Jon Snow
Richard III: what it tells us about today's Britain
One senses that there’s a whiff of unease in royal circles about the wisdom of being involved with a happening that at times may seem, to some, close to bonkers.
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Assisted dying debate: MPs reject ‘right to die’ bill
Emotional arguments made on both sides as MPs vote on the “right to die” for the first time in twenty years.
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Jon Snow
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Michael Crick
Why have so many leading jobs never been held by a woman?
Ahead of International Women’s Day on Sunday, I thought it would be worth listing the posts which have never been held by a woman.
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Wonga writes off 330,000 customer debts
Payday lender Wonga writes off customer debts worth £220m and brings in new checks for future loans after talks with the financial regulator.
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British IS backers seek to justify Steven Sotloff’s murder
British supporters of Islamic State take to Twitter in the wake of the beheading of journalist Steven Sotloff seeking to justify his killing.
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Church of England welcomes women bishops. Finally…
The Church of England synod votes to change its legislation and allow women to serve as bishops, in an historic moment for the church.
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Jackie Long
Assisted dying – will Lord Carey’s U-turn change the debate?
With the assisted dying bill due to be debated on Friday, what impact will Lord Carey’s controversial intervention make?
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Freeing Nigerian schoolgirls now ‘a very messy affair’
The man negotiating for the release of the 200 kidnapped schoolgirls in Nigeria, tells Channel 4 News about his frustration over the chaos surrounding efforts to free them.
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PM backs search for Nigerian schoolgirls
David Cameron joins other western leaders in calling for the return of the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram, but experts warn it will not be easy to track them down.
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Britons evacuated from ‘dangerous’ South Sudan
A plane carrying British nationals leaves South Sudan after the Foreign Office warns people to leave the country as violence spreads.
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Parties and prayers: world celebrates Mandela
Parties, flowers, prayers – tributes pour in for Nelson Mandela from across the world as South Africa begins a day of remembrance for Madiba.
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Where’s Wonga? Yorkshire councils block payday lenders
Six Yorkshire councils are blocking the websites of all payday lending companies on council-run computers, in what they say is the biggest initiative in the country to take on the industry.
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Wonga: big profits as well as high interest rates
The payday lender Wonga unveils profits of £1m a week as the number of customers willing to pay its high interest rates rises to more than a million.
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UK calls for UN to back Syria strikes
The UK has drafted a resolution and is seeking the backing of the UN Security Council for “all necessary measures to protect civilians” in Syria, said David Cameron.
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FactCheck: What else does the Church of England invest in?
It used to be Britain’s biggest landowner, and we know that the Church of England has an indirect stake in Wonga. Are there more skeletons in the closet?
