David Cameron lacked the “balls” to take military action in Syria that could have stopped the rise of Isis, the former head of Britain’s armed forces has claimed.
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August 30th, 2015
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August 30th, 2015
We tend to understand atheism as a war between religion and science - but in earlier times atheism was both more complex and more rich, says philosopher John Gray.
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August 30th, 2015
Gay right activists have taken part in a parade in Nepal's capital Kathmandu to press their demands for gay rights to be enshrined in the constitution.
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August 30th, 2015
She was a high-flying civil servant who had been policy adviser for Gordon Brown and David Blunkett; he was a dashing French engineer. And together they planned a luxurious new life amid the sun-drenched skyscrapers of Dubai.
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August 29th, 2015
President Michael D Higgins has signed the result of last May’s marriage referendum into the Constitution.
The Thirty-Fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Bill 2015 was signed by the president at Áras an Uachtaráin.
The president’s signature amends the Constitution so that: “Marriage may be contracted in accordance with law by two persons without distinction as to their sex.”
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August 29th, 2015
Almost 100 suspected new British extremists are being reported to the authorities every week, according to official Government figures.
The de-radicalisation scheme – known as the Channel programme - is said to be overwhelmed with three times as many people referred to it this year compared with the previous 12 months.
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August 28th, 2015
Four out of five evangelicals think new anti-terror laws being proposed by the government could be restrictive to Christians, according to a study by the Evangelical Alliance (EA).
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August 28th, 2015
Ghana's authorities are investigating several universities over links to suspected recruitment for the so-called Islamic State (IS), officials say.
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August 28th, 2015
Radical preacher Anjem Choudary is set to stand trial next year for allegedly encouraging support for the so-called Islamic State group.
The 48-year-old, from Ilford, east London, is charged with inviting support for the banned group on social media from June 2014 to March 2015.
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August 27th, 2015
There has been a small fall in the number of Catholic MPs in the House following the virtual wipeout of Labour in Scotland.