eyre talks life, death and the universe with Hollywood's favourite space cadet... more

UK diplomat is promoted after affair with one of his staff

15.12.09
A senior British diplomat has been promoted to ambassador after an internal inquiry into a relationship with an embassy employee which led to the breakdown of his marriage... more

Haute hotels and chic suites

18.09.09
When you've dressed the world's most stylish women, the next step is designing a hotel's figure-of-eight plunge pool and introducing live seahorses into the lobby. Andy Barker sizes up the latest collection of chic suites... more

TUI upbeat despite a £30m forex toll

19.05.09
The fall in the pound against the euro cost TUI Travel £30 million this year but the holidays group is still optimistic it will have a good summer ... more

Fuel charges put 10% on the cost of holidays

11.05.09
Holidays booked today are costing Britons 10% more than they were a year ago, a leading travel operator admits ... more

Third time unlucky for Fast and Furious

09.04.09
“New model. Original parts” the publicity says of this fourth episode of the franchise, which started off nine years ago as The Fast and the Furious... more

Xstrata cuts down on zinc as demand falls

05.12.08
Mining: Miner Xstrata is to scale back zinc and lead output at one of its key Australian mines as global demand continues to slump... more

Double take on two working girls

27.12.07
Princesses is attempting to be honest but also to give its watchers a bit of a sexy time.... more

TV quartet's gross misconduct

21.09.06
In this big screen version of the TV series Dirty Sanchez, the seemingly deranged quartet stike a bargain with the Devil who tells them they must commit the seven deadly sins. ... more


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