Lindsey Hilsum
Why Libya’s revolutionaries are the greatest threat to its revolution
Old scores are being settled in Libya as militias fight to assert their power in towns and cities across the country.
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Thousands remain stranded in Gaza flooding disaster
At least 4,000 people remain evacuated from their homes after four days of torrential rain caused floods in northern Gaza – an incident described as a “real humanitarian disaster.”
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Lindsey Hilsum
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Three of the ‘big six’ backtrack on fixed price energy bills
Energy companies reacted with horror to Labour’s pledge to freeze energy bills, saying the move would result in blackouts. But just days later three of the big six are now offering fixed energy bills.
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Ed Miliband taking Labour backwards, warns Mandelson
Ed Miliband’s energy plans risks taking the Labour party backwards, says former business secretary Lord Mandelson.
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FactCheck: pouring cold water on Labour’s fuel price freeze
Ed Miliband has shocked the energy industry by saying he wants to force them to freeze their customers’ fuel bills for nearly two years. A bold move – but is it even legal? FactCheck investigates.
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FactCheck: the badger cull – what we know and what we don’t know
The badger cull has finally begun, and claim and counter-claim about the science behind it are flying around like bullets. FactCheck investigates.
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Protests as Greece shuts public broadcaster ERT
Large crowds gather overnight outside the Greek state broadcaster after the government announced it would be shut down to save money.
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Turkey protests: police fire tear gas on demonstrators
Turkish police fire tear gas and pressurised water at demonstrators on a second day of anti-government action, which was sparked by a protest to protect a park from redevelopment.
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Polls close in Pakistan: but were elections ‘free and fair’?
Polls close in Pakistan on an election day that saw at least 11 killed in an attack at ANP party offices in Karachi and complaints from the city voters of irregularities and intimidation.
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Alex Thomson
Syrian security situation: worse than we are being told?
Reporting on Syria’s civil war is proving a dangerous business, but is the reluctance of media organisations to tell of the true risks actually doing the public a disservice?
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Commedia dell’ Vote: will charisma win Italy’s elections?
As Italians head to the polls to decide if the gaffe-prone, wise-cracking Silvio Berlusconi should get another term as prime minister, Channel 4 News asks if charisma will be key?
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Energy supplies on ‘downhill rollercoaster’
The UK is facing an “energy gap” and consumers should prepare for higher prices to prevent power shortages, Ofgem warns.
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Strike deadlock puts Athens at public transport standstill
The decision of Greece’s government to invoke emergency powers to order public transport workers back to work is met by a “transportation blackout” from the unions.
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Syria jets pound Damascus as communication problems continue
Syrian jets bomb rebel-held areas of Damascus, residents say, as a countrywide internet blackout enters its third day.
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Syria fighting closes Damascus airport
International flights to Damascus are grounded as fighting intensifies in the Syrian capital.
