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Syria: A quick reminder
The pitiless Syrian engine of war grinds on. The waves of the displaced seek refuge. The only realistic escape route is Lebanon and Turkey.
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A United Nations report finds evidence of abuses by both Sri Lankan government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels at the end of the country’s civil war, and calls for a special court to be set up there.
The pitiless Syrian engine of war grinds on. The waves of the displaced seek refuge. The only realistic escape route is Lebanon and Turkey.
Pressure is growing on countries outside Europe – particularly the Gulf states – to take in more refugees from the Syrian civil war. What are the facts?
What Europe has seen so far is nothing as to what is to come. That means asking some hard questions, including whether the war against Assad should be put on hold?
Evidence emerged today that Alzheimer’s disease might have the potential to spread from one person to the next. Should we be terrified? In short: No.
The government is prepared to take military action in Syria if it can win a majority in the Commons, but with the Labour leadership frontrunner and SNP sceptical, victory is not assured.
This is what a real refugee crisis looks like and the more the world turns away with its wallet, the more things fall apart, the more this real crisis will come to the EU.
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New research suggests that children hoping to excel in their GCSEs should turn off screens, with television watching ‘most detrimental’ to grades
As Germany says it will take in 800,000 refugees this year and David Cameron faces criticism for his response to the crisis, what should Britain do?
The Scottish Government has published its plans for this year. But the ruling SNP has failed to keep promises to voters in the past.
Babies who are about to be given the new meningitis vaccine are likely to suffer a fever that can last several days, Public Health England is warning parents.
More Eritreans filed for asylum in the UK in the year to June than any other nation. They face “systematic, widespread and gross human rights violations” at home, says the UN.
Sir John Chilcot has relented and said he will publish a timetable for his report … but not just yet.
ISIS is believed to have used chemical weapons in an attack on a civilian area in northern Syria last week, according local aid groups and rebels, and video footage.