Tuesday, 10 August 2010

The First Post

MacAskill freed Lockerbie bomber 'in good faith'

I stand by my actions, says Scottish justice minister, despite Megrahi outliving doctors' prognosis

What they're saying about the blood diamonds trial

Is this a war crimes trial or a bitch-fight? The day Charles Taylor took a back seat at his own hearing

World under water

In pictures: Widespread floods hit central Europe along with flash flooding and landslides in Asia

House prices fall as buyers evaporate

Business Digest: There aren't enough buyers for all the homes being put up for sale, say chartered surveyors

BBC boss Mark Thompson takes £163,000 cut

Director-General agrees to take a hit as part of BBC staff pension review

Hawking: colonise other worlds or face extinction

Stephen Hawking says if we can survive another 200 years, humans should be safe

British explorer nears end of 859-day Amazon trek

Ed Stafford will be the first man to walk the 4,000-mile length of the Amazon