UK advises against DR Congo travel
The UK has changed its travel advice to British citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo following the fire overnight
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New faith and beliefs declaration to help overcome barriers to organ donation
A new option added to the NHS Organ Donor Register has been developed to give reassurance about how organ donation
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Racism at university: Inquiry launched by UK’s equality body
An inquiry into racial harassment at UK universities is being launched. The Equality and Human Rights Commission says there’s a
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Matatu ban ‘is to keep Kenyans fit’
The governor of Nairobi has claimed that a ban on public minibuses in the city centre is intended to keep
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£5 million fund to deter young people from gang and knife crime
Families across the country who are vulnerable to the devastating effects of knife crime and gang culture are set to
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£500,000 fund launched to celebrate Windrush Generation throughout the year
Thousands of communities across the country will have the opportunity to bid for a share of £500,000 of new funding
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Mothers’ Union members around the world gear up to campaign against domestic violence
Combating domestic violence is at the heart of what many Mothers’ Union members do around the world – whether it
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Family forgive tribe who killed American
The family of a US man reportedly killed by arrows fired by members of an endangered tribe in India’s Andaman
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Welcome sight: Why some Jamaicans want the army to stay
Every morning, Pauline Perez walks past the bullet-ridden Denham Town police station to commute to work as a government clerk
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Parliament celebrates 70th anniversary of human rights declaration
The European Parliament will host a Human Rights Week from 19 to 23 November to mark the 70th anniversary of
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Sudan runs out of cash causing long queues
An economic crisis is deepening in Sudan with long queues outside banks and ATMs because of an acute shortage of
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For Bame women, austerity is far from ‘coming to an end’ – this is what the Budget means for them
This was promised as the Budget that would end austerity. No 10 said this morning that “the austerity that followed the
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Give tax breaks to more diverse production firms, say actors
Production companies should be given tax relief to encourage them to employ more women, disabled people and people from minority
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Who should own South Africa’s land?
Twenty five years ago this month South Africa’s leaders agreed an historic constitution that paved the way for the end
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Lagos lifts school hijab ban
Girls in the Nigerian state of Lagos are now allowed to wear a hijab to school, the authorities have said.
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