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I've had my fill of these insincere charity chuggers

09.11.09
"Hello! How are you today ?" The smiling young woman who approaches me outside Farringdon Tube wants just a couple of minutes of my time... more

Campaigners criticise closing police human trafficking unit

07.10.09
Several leading charities criticise plans to shut down a police unit dedicated to tackling human trafficking... more

236 officers in Met racism allegations

07.10.09
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Alert over care of premature babies

07.09.09
The lives of premature babies are being compromised by NHS staff shortages, the head of a leading charity has claimed... more

Iranian hunger striker has heart attack outside US embassy

02.09.09
A woman on hunger strike outside the American Embassy in Grosvenor Square for more than a month has suffered a heart attack... more

I'll take my caning, says model who drank beer

21.08.09
A Muslim model who will be caned for drinking beer said she has asked for her punishment to be in public, in a case described as 'degrading' by human rights campaigners... more

Hunger strike woman at US embassy is 'dangerously ill'

14.08.09
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Hunger strike girl back at US embassy after hospital scare

13.08.09
Teenage girl on hunger strike outside the American Embassy in Grosvenor Square returned to begin a third week without food after being rushed to hospital... more

Amnesty honours Burma's Suu Kyi as she faces prison

27.07.09
Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded Amnesty International's highest honour, the Ambassador of Conscience Award... more

Saudi Arabia 'holding 3,100 prisoners in secret'

22.07.09
Saudi Arabia is holding more than 3,100 people in secret detention and has used torture to extract confessions, Amnesty International claims... more

Introducing... Mat Whitecross

17.07.09
Meet Mat Whitecross - a rock'n'roll film-maker. Think Sam Mendes meets Michael Winterbottom...... more

Israel destruction of Gaza was wanton, Amnesty warns

02.07.09
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Sporting Miscellanies

25.06.09
Any Manchester City fans who have been fretting over the fate of their disgraced former owner Thaksin Shinawatra can rest easy... more

Obama U-turn to block Iraq abuse photos

14.05.09
Barack Obama has ordered the first U-turn of his administration as he seeks to prevent the release of photographs that show the abuse of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan... more

Met police use Tasers against 26 teenagers

27.02.09
Police in London are increasingly using Taser stun guns to deal with teenage crime... more

Finally, Qatada can be kicked out...followed by other militants

18.02.09
Radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada is facing deportation after a ruling which paves the way for dozens of other extremists to be removed from Britain... more

Here’s the Queen’s church, here’s the steeple ...

13.01.09
... and inside the newly renovated St Martin-in-the-Fields there’s still room for all the homeless people...... more

Thompson family's festive folkies

18.12.08
Whatever the occasion it was simply a rare privilege to see the talented Thompson family together on stage. ... more

Limit police use of Tasers, says Amnesty

16.12.08
Ministers were urged to limit the issue of Taser guns to police as the latest figures for deaths linked to the weapons were released... more

Capital is on the map in atlas of the best buildings

12.12.08
The Idea Store community centre in Whitechapel and the Gherkin have been chosen as outstanding examples of 21st century architecture... more

Met shuns Taser 'in case public is scared'

25.11.08
The Met is to boycott government plans to arm 10,000 non-specialist firearms officers with Taser guns because it could frighten the public... more

Tasers fired at more than 50 suspects over the past year

21.11.08
More than 50 suspected criminals have been hit by Taser guns in the last year, figures revealed ... more

The Secret Policeman’s Ball: Big but patchy

06.10.08
This year's Secret Policeman’s Ball gave plenty of laughs, if few dizzying heights. ... more

China refuses to lift ban on key websites

01.08.08
Politically sensitive websites in China remain closed to foreign journalists despite promises that all restrictions would be lifted during the Beijing Olympics... more

IOC shocked by blocking of websites

31.07.08
The International Olympic Committee have admitted they were wrong to tell journalists that they would have free internet access during the Games... more

Film tribute to 7/7 victims by man who lost his best friend

02.07.08
Victims of the 7/7 bombings will be honoured in a documentary by a first-time filmmaker whose best friend was killed in the tragedy... more

Google grilling on human rights

08.05.08
Online search giant Google will face tough questions on censorship and human rights at its annual general meeting... more

Ball keeps on rolling

16.10.06
Star-packed charity shows often present a dilemma to the critic and The Secret Policeman's Ball was no exception. Some of the witless skits really felt like torture, says Bruce Dessau.... more

Have you got the winning script?

22.09.06
Budding comedians are being given the chance to have their sketch performed alongside the likes of Eddie Izzard and Chevy Chase at the return of the Secret Policeman's Ball.... more

Banksy latest stunt takes the Mickey

11.09.06
Graffiti artist Banksy has struck again, this time erecting a life-size sculpture of a Guantanamo Bay inmate at Disneyland.... more

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