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The European Court of Human Rights will consider whether Breivik’s human rights have been violated by his solitary detention.
New ONS data indicate that the UK’s poorest households are doing better and the richest are worse off. But this isn’t the full picture.
MPs have proposed Britain follows Canada’s model allowing regions to decide how many immigrants they let in.
The plan is to start again in 2017, but the Labour leader’s key messages are still too vague.
The market for sythnetic cannabinoids, or spice, shows no sign of decreasing.
Presenting violence of any sort as a cultural issue does not help prevent it.
It’s a nice idea: a society where people are judged on merit alone. But it remains a fiction.
What the Obama administration achieved with Iran deserves great credit. But can it endure?
A political scandal has laid bare the irreconcilable differences between to two main parties in the power-sharing agreement.
Copeland has been Labour for more than 30 years, but these are not normal times and this is no ordinary by-election.
Heading into the last days of the Obama administration, the outgoing first lady cemented a noble legacy for herself.
The country’s new scheme could make it an extremely popular destination.
As one of the world’s messiest conflicts, the war in Yemen seems to defy any political resolution.
Beware the death of investigative journalism in UK newspapers.
China’s hukou system is a relic of the Mao era – and it’s holding the nation’s rural population back.
Imagine a world in which the people of California and London shared common citizenship but needed a visa to go to Florida or Cornwall.
A new Chinese law giving police powers over foreign NGOs is indicative of a global trend to restrict the political space available for civil society.
Passports for polling booths should not be a vote winner.
The new triumvirate leading the way on Syria has deep roots.
He is revered for founding the welfare state, but the post-war leader also left a lasting legacy in British intelligence.
State-registered religions will now have to have 50,000 followers with permanent residency, making Islam unlikely to be approved.
The divisive tactics that put Turkey’s president in control could yet be his undoing.
The UK has to move on from these petty squabbles and start coming up with a plan.
South Yorkshire Police has recently been criticised for how well it protects people and prevents crime, and it isn’t the first time.