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No more 'crazy hair' as Gaddafi's Libya lies wrecked
Tripoli airport is a quiet place these days. Colonel Gaddafi’s golf buggy used to transport him to his jet, lying on a pavement outside the terminal building, blogs Alex Thomson.
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Evidence of Libya massacre as remains of 50 people found
As the charred skeletons of more than 50 people are found in a farm building outside Tripoli, Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson tracks the terrifying ordeal of black Africans caught up in the war.
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The horror of Abu Salim
The hospital in Abu Salim is no longer a place of healing; it is a mortuary, writes Alex Thomson.
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Libya: The horror inside Tripoli’s Abu Salim
Our Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson witnesses shocking scenes at a hospital in Abu Salim where doctors have fled – abandoning the injured and leaving the dead to decompose.
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The Battle for Abu Salim could also be for Libya
Alex Thomson watches rebel troops amass as they prepare to attack the Gaddafi loyalists’ last bastion, Abu Salim
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Rebels circle Abu Salim, Gaddafi loyalists’ last stronghold
As the hunt for Colonel Gaddafi continues, Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson watches Libya’s rebels close in on Abu Salim, the last district in Tripoli held by forces loyal to the despot.
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The war is not over in Tripoli yet
Alex Thomson reports from one of the main roads into Tripoli, where some areas are peaceful but there are still pockets of fierce fighting.
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Police clash with vigilantes in Eltham
Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson reports from Eltham, one of the only areas to see continued trouble five nights after riots began. But there was confusion over who was fighting who.
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How to buy a fooball club
A year-long undercover investigation by Dispatches finds that some of the most cherished clubs in English football are being touted for sale like used cars, writes Alex Thomson for Channel 4 News.
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Liam Fox apologises to dead pilot families
Defence Secretary Liam Fox apologises to the families of the Chinook pilots blamed for the Mull of Kintyre helicopter crash 17 years ago. Alex Thomson gets reaction from the pilots’ relatives.
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‘Milly Dowler phone hacking claims change everything’
Alex Thomson says that following allegations that News of the World tapped Milly Dowler’s mobile phone messages, the wider hacking scandal has been propelled into very dark territories.
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Why violence has returned to the streets of Belfast
As two people are seriously injured in another night of rioting in East Belfast, Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson looks at why it’s happening and who’s behind it.
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N.Ireland police blame dissident republicans for gunshots
Police in Northern Ireland have accused dissident republicans of firing the shots which wounded a photographer during riots in East Belfast. Alex Thomson meets some of the beleaguered residents.
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Living amid the rubble in East Belfast
As the Northern Ireland police blame dissident Republicans for the shooting in East Belfast, Alex Thomson meets some of the residents of the divided community.
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Local boy Rory makes good in US Open
As Rory McIlroy completed his overwhelming victory in the US Open at Congressional, the celebrations were in full swing at his home town club in Northern Ireland, writes Alex Thomson.