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Mankind warming the oceans - report

The world's oceans are warming up - and mankind is to blame, according to a scientists' report.

Oil spill nearing Atlantic currents

Computer models show the black ooze in the Gulf of Mexico may have already entered a major current flowing towards Florida and the Atlantic Ocean.

Obama shames oil bosses over blame game

Obama has pledged to end the "cosy relationship" between the oil industry and federal regulators.

BP, partners all try to shift blame

Top executives from BP and two other firms involved in the rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico came under fire at a US Senate hearing.

Time for Plan B to fix oil spill

Emergency crews are desperately trying to put together a new plan to stem the flow of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico

Oil rig disaster caused by 'series of failures'

The most detailed account yet of what led to the deadly explosion on a BP oil rig that has left the US' coast exposed to millions of litres of leaking oil.

Burn-off starts in Gulf oil disaster

The US Coast Guard has successfully completed a controlled burn of a portion of the oil slick off the Gulf Coast.

Vast oil spill damaging to industry credibility

'It's like watching yourself bleed to death'

Fisherman and seafaring residents of the Louisiana shoreline despair as a vast oil slick approaches.