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Updating the constitution to reflect more liberal values has been the work of decades.
Birmingham city.
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Birmingham’s spiralling budget deficits are the result of a decade of austerity and a disastrous implementation of a new Oracle IT system.
Former chancellor Nigel Lawson in 1985.
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A short history of reducing tax burdens and winning elections.
Police raid an area of Berlin in the hunt for terrorists.
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Daniela Klette was working as a maths tutor in Berlin under an assumed name.
Russia is the most sanctioned country in the world, since the Ukraine war.
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Russia has looked for new trading partners as sanctions bite, but also suffered a brain drain.
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Even those who seek out the spotlight have a legal right to privacy.
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As my research into jurors and jury decision making shows, our system is far from perfect.
Taiwanese president-elect William Lai and vice presidential candidate Hsiao Bi-khim celebrate their election win, January 2024.
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Global reaction to the recent Taiwan election, which was won by a pro-independence candidate, contrasts sharply with that of Beijing.
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What makes a successful protest, and why you might want to take part in social movements.
Pros and shoppers play chess on Brick Lane market in Tower Hamlets.
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Tower Hamlets’ recognition of Cockney as a “community language” celebrates the role that all English dialects play in shaping individual and community identities.
George Galloway made Palestine the centre of his platform.
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The result sends a message to Keir Starmer about Labour’s relationship with Muslim voters.
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The care industry is tough work - making migrant carers’ lives harder will only worsen a deepening crisis.
US Supreme Court associate justice Amy Coney Barrett during her swearing-in ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in October 2020, with Donald Trump in attendance.
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The US Supreme Court’s decision to review presidential immunity is likely to push back his trial over the Capitol Hill riots until after the election.
Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji and its mother Mei Xiang at the Smithsonian zoo in Washington DC on April 16 2022 when events were held to mark the 50th anniversary of the giant panda programme there.
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The arrival of two giant pandas in San Diego is a sign of China’s need to make friends in the US tech industries.
The people’s choice (although candidates for Iran’s parliamentary elections have all been pre-approved by the religious authorities).
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Candidates have been pre-approved to favour the religious right.
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India needs to follow a path akin to China’s to find answers to its job woes.
Today Russia: Vladimir Putin delivers his annual address to the Federal Assembly in Moscow, February 29.
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A selection of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
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The SNP was offered a debate – but what they wanted was a vote.
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Rather than helping the families in greatest need, the policy punishes them.
No Palestinian state: Benjamin Netanyahu’s vision for a post-conflict Gaza effectively rules out a workable two-state solution/
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John Strawson, a UK-based researcher of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, answers questions about the Israeli prime minister’s plan for Gaza.
Prisoner swap: Palestinians being released in Ramallah, West Bank as part of a humanitarian pause deal in November 2023.
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The prisoner-hostage exchanges mean a huge amount to both sides of the conflict.
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Ecowas has a patchy track record when it comes to ensuring cooperation and security across west Africa – member states are now starting to leave.
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Islamic State has fallen out of the public attention in the UK and Europe but remains active in Africa.
Olives at a stall in Machne Yehuda Market, Jerusalem.
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By targeting a restaurant owner who identifies with a specific cuisine, the protester makes that one person responsible for the actions of an entire group or country.
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Extremists benefit when we use euphemisms that confer on them an air of legitimacy.