Gary Gibbon
What lies behind Brown’s silence on Megrahi release
Why Gordon Brown is being advised to maintain his silence on the release of convicted Libyan al-Megrahi.
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Lockerbie families claim they were spied on by security services
Relatives of victims of the Lockerbie bombing have claimed over the years that their phones and correspondence were being monitored by the secret services. Now previously classified government files appear to confirm their suspicions. The files reveal the Thatcher administration was warned that the families were becoming increasingly organised and should be put under observation. We speak to…
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Lockerbie: Libya confirms names of new suspects
Libya confirms the names of two men Scottish and US prosecutors want to interview about the 1988 Lockerbie bombing.
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Snubs and summits: a brief history of the ‘brush-past’
Geopolitical summits like the G20 are saturated in symbolism and double-meanings – so even if you’re officially shunned, you can always meet away from prying eyes.
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Iran, not Libya, behind Lockerbie, claims defector
The Lockerbie bombing was ordered by Iranian officials in retaliation for the US shooting down one of its civilian aircraft, a high level defector claims.
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Four of the most mysterious plane crashes of all time
As the hunt continues for missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370, Channel 4 News looks at four plane crash mysteries which kept investigators scratching their heads for years.
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Lockerbie disaster 25 years on: tributes paid to victims
The victims of the Lockerbie plane bombing are being remembered on the 25th anniversary of the atrocity.
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Secret CIA testimony identifies real Lockerbie mastermind
New documents reveal that both high-level Syrian officials and the CIA independently stated that a Syrian-based Palestinian group, not Libya, was responsible for the Lockerbie bombing.
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New evidence of UK complicity in Libya torture
Exclusive: what was the role of MI6 and Tony Blair’s government in the kidnap of Abdul-Hakim Belhaj from Malaysia in March 2004, which delivered him into the hands of Colonel Gaddafi’s torturers?
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Libyan PM lays wreath at spot Yvonne Fletcher was shot dead
Libyan Prime Minister Abdurrahim El-Keib bows and lays a wreath of white roses at the spot where policewoman Yvonne Fletcher was shot dead outside the country’s London embassy in 1984.
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Cameron dismisses calls for new Lockerbie inquiry
Prime Minister David Cameron rejects calls for a new investigation into the conviction of Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset al-Megrahi in the wake of his death.
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Gaddafi – from pariah to ally and back again
Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi seized power in Libya in 1969 and ruled until 2011, bringing to its people relative prosperity but subjecting them to a hardline, oppressive dictatorship.
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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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LIVE BLOG: The hunt for Gaddafi
All the latest from the Channel 4 News team in Libya, plus video, comment and analysis. Add your voice to the live blog.
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LIVE BLOG: Rebels breach Colonel Gaddafi’s Libya compound
Libya’s rebel fighters break inside Colonel Gaddafi’s fortified compound as street battles continue in Tripoli. For latest video and updates from Channel 4 News on the ground follow the live blog.
