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Bryan Ferry amongst stars at Sotheby's Red Cross party

18.11.09
Bryan Ferry was among the guests who attended the 150th anniversary of the Red Cross at Sotheby's. ... more

Our hypocrisy as the French raze ‘the jungle’

23.09.09
Those who risk everything to try and make a better life need more respect and even if they are eventually deported, must be treated with compassion... more

Six migrant African boys paddle over to Spain in toy dinghy

16.09.09
Six young boys have been rescued after trying to paddle to Europe from Africa in a toy dinghy... more

My shopping is keeping the economy afloat

03.09.09
It'll be a sorry day for the economy when the likes of Melanie McDonagh live within their means ... more

Tiny tycoons: the young Londoners bucking the recession

28.08.09
Last week a report claimed that nearly 1 million under-25s were on the dole. But in the capital, bright young businesses are springing up like green shoots. Andy Barker meets the Dragons of the future...... more

Thousands of Londoners face third day without any electricity

22.07.09
Ten of thousands of homes are without electricity for a third day after vandals caused the capital’s biggest blackout for years... more

Brown in summit over Calais 'shanty town' migrants

03.07.09
Gordon Brown is to hold talks with the French over a huge shanty town near Calais used by migrants trying to slip into Britain... more

City Spy: Story of princes and the tower

24.06.09
The Qatari Royal family may have taken notice of Prince Charles and abandoned plans for Chelsea Barracks... more

Witch turns up the heat in Hansel and Gretel

08.06.09
Opera Holland Park's Hansel and Gretel is decent enough in the end but could do with the sort of magical touches only big bucks provide.... more

Civilians wade across lagoon to escape war zone

14.05.09
At least 2,000 ethnic Tamil civilians braved rebel fire and waded across a lagoon to break clear of Sri Lanka’s war zone... more

UK urges Sri Lanka ceasefire

13.05.09
Britain and America have urged both sides in the Sri Lanka conflict to lay down their weapons immediately and allow civilians to be evacuated... more

Battle for Swat is now refugee crisis, says UN

08.05.09
Thousands of Pakistanis were fleeing clashes between Taliban fighters and the army in the bitter battle for the Swat valley, threatening a humanitarian emergency... more

US bomb strikes kill ‘dozens’ of Afghan villagers

06.05.09
Air strikes by US forces in Afghanistan are thought to have killed dozens of civilians, including women and children, as pictures emerged showing villagers burying their dead... more

Earthquake woman saved after 23 hours trapped in the rubble

07.04.09
A student buried for 23 hours has been pulled alive from the rubble of her university which was destroyed by Italy's devastating earthquake... more

France rejects English plans to 'recreate' Sangatte camp

18.03.09
France's immigration minister has launched a scathing attack on Britain for suggesting a new detention centre for illegal migrants in Calais... more

New 'Sangatte' camps to be built in Calais

12.03.09
France is to perform a U-turn by building "mini-Sangatte" welcome centres for British-bound illegal migrants massing in Calais... more

Nice try, Harry, but it's still squeaky-bum time

02.03.09
Football: The weekend brought more delight to Manchester United as they secured the season's first domestic trophy, and an equally familiar measure of misery to Tottenham... more

Shelling kills nine children in Sri Lanka

02.02.09
Nine children were killed and many more injured when heavy artillery struck a paediatrics ward and women's wing in a Sri Lankan hospital, the Red Cross reported... more

So many volunteers that London charities are turning hundreds away

24.12.08
Charities across London have been forced to turn away hundreds of volunteers after record numbers offered their services over the Christmas period... more

Oxfam asks for £4m to ease cholera's grip on Zimbabwe

18.12.08
Seasonal rains in Zimbabwe have increased fears that the country's cholera epidemic could worsen and spreadinto neighbouring countries... more

UK faces surge in refugees fleeing Zimbabwe cholera

12.12.08
A British Red Cross appeal to tackle cholera and chronic food shortages in Zimbabwe was under way amid fears the crisis could prompt people from the country to head for the UK... more

Sickness strikes Rhine cruiser full of Britons

25.11.08
A boatload of elderly British passengers aboard a UK-operated cruise ship on Germany's Rhine have been quarantined after falling ill with the virulent norovirus... more

£150,000 Thames view from 1918 balloon

21.11.08
A picture painted in a hot air balloon above London Bridge during the First World War is set to fetch up to £150,000 at auction next month... more

My brave parents made the ultimate sacrifice

20.11.08
This Sunday Prince Charles will be at the 70th anniversary celebrations of the rescue of 10,000 children from Nazi Germany. Here one of them tells his extraordinary story ... more

Ceasefire in Congo holds as UN tries to set up talks

31.10.08
UN and American envoys are attempting to set up peace talks between rebel leaders and the government in the Democratic Republic of Congo as a shaky ceasefire continued to hold... more

Parliament protest over plight of failed asylum seekers

01.10.08
A protest camp has been set up in Parliament Square to draw attention to the plight of failed asylum seekers... more

BP restarting its Texas refinery

23.09.08
Energy: Oil and gas major BP has begun restarting a cracker unit at its giant Texas City refinery, which it shut down ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Ike... more

Larger than life: Zara Phillips unveils giant portrait of herself

22.07.08
Zara Phillips has launched a photographic exhibition in central London celebrating adventurers by unveiling an image of herself.... more

Champion diver runs London Marathon for fellow terror victims

10.04.08
A sporting champion who was badly injured in a terror attack in Egypt two years ago is set to run the London Marathon... more

Majestic Gillian launches film festival

19.10.06
A heavily pregnant Gillian Anderson helped launch the London Film Festival with the premiere of her The Last King Of Scotland.... more

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