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Jun 24 2008 1:34PM
Reaction of bloggers to news from Zimbabwe

Opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, has announced that he will not stand in the next round of the elections in Zimbabwe. He does not want to ask voters to support him and so risk injury or death. An article today on BBC News...

Jun 23 2008 2:23PM
Behind the headlines

Once again the turbulence in Zimbabwe is making agenda-topping news. What a weekend it’s been. The violence that broke out between Zanu-PF and MDC supporters at yesterday’s rally was enough for Morgan Tsvangirai to declare that he...

Jun 22 2008 1:57PM
ZIMBABWE CRISIS....

Hi, I am sure you are aware that the violence in Zimbabwe is spiralling out of control and many more people's lives will be at risk in the coming hours and days. Please find below a list of telephone numbers for police stations and...

Jun 22 2008 12:01PM
UK arms deals rocket

Official figures just published show that the UK became the world's largest arms dealer last year, thanks to a host of export orders agreed with notorious human rights abusing regimes, like Saudi Arabia, Israel and Russia. The UK...

Jun 22 2008 12:34AM
How can they make it that cheaply?

A report in the Observer says that high street stores such as Primark are not being careful enough about the source of goods such as clothing. Primark has now sacked three of its suppliers after revelations by Panorama and the Observer...