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This Ethiopian prince was kidnapped by Britain – now it must release himSeven-year-old Prince Alemayehu was captured – along with many national treasures – in 1868. His remains are held in Windsor Castle but pleas for their return have been rebuffed
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There’s nothing good about the rise in zero-hours contracts – ban them nowBusinesses use spurious arguments to support these contracts but they prop up the wealthy while the poor worry about their weekly shopping -
Can we at least try talking to young people about sex?Sajid Javid wants legislation to tackle sex offences in universities. But the real problem lies deeper -
To end the crisis, we need more than grief. We need to see we're brokenIt’s emotional voyeurism when we fail to care beyond being sad for the victims of the tragedies that our governments helped create and which we all ignored
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M.anifest: Art may not feed us but to be young, restless and creative is still a joyAs a musician in Ghana, I’ve struggled with powercuts and run-down studios. But young people are making magical music, art, fashion and film on shoestring budgets
the refugee crisis
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Christian politicians won’t say it, but the Bible is clear: let the refugees in, every last oneLoose canon: The moral imagination of the scriptures was determined by a battered refugee people. If politicians don’t like that, they shouldn’t claim the Christian mantle
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What is the most effective way to help refugees?Donations can be helpful but are unsustainable in this instance, whereas political action could bring about real change
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This refugee crisis is too big for Europe to handle - its institutions are brokenThe EU needs a new asylum system based on reality. But without an influx of migrants, it faces a future of economic stagnation
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The three-year-old’s tragic death was the result of geopolitical upheaval but local, human action can save others like himAylan Kurdi: this one small life has shown us the way to tackle the refugee crisis
the future of Labour
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Labour should ask itself: what would Keir Hardie do?Many misunderstand the socialist giant's bold radicalism. When it comes to the politics of agitation, Jeremy Corbyn is Hardie’s heir
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Accusations that a Corbyn leadership would be weak on defence could be counteracted by focusing on the rights of Britain’s beleaguered forcesJeremy Corbyn must become the soldiers’ champion
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Refugees bring hope, not trouble – my father’s story is proof of thatAs a terrified 11-year-old boy fleeing the Nazis, he found a home in Britain. His journey was like that of many Syrians today
you may have missed
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Part of me hates ‘gotcha’ questions – even when the person being got is Donald TrumpIt turns out the would-be leader of the free world doesn’t know his Hamas from his Hezbollah. But how many of us can honestly say we do?
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Can images change history?Shocking pictures, like that of the body of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi from Syria, can alter perceptions. But we pick and choose what will horrify us
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One sure way for Britain to get ahead – stop airbrushing our colonial historyToday, as Islam and Christianity clash, honest study of the White Mughals of India gives reason for hope
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Serena Williams is the best because of her brains – not just her bodyThe massive amount of attention the media places on William’s body at the expense of her mental prowess is troubling
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A moment that changed me – a chance encounter in war-torn GermanyHamburg in 1945 was a tough, broken place, reeling from the war. Off duty from the RAF I stumbled into a black market – and met the love of my life
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Marissa Mayer is not a maternity leave role model – but that's not her jobThere’s no reason why the Yahoo CEO can’t go back to work if all goes well. So let’s not judge her decision on moral grounds
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Guardian comment cartoonGuardian comment cartoonMartin Rowson on Britain's response to the refugee crisis – cartoonGeorge Osborne claims Britain is morally and practically obliged to provide assistance with ‘a head as well as a heart’
columnists
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George MonbiotGeorge MonbiotIf grey squirrels killed every year in the UK were sold for meat, it would be no bad thing. Factory farming is more harmful to the environmentWhy I ate a roadkill squirrel
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Owen JonesOwen JonesRefugee crisis: Hundreds set off from Budapest on foot – as it happenedSpecial coverage as David Cameron prepares details of a climbdown on accepting more refugees and a standoff between migrants and the authorities in Hungary continues
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Zoe WilliamsZoe WilliamsSajid Javid wants legislation to tackle sex offences in universities. But the real problem lies deeperCan we at least try talking to young people about sex?
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Matthew d'AnconaMatthew d'AnconaOur debased political culture has not kept pace with global change. The PM must show statesmanshipDavid Cameron must balance head and heart in this refugee crisis
video
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Why women should stop striving for equality – video
Instead of asking to be included, argues Reni Eddo-Lodge, women should aim for liberation
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Three-minute Greece update: could this be the end of Alexis Tsipras? – video
Jonathan Freedland and economics editor Larry Elliott look back over a tumultuous few days
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Meat-eaters, you all secretly hate yourselves – videoVegetarian Mona Chalabi is bored with having to explain herself when she’s trying to enjoy her veggieburger
regulars
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NotebookNotebookIn this labour ward, the special deliveries come from ChanelIn US hospitals, competition for patients means you can get a perfume gift bag after giving birth. In Britain, you’d be lucky to get a cup of tea
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A book that changed meA book that changed meAn education from Alan Watkins, the master columnist of Fleet StreetThe political writer’s A Short Walk Down Fleet Street vividly describes the characters and culture of a golden age in newspaper publishing
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The choice for young Syrian men: leave or learn to killLetters: Most of the Syrians I know are young, educated, with a profession, speak some English and are supported by relatives in Europe
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Queens or garden gluts – timing is allLetters: Have you taken into account the number of leap years in each monarch’s reign in calculating the total number of days?
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The spirit of Africa’s people will transform the continent