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World Refugee Day: Thousands of displaced Syrians live on a knife edge
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The day the police came for the man who now runs the Care Commission
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Million pound investment to bring Liverpool homes back into use
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By Alice-Azania Jarvis | Digital Digest | Friday, 18 March 2011 at 10:28 am
Ear To The Ground: Exo
“I make street music, and I’m proud to say it. I’m from the streets, I’m still broken, I still don’t have f**k all, so that’s what I talk about because it’s my life. Just real life street music…”
Exo is a rapper from Harlesden who has managed to come in the UK hip-hop game and become [...]
By Joseph Patterson | Music | Friday, 18 March 2011 at 10:02 am
Bahrain under occupation
As I pass through the airport security in Manama, my passport is stamped; “BAHRAIN – GOOD FOR BUSINESS”. Huge posters line the wall, asking visitors if the Middle-East is part of their “expansion plan”. But unfortunately for the Khalifa monarchy, the sheen is wearing off the shiny image.
On the road from the airport into town, [...]
By Jody McIntyre | The Foreign Desk | Friday, 18 March 2011 at 9:58 am
Online House Hunter: First steps
Taking those first steps to buying a house can be daunting. Fear not, our Online House Hunter is here to help
By Alan Cleaver | Property | Friday, 18 March 2011 at 7:00 am
Ken Loach: why torture is never justifiable
Route Irish tells the story of Fergus (Mark Womack), a private security contractor who sets out to investigate the real reason behind his friend’s death in Iraq. A bleak tale, with some hard-hitting messages about the moral and political corruption in Iraq, director Ken Loach and Mark Womack speak about why torture is never justified and the implications of untreated Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
By Laura Davis | Film | Friday, 18 March 2011 at 6:00 am
iBet: Consecutive 0-0’s for Tottenham unlikely
Spurs v West Ham, Premier League, Kick off 12.45
Lay under 1.5 goals at 3.8 to one with Betfair
We are back in Premiership action tomorrow and although they drew 0-0 against AC Milan last week, I can’t see Spurs finishing with the same scoreline at White Hart Lane against the Hammers. The last time [...]
By Gareth Purnell | Sport | Friday, 18 March 2011 at 1:00 am
MMA: UFC, Strikeforce and Paul Daley
Why Paul Daley’s future could be most adversely affected by Zuffa’s purchase of Strikeforce. Plus, a preview to UFC 128’s mouth-watering clash between Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua and Jon Jones
By Adam Williamson | Sport | Friday, 18 March 2011 at 12:46 am
Adair Turner is a very dangerous man
It is said that the American system of government is so good because it was designed by geniuses to be run by idiots. Turner risks creating a system of regulation that can only be run by geniuses like him.
Movie Watch
We bring you all the hottest Hollywood gossip and the latest and greatest movies heading your way whilst keeping a weathered eye out for those incoming blockbusters! Sit back, relax and enjoy the MovieWatch
By Inside film | Film | Thursday, 17 March 2011 at 5:01 pm
Whether to stay or to leave Tokyo…
The uncertainty over what is happening at the Fukushima plant is one thing. The constant earthquakes are another. But the worst thing about being in Tokyo right now, is not knowing what could happen; in other words, not knowing what a worst case scenario would look like. Without knowing, the imagination runs wild.
No one seems [...]
By Simon Cotterill | The Foreign Desk | Thursday, 17 March 2011 at 4:26 pm
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