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
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
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’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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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