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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

Revealed: How Jack Straw backed Gaddafi talks

01.09.09
The Government made no objections to the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdulbasset Ali al-Megrahi, according to ministerial letters... more

'Ministerial visits' to Libya in the spotlight

27.08.09
Pressure increased on Gordon Brown to disclose details of trade deals negotiated with Libya after reports that three ministers visited the country leading up to release of Lockerbie bomber... 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

Britain facing backlash over Lockerbie release

24.08.09
Scottish Justice Secretary faces fierce criticism over decision to free the Lockerbie bomber amid deepening international backlash and potential boycott over the move... more

‘Invisible Brown' ducks key questions over Lockerbie

24.08.09
Gordon Brown refuses to break his silence over the Lockerbie bomber despite growing pressure to defend Britain's name abroad... more

Oil, Christianity and the Lockerbie bomber

21.08.09
The decision by the Scottish administration to free the convicted Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, is both controversial and interesting... 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

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

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

His release lessens chance of a 'deathbed confession'

20.08.09
The decision to free the Lockerbie bomber virtually kills off all hope of solving the mystery that surrounds Britain's biggest terrorist atrocity.... more

Terror and the fight for justice

20.08.09
Events that stirred emotions on both sides of the Atlantic. ... 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

US senators push to keep Lockerbie killer in UK

18.08.09
Seven US senators were seeking to block the release of the Lockerbie bomber from a Scottish jail... more

Macaskill under pressure over Lockerbie decision

14.08.09
Scottish Justice Secretary comes under fresh pressure over the possible release of the Lockerbie bomber after US government insists he should spend the rest of his life in jail... 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

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