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Real-life stories to illustrate definitions in new refugee dictionary

THE doyenne of Countdown’s “Dictionary Corner”, Susie Dent, is backing a campaign for a refugee dictionary that will define “refugee” through thousands of stories, launched by the UN Refugee Agency’s UK charity to mark the 70th anniversary of the UN Refugee Convention

09 Jul 2021

Peace has to be our focus, says new Archbishop in Jerusalem

THE newly installed Archbishop in Jerusalem, Dr Hosam Naoum, says that his priority is to seek a better life for the people in the region, while working for peace and reconciliation in one of the most troubled corners of the world

02 Jul 2021

Radio review: Detoxifying the Classics, Early Music Show, and Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast

IT DOES not take much to initiate another battle in the culture wars. In late 2016, a short BBC educational cartoon featuring a Roman soldier with dark skin, Quintus, managed to enrage a constituency who interpreted it as a not-so-subtle justification of mass immigration

02 Jul 2021

Radio review: A Tribute to HRH The Prince Philip, Sunday, Athena’s Cancel Culture, and The Documentary: The other caliphate

16 Apr 2021

‘Syria in urgent need’ of humanitarian aid, charities warn

09 Apr 2021

Overseas aid cuts are doing harm and should be restored, say Welby and Nichols

07 Apr 2021

Aid cuts will cost lives in South Sudan, Archbishop of Wales warns

19 Mar 2021

Renewed pleas for Syria as tenth anniversary of civil conflict approaches

12 Mar 2021

After ten years of war, still no peace for Syria

12 Mar 2021

Thousands of families still in severe need of food six months after Lebanon explosion

12 Feb 2021

Lift sanctions on Syria, senior church figures urge

28 Jan 2021

Handle refugees humanely, says Bishop in Europe

04 Dec 2020

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