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Messages sent to victims' families on Lockerbie bombing anniversary

21.12.10
'Thoughts and sympathies' sent to the victims of the Lockerbie bombing, 22 years to the day since the atrocity... more

Lockerbie bomber al-Megrahi is on brink of death, says family

09.12.10
Lockerbie bomber was said to be close to death today after a rapid deterioration in his health... more

Lockerbie bomber al-Megrahi to sue over jail 'neglect'

03.12.10
Family of the Lockerbie bomber is to sue over his 'neglect' in a Scottish jail, Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi has said... more

BP in the clear over release of Lockerbie bomber al-Megrahi

30.09.10
Review of American government records find no information about BP attempting to influence the release of the Lockerbie bomber... more

Justice officials to meet US team on Lockerbie bomber Al Megrahi's release

16.09.10
US senators' interest in the Lockerbie bomber's release has 'waxed and waned', a spokesman for First Minister Alex Salmond said ahead of a meeting on the issue... more

Families' anger over serial killer Peter Tobin's appeal

23.08.10
Families of two of serial killer Peter Tobin's victims are calling for him to be denied the right to a court appeal... more

Al-Megrahi and the toytown politicians

20.08.10
Government’s call to Libya not to celebrate the first anniversary of the release of convicted Lockerbie bomber illustrates the feebleness of ministers’ position... more

Minister defends release of Lockerbie bomber Al Megrahi

10.08.10
Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill said he acted 'in good faith' when he authorised the release of the Lockerbie bomber... more

US Senate hopes to quiz UK politicians over Lockerbie bomber release

30.07.10
US Senate committee is ready to send members to the UK to question British witnesses on the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi on compassionate grounds... more

US Senator attacks UK politicans for failing to testify over Lockerbie

28.07.10
String of high profile British witnesses who refused to testify at a US Senate hearing into the release of the Lockerbie bomber face accusations of 'stonewalling'... more

US Senate Lockerbie hearing invites UK politicians to appear

23.07.10
Jack Straw, Kenny MacAskill and BP chief executive Tony Hayward have been invited to appear before a US hearing on the Lockerbie bomber's release from prison... more

Alex Salmond to be quizzed by Westminster on Lockerbie case

21.12.09
Scotland's First Minister is to be quizzed by Westminster MPs next month, it was announced... more

Scotland loses contact with Lockerbie bomber

16.12.09
Scottish government facing embarrassing questions about the whereabouts of the Lockerbie bomber after it was revealed he could not be reached at his home or in hospital... 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


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