Residents tell of anger over government's plans to flood villages to build reservoir to increase water for the canal ...

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In need of capital to rebuild, Syrian men are staying in neighbouring countries to work while their wives head home ...

Nigel Farage’s party now has the resources and momentum to capitalise on mass disillusionment with both major parties ...

When Jane’s* abusive ex-partner turned up at her house and began “screaming abuse” and “threatening her”, she called the police. But when officers arrived, they said they couldn’t do ...

A French warship escorts a dinghy towards British waters in 2024 The UK government says smugglers profit off human desperation in the English Channel. But we, a team of researchers, believe they ...