There was a brief ceremony at the House of Commons yesterday to mark the 200th anniversary of the murder of Spencer Perceval, the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated. In The Daily Telegraph that same morning there was a letter marking the event from Lord Lexden, formerly known as Alistair Cooke, historian of the Conservative Party.
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The drifting fishermen saw the cruise ship and thought they were saved... but the Star Princess didn't stop
Saturday 21 April 2012
Passengers were amazed when their British captain sailed on – and horrified to learn later that two of the castaways died
18-year-old survives 28 days adrift
Tuesday 27 March 2012
An 18-year-old who worked in a seaside hotel in Panama happily took up an offer by two friends to join them on a fishing trip and earn some extra cash.
Prosecutors seize £500,000 from canoe scam wife
Wednesday 15 February 2012
More than £500,000 has been seized by prosecutors from Anne Darwin, convicted of a canoe death insurance scam along with husband John.
£500,000 seized from canoeist wife
Tuesday 14 February 2012
Prosecutors have recovered more than half a million pounds from the wife of back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin.
CWC pays price of poor Panama progress
Saturday 11 February 2012
Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) shares yesterday tumbled more than 16 per cent after the emerging-markets telecoms firm warned that its business in Panama "has not progressed as planned".
Independent blogger rescued after boat overturns in Atlantic
Tuesday 31 January 2012
Six men have been saved from drowning after their boat capsized as they were days away from entering the record books as the first crew to row across the Atlantic in a month.
Stay The Night: Cala Mia, Panama
Sunday 15 January 2012
Set apart from the big mainland resorts, this low-key luxury retreat on Isla Boca Brava offers sanctuary, says Sarah Gilbert
Noriega is flown home to complete prison sentence
Monday 12 December 2011
Former military strongman Manuel Antonio Noriega was flown home to Panama yesterday to be punished once again for crimes he committed during a career that saw him transformed from a close Cold War ally of Washington's to the vilified target of a US invasion.
The Christmas gift guide: Women
Sunday 27 November 2011
For ladies with a passion for beauty and fashion
What lies beneath: Captain Morgan's final adventure
Wednesday 10 August 2011
His name is written into the lore of piracy – and rum. Now a salvage team's coup is bringing the details to the surface
Three charged in 'Ponzi' inquiry
Wednesday 29 June 2011
Three individuals were charged in relation to an alleged "Ponzi" scheme worth £10m yesterday.
France prepares to extradite Manuel Noriega
Tuesday 21 June 2011
France will begin proceedings to extradite the former dictator Manuel Noriega to Panama, after the United States gave its consent.
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