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World Cup bombers jailed for 25 years

16.09.11
Two Ugandans are jailed after admitting their role in bombings that killed at least 76 people watching the football World Cup final last year ... more

Zawe Ashton: I'm fuelled by a sense of injustice

26.04.11
Zawe Ashton may not be a familiar name, but with two films and a TV series on the way, the actress, writer, UK slam poetry champ and musician from Stoke Newington is making herself known... more

Tullow sues Heritage in £192m divorce dust-up

18.04.11
The divorce settlement between Tullow Oil and its former partner in Uganda, Heritage Oil, takes a twist as Tullow begins High Court proceedings to sue Heritage for $313 million... more

Uganda police fire tear gas at hospital

14.04.11
Police fired tear gas into a hospital near the Ugandan capital of Kampala after rioters threw stones during a demonstration over rising gas prices... more

Ghana gas find 'a milestone' for Tullow Oil

13.04.11
Explorer Tullow Oil celebrates after finding gas off the coast of Ghana... more

Ugandan 'lesbian' in Court of Appeal over deportation

07.02.11
Legal battle against deportation by a Ugandan woman who claims she is a lesbian reaches the Court of Appeal ... more

Prize for students who beat adversity

22.11.10
Asylum seeker who fled Uganda after soldiers stabbed him and a woman who has fought serious illness have been named students of the year... more

Tullow Oil faces delay on sale from Uganda stand-off

10.11.10
Tullow Oil says a speedy resolution to a stand-off with Uganda over its planned sale of interests to Total and CNOOC is looking unlikely... more

Tullow Oil’s Ugandan tax shock clouds 152% rise

25.08.10
Shares in Tullow Oil sink nearly 6% as it reels from a tax dispute in Uganda... more

Lord's Resistance Army murders children to weak to walk

12.08.10
A Ugandan rebel group has killed at least 255 adults and children in the past 18 months in Congo and Central African Republic, according to Human Rights Watch... more

Uganda demands Heritage Oil pay tax to seal Tullow deal

09.08.10
Heritage Oil is held back in its planned Ugandan asset sale to Tullow Oil as the country’s government demands it pay disputed taxes... more

Archbishop of York: Police stopped me eight times

28.07.10
Archbishop of York has told how he has been stopped and searched by police eight times... more

FSA fines father and son for market abuse

19.07.10
The Financial Services Authority fines a father and son £35,000 and £144,200... more

Suicide bombers kill 64 in Uganda as they watch the World Cup

12.07.10
Two suicide bombers attacked crowds watching the World Cup final on television in the capital of Uganda, killing at least 64 people... more

Tullow Oil claims success in Uganda well test

19.05.10
Tullow Oil’s plans to produce oil and natural gas in Uganda are on course after a successful appraisal well is dug... more

Heritage Oil to get Uganda's approval for Tullow sale

18.05.10
Heritage Oil expects approval from the Ugandan government for the sale of its interests in the country to Tullow Oil... more

Heritage Oil gets green light from Uganda for Tullow sale

07.04.10
Heritage Oil says Uganda has backed the sale of its interests in two oilfields in the country to Tullow Oil ... more

Tullow Oil profits collapse 92% after prices slip

10.03.10
Tullow Oil net profit crashes by 92% to £19 million, with the firm blaming lower oil and gas prices and output... more

Tullow awaits approval to buy Ugandan oilfield

08.02.10
The Ugandan government is will “imminently” approve the sale of oilfields in the country which are owned by Canada’s Heritage Oil to Britain’s Tullow Oil... more

Tullow Oil a step closer to lucrative Ugandan oilfields

04.02.10
Tullow Oil stands closer to securing the lucrative oilfields it has been stalking in Uganda... more

Tullow raises £1bn to buy Uganda oil field

27.01.10
Tullow Oil raises £1 billion to fund expansion in Uganda where it hopes to gain government support for a major acquisition... more

Tullow's Uganda oil deal gets backing from Heritage

26.01.10
Heritage Oil’s shareholders approve the sale of the company’s assets in Uganda to Tullow Oil... more

Tullow Oil soars after drilling success despite Uganda hitch

22.01.10
As investors spent a second day panicking over the impact on financial stocks of President Obama’s War on Wall Street, oil shares did their best to claim a little of the limelight... more

Tullow bids $1.5bn for Ugandan oilfields

18.01.10
Shares in Tullow Oil rise after the explorer increases its presence in Uganda by bidding to buy two oilfields... more

Cairn meets with a gushing reaction on prospect of find

21.12.09
Cairn Energy's investors were handed an early Christmas present - the hope of a glut of black gold next year... more

Heritage Oil holds merger talks with mystery suitor

03.06.09
Mercenary-turned-oil tycoon Tony Buckingham has admitted his £1.4 billion Heritage Oil business was in merger talks ... more

Market report: 3i shares at lowest since floating as deals dry up

16.12.08
Shares in private-equity giant 3i hit the skids for the second day in a row, tumbling to their lowest since floating 14 years ago... more

Heritage and Tullow extend Ugandan roll

16.12.08
Energy: The big oil finds in Uganda keep coming for Heritage Oil and Tullow Oil... more


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