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No sign of oil after Gulf platform fire - Coast Guard

3rd September 2010

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but the crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs... Read more…

Iran's Ahmadinejad calls on Palestinians to fight on

3rd September 2010

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged Palestinians to keep up their armed struggle against Israel a day after Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to... Read more…

Earthquake of 7.1 magnitude hits New Zealand city

4th September 2010

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city Christchurch early on Saturday, bringing down power lines, ripping up roads and wrecking building... Read more…

UK News

MI6 agent jailed for trying to sell secrets

3rd September 2010

An MI6 spy has been sentenced to 12 months in prison after admitting trying to sell top secret information to the Dutch security service. Read more…

Caroline Lucas: the Green in beige who could be Nick Clegg's nemesis

3rd September 2010

Next week's Green Party conference will be the first to be addressed by an MP from its own ranks. Tanya Gold finds out what delegates can expect Read more…

Primary schools short of 350,000 places

3rd September 2010

Primary schools will have to find an extra 350,000 places over the next four years despite cuts in education spending. Read more…

World News

Fuel tanker runs aground in Canada

Fuel tanker runs aground in Canada

2nd September 2010

A fuel tanker has run aground in the far north of Canada but none of the diesel it was carrying is believed to have spilled.Related StoriesHiker missing for two decades found in... Read more…

Another oil explosion in Gulf of Mexico

Another oil explosion in Gulf of Mexico

3rd September 2010

There are reports that an oil rig has exploded, west of the site of the April blast that caused the massive oil spill.Related StoriesObamas visit the Gulf of MexicoObama visits... Read more…

Paralysed Briton stranded after Thailand crash

Paralysed Briton stranded after Thailand crash

3rd September 2010

A Briton is stranded in Thailand after being paralysed in a road accident, his family has said.Related StoriesMajor operation to move obese Bangkok womanTiger cub found in... Read more…

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Saddle Up!

3rd September 2010

Grazia Fashion: For an elegant design in the iconic LV monogram, feast you... Read more…

Professor who helped death riddle spy get job at MI6 - Manchester Evening News

Professor who helped death riddle spy get job at MI6 - Manchester Evening News

28th August 2010

Telegraph.co.ukProfessor who helped death riddle spy get job at MI6Manchester Evening NewsThe professor who helped death-riddle MI6 man Gareth Williams begin his intelligence... Read more…

X Factor 2010: Simon Cowell refuses to ban 'prostitute' Chloe Mafia from competing

X Factor 2010: Simon Cowell refuses to ban 'prostitute' Chloe Mafia from competing

1st September 2010

The 50 year-old said people from any walk of life should be given a chance to win the show. Read more…

News Columnists

Labour leadership: Divided on the deficit

3rd September 2010

At last a substantial issue has surfaced in the Labour leadership race. It's the deficit and how quickly Labour should pledge to cut spending to tackle it. Ed Balls has come out... Read more…

William Hague's extraordinary statement

1st September 2010

This, says William Hague, is "the straightforward truth", in one of the most extraordinary statements I have ever read from a senior politician. The foreign secretary... Read more…

Blair book's message to Labour is clear

Blair book's message to Labour is clear

1st September 2010

There's an old saying: don't look in the crystal ball, read the book. It is clear that Tony Blair wants not just to write Labour's history but to help shape its future. The... Read more…

Politics

Website traffic for August 2010

2nd September 2010

Number 10 has released its monthly update on website traffic. Read more…

Pakistan will need aid for years to come – DPM

1st September 2010

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has visited a relief camp in Southern Pakistan where he saw for himself the sheer scale of the flooding devastation. Read more…

Nick Clegg hails transformation in Afghanistan

31st August 2010

The Deputy Prime Minister has hailed the "transformation of the military effort" in Afghanistan and promised that the Government will do all it can to secure a political... Read more…