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Migrants arrive on a beach of the Greek island of Lesbos, after crossing the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Greece,

Why has Europe stopped caring about children drowning on our shores?

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Security services will be awarded more surveillance powers

Comment: The Investigatory Powers Bill will do nothing to tackle violent extremism

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There are already women travelling from Scotland to England for late term abortions

Scottish women’s reproductive rights are now at risk

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Rubber masks of British Chancellor George Osborne are lined up by Anti-austerity protesters last year

The big tax credit cut almost nobody has heard of

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There is a culture of disbelief among rape and assault cases

The Cosby case shows how hard it is for rape victims to be heard

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The voices of sex workers are finally being heard

The debate over sex workers’ rights is finally being won

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The German model has attracted the interest of both Labour and the Conservatives over the years

Why is Labour still so obsessed with the German model?

German envy has a long history in British politics

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Assad supporters wave flags and placards during last year's presidential elections

Comment: The uncomfortable truth about Syria is that Assad is popular

Room must be given in the Western debate for those Syrians who support Assad, alongside those who don’t

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President al-Sisi is visiting the UK this week

Cameron’s welcome to the butcher of Egypt is a disgrace

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The UK's attitude to drug reform is in stark contrast to that in Ireland

Comment: The rest of the world is leaving Britain behind on drug reform

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Tim Farron visiting the island of Lesvos last week

Comment: Ignore the right-wing press – refugees are fleeing for their lives

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Data suggests that gay and transgender prisoners were at the highest risk of attack of sexual assault in prisons

Comment: The prisons minister must take the blame for the failure to protect Tara Hudson

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The government's drug policy has veered towards science fiction

Comment: Quantum cannabis – How drug policy turned sci-fi

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Corbyn's use of language is as revolutionary as his policies

Jeremy Corbyn’s appeal is more to do with language than ideology

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It's estimated that over a million pumpkins are purchased every year in the UK for decoration purposes

The scariest thing about Halloween is the 18,000 tonnes of wasted pumpkins

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Women's refuges and homeless hostels could be hit by a cut to social rents

The government’s cut in social housing rents will force women’s refuges to close

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Planning permission has been rejected for major new wind farms

Comment: Britain is falling behind on low-carbon technology

*Comment & Analysis

The no-platforming of Germaine Greer shows any views outside the accepted mantras of identity politics are to be banished

Comment: The attack on Germaine Greer shows identity politics has become a cult

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Child asylum seekers are living in poverty in the UK

Comment: Labour is sitting on its hands as the govt slashes asylum seeker support

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