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A Sudanese woman with a three-month-old child and at least 100 other expatriates in the Mushrif area of Abu Dhabi have been without power since last week.

Tony Blair's own constituents are torn between their discontent with the prime minister and their lack of faith in his political opponents.

An independent candidate running for election against Tony Blair believes he can pull off one of the biggest shocks in political history by winning the Prime Minister's parliamentary seat.

"It's a shame. We've one murderer, one warmonger, Blair. We've another potential murderer, warmonger, [Michael] Howard.

The soldiers visit him late at night, when the noise of gunfire and the sound of screaming is loudest. Then they sit down, roll a cigarette and open their hearts to this total stranger.

An Islamic cleric who admits to supporting Al Qaida has warned that thousands of Muslims could take up arms against the British Government.

A former member of two Labour governments has accused the ruling party of behaving like Nazis and Stalinists.

The father of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee is fighting to become an MP in next week's election.

The prospect of Tony Blair winning a third successive general election was greeted with either hope or despair by non-British expatriates living in the UAE.

A group set up to ensure the British elections are run smoothly has assured expatriates their votes will not be lost.

The United Nations Children's Fund is due to assist with the rehabilitation of the underage jockeys used here. Next month, it will hold a meeting in the UAE alongside local government representatives and NGO officials.

More than 60 underage camel jockeys have been sent back to their home countries, a Ministry of Interior official said.