By Adela SulimanLONDON, Dec 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As 2017 draws to a close, the term ‘resilience’ has become a buzzword for many humanitarian… Via: Resilience in 2017: Five communities looking after…
By Zoe TabaryPARIS, Dec 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – In a bright white room in a building north of Paris, Syrian musician Karam al Zouhir impatiently… Via: Hip hop and children's voices: In Paris, migrant…
Live updates from day four at the MCGEmail Adam here or Tweet him here, if you fancyDay three report: Cook gives England controlAli Martin: Moeen cameo troubling for England 1.35am GMT 25th over: Australia 70-2 (Warner 28, Smith 4) Broad has the last over before the break. It’s a maiden Read more
Once every two years the rural town of Middlemarch holds a singles’ ball attracting hundreds of young people from across the country looking for love As the train chugs across the Taieri Plains, female hips clad in sequins press against male thighs in polyester suits. The carriages sway unpredictably, flinging Read more
Critics have warned against pushing for longer terms amid a prisons crisis and the danger of radicalisation inside jail Via: People who tip off terrorists or fail to report suspects to face longer prison sentences
Pay across the UK is now expected to fall by 0.7 per cent next year, after accounting for inflation Via: UK set for worst real wage growth of all advanced economies in 2018, says TUC
'Universal credit is causing misery and hardship for thousands of families this Christmas,' the party said Via: Councils diverting funds to offset impact of universal credit rollout, Labour claims
Virgin Trains East Coast has highest proportion of significant delays, according to research by consumer group Which? Via: Train delays cost passengers 3.6 million hours last year, research finds
Details of generous deal to cede power come after it was reported the former Zimbabwe president would receive a $10m ‘bonus’Zimbabwe’s ousted president Robert Mugabe will get a residence, a car fleet and private air travel as part of a new government-funded retirement package for former leaders, according to state Read more
Analysis: Arguments between Leavers and Remainers in the Tory party, and now between the so-called hard and soft Brexiteers, are pretty much the same arguments as those that have raged for the past couple of decades Via: National Archives release is a brutal reminder of how divisive Europe has been Read more