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Dismay as Britain accepts just 50 Syrian refugees

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The civil war has thrown millions of people from their homes

A drop in the ocean: How the UK dodged responsibility for Syria’s refugees

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Angelina Jolie shares a joke with Cabinet ministers. Campaigners want more focus on how we treat rape victims at home.

The hypocrisy of the sexual violence summit

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Homelessness: A common fate for refugees in Britain

Punishing vulnerability: Why being granted refugee status can make you homeless

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Aden, a three-year-old Somali refugee, recovers at a stabilisation centre after arriving on the verge of death from severe malnutrition

The embarrassment of Britain’s track record on refugees

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A young Syrian refugee who fled the violence in Homs flashes the 'V for victory' sign as he takes shelter in northern Lebanon

Blog: Why does it take a Commons vote for the government to do the right thing on Syria?

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A Syrian rebel crosses a street while trying to dodge sniper fire in Aleppo. More than 11.5 million Syrians are now thought to be in need of help.

Confirmed: Britain to take hundreds of Syrian refugees

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The MDU and Doctors in Distress partner to provide members with mental health and wellbeing support services

The Medical Defence Union (MDU), the UK’s leading medical defence organisation, has launched a new partnership with independent charity Doctors in Distress to provide MDU members with access to health and wellbeing services to support positive mental health. The partnership, launched today (13th November) to coincide with World Kindness Day, focuses on two initiatives. The… Read more »

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Wales Humanists launches report on 100 years of disestablishment

Humanists UK backs bill for Church of England disestablishment

Humanists UK has welcomed the announcement of a Private Members’ Bill which would disestablish the Church of England and separate church and state. Currently the Church of England is the official state religion of England, and the monarch is both the head of state and the head of the Church of England. The practice of… Read more »

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The government is likely to accept Syrian refugees, following pressure from Labour.

Confirmed: Theresa May is working on plan for UK to take Syrian refugees

Britain looks certain to start accepting Syrian refugees, as the government buckles to demands for it to help ease the pressure on the region

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Ian Dunt: 'We are witnessing an unprecedented movement of peoples in the Middle East, against a backdrop of religious, tribal and political civil war.'

Comment: Miliband’s canny political attack provided a moral victory on Syrian refugees

Ed Miliband deserves credit for a significant moral and strategic victory on the issue of Syrian refugees. It’s just a shame we have a prime minster who needed to be convinced.

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