DUP leader Arlene Foster attends a ‘better deal’ event to protest against the backstop.
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The question of what to do on the Irish border issue has become more about identity than practicality.
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A study of Polish children in Glasgow reveals how they successfully navigate complex social rules relating to language to blend in with their peers.
The nomination of the movie about the 1993 murder of toddler James Bulger has opened old wounds.
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Film-makers need to be both careful and sensitive with their choice of subject matter.
What’s your move?
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A new study reveals how women’s experiences as teenagers shapes the way they deal with hookup culture at university.
In search of support?
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Young people turn to social media for support and encouragement, when society fails to help.
Ideas of masculinity have changed yet toxicity stays the same.
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It’s time to address one of the roots of the problem.
Theresa May is a little slow to accept Juncker’s handshake in Brussels.
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Theresa May is back in Brussels, but how can she get a deal without understanding where her negotiating partners are coming from?
Migrants disembark back in Libya after being rescued in 2017.
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How the ‘refoulement’ industry between Europe and Libya works.
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Inflation is soaring, millions are fleeing – and two politicians are seeking to lead. It’s an impossible choice for an impoverished people.
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The most memorable moment of the night unfolded on the Democrat benches.
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Some young people are taken to immigration detention as they approach their 18th birthday.
Let us now praise famous men.
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Several outstanding women were nominated, but Rainbow Murray, an adviser to the series, says the public vote showed how we’re still more inclined to recognise male achievement.
Trimble: challenging the backstop.
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One of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement, David Trimble, is threatening legal action against a controversial part of the Brexit withdrawal agreement.
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Dystopian predictions of a no-deal Brexit have led to reports that the military could be used to maintain public order.
UK foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt making a statement in the House of Commons in October 2018 about the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Jeremy Hunt says he will making press freedom a priority. Good for him There are a few things he can do immediately.
Members of the Taliban attend a separate round of peace talks in Moscow in November 2018.
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A Taliban perspective on recent peace talks for Afghanistan.
Honduran migrants at the border with Mexico in mid January. Many will continue north to the US border.
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From Rahaf Mohammed to the fate of Syrian refugees and the US border wall – what ‘migration diplomacy’ means for world politics.
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A long tradition of casting blame abroad for economic woes.
Irish premier Leo Varadkar: confident in his confidence and supply arrangement.
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The Irish premier Leo Varadkar leads a minority government that is holding steady despite a rocky start.
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After the UK leaves, Ireland could be the gateway to Europe for the US.
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Misogynoir is defined as the junction where sexism and racism meet. But it’s more complicated than that.
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New activist communities are fighting back against haters to make the world safer for LGBTQ teens.
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It suddenly looks like the party of government has reached a compromise on its long-held divisions over Europe. But it’s more an unseasonal warm spell than a complete thaw.
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Always just check in with Brussels before you come up with a zany new Brexit plan.
Red flag hoisted in Glasgow’s main square.
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This was no high watermark of British communism; just a key milestone in the struggle for better working conditions.