An ancient Theresa May?
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Her stand against the European invaders really didn’t have a happy ending.
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Teenagers become indentured to drug dealers after owing them money for weed, creating a hierarchy of exploitation with the user at the bottom.
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Remain doesn’t have to mean that nothing changes.
Up for hovering in the middle for a bit longer.
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Both sides seem open to a longer Article 50 process after talks in Brussels went nowhere.
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Jacob Rees-Mogg speaks for a minority of a minority, so why are we letting him dictate government policy?
The scene of the crime.
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Serious violence is rising, and there’s little more that police can do to stop it. Of course, the real culprits are cutbacks to the nation’s social protection systems.
Fracking protestors Rich Loizou, Simon Blevins and Richard Roberts released from prison on October 17.
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The criminalisation of fracking protesters is not the exception, it has become the rule.
How much have you had to drink?
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New research found a disparity between the sentences women and men are given for offence when alcohol is an aggravating factor.
The Yazidis – targeted by Islamic State.
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There is an urgent need for a binding convention for the prohibition of violence against women.
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani is facing a wave of strikes and protests by civil servants.
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Corruption, economic woes and oppression are driving many civil servants to the edge.
Kosovo Albanians gather to protest against a visit from Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić.
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Leaders in the troubled region once saw EU membership as an incentive to cooperate. Now border disputes could flare up again.
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Most hand car wash workers are subject to some form of labour exploitation, says new report
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Bug chasers fetishise the HIV virus – and they come from a variety of backgrounds, generations, and countries.
As deadline day approaches, more and more people are getting the jitters.
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The public is increasingly pessimistic about the way Brexit negotiations are going.
A podcast on extremes: from far-right politics, to life in conflict zones and the extreme weather of Australia.
Nail bars are havens for modern slavery.
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Slavery still exists and it happens in plain sight.
Does reading about terrorism cause trauma?
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After 9/11, academic investigation seemed to seek out trauma rather than signs of resilience.
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The best way to help young people into work is to listen to their aspirations, and cater to their needs.
The reality for many women in India.
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If you have to devote hours a day to collecting water, you miss out on education, a social life and other human rights.
A protest outside Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Istanbul about the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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UK and US relations with Saudi Arabia were already under serious scrutiny – even before the disappearance of a prominent Saudi journalist.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and prime minister Theresa May sit down once again to try to square a circle.
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Negotiations are at a crucial stage, yet this central question remains unanswered.
Russian president Vladimir Putin (R) and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) meet in Sochi, Russia, on September 17, 2018.
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With the Syrian conflict right on its borders, and Russia and Iran increasingly shaping the region’s politics, Turkey is becoming beholden to NATO’s enemies.
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This shift in focus on social care funding could inject some honesty into the system.
The Republicans have North Dakota in their sights … and have changed the law to win it.
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Access to the ballot has been increased and diminished according to whoever manages to win power to write the rules. Just look at North Dakota.
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In the context of accelerating geopolitical, technological and environmental change, we need to radically reassess how we perceive airspace legally.