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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.
Under the Tudors, parliamentary sovereignty became paramount.
The lack of respect shown to a senior civil servant working hard to make Brexit work is troubling.
Mesopotamia is known as the ‘Cradle of Civilization’. We must not let it continue to be a cradle for genocide and terrorism.
The global agenda for 2017 is fiendishly complicated and hugely sensitive. Is António Guterres up to the task?
The big guns of Fleet Street are pressing for the government to abandon the Leveson reform process. But there are other voices out there.
With the many interconnected conflicts within Syria continuing, and with routes to safety increasingly blocked, what can Syria’s 4.8m refugees expect in this ‘new’ year?
To get Nelson Mandela released and save Namibia’s independence elections, Thatcher proposed a massive aid programme.
Diaries from 1938 show the depth of concern about the direction the world was taking. Are we facing similar dark prospects?
It’s become a popular meme: 2016 was the worst year ever. We’ll be lucky if it was.