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Anoosheh Ashoori with his wife before his arrest in Iran in 2017. He has spent three years in Evin jail. Image provided by family
Don't forget our dad: Iran prisoner's family call for his release

The 65-year-old was not among the 85,000 Iranian prisoners granted furlough on Tuesday

EuropeMarch 18, 2020
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey. Getty Images
Coronavirus: Bank of England prepared to take further action

Sterling crashes through $1.20 to levels last seen in 1980s

MarketsMarch 18, 2020
Staff from The Sondheim Theatre in London, inform theatregoers that all performances are cancelled because of the threat of COVID-19 virus. AP
UK theatres shut amid coronavirus outbreak

Social venues have shut after Boris Johnson advised the public to minimise risk to health

On StageMarch 17, 2020
A woman was told to remove her hijab at Heathrow Airport in October 2018. AP
Telling woman to remove hijab at UK airport breached human rights

Admission was made in out-of-court settlement after an incident at Heathrow

EuropeMarch 16, 2020
A woman pushes her trolley down empty toilet roll shelves in a supermarket in London. EPA
UK supermarkets issue warning amid coronavirus panic-buying

The retailers, including Tesco and Sainsbury’s, told shoppers to be ‘considerate’

EuropeMarch 15, 2020
People commute across London Bridge, in London, with Tower Bridge in background. AP
UK will not suppress coronavirus, aiming for 'herd immunity'

The UK has not introduced strict social distancing measures like the EU

EuropeMarch 13, 2020
Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England (BOE) arrives to a news conference at Bank Of England in London, Britain March 11, 2020. Peter Summers/Pool via REUTERS
Bank of England cuts interest rates by half a per cent

Monetary policy committee voted unanimously to reduce rates to 0.25% from 0.75%, the lowest rate since August 2016.

BankingMarch 11, 2020
London-based Jenan Younis's performances centre around confusion around her identity. Courtesy Jenan Younis
Comedian Jenan Younis on changing perceptions with laughter

The surgeon explores what it's like to be from a Middle Eastern background in woke-era Britain

March 11, 2020
Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Brussels. Bloomberg
Turkey to host Germany and France at migrants summit

President Erodgan made the announcement after a meeting in Brussels with senior EU officials

EuropeMarch 10, 2020
The red ribbon, an international symbol of HIV/Aids, is worn to raise the awareness in the fight against HIV infection. EPA
Second patient to be cured of HIV reveals his identity

Adam Castillejo, 40, was cured after a stem cell transplant to treat his cancer

EuropeMarch 09, 2020
Migrants and refugees walk towards the Greek border with their belongings near the Pazarkule border gate in Edirne, Turkey. EPA
Europe mulls taking in 1,500 child refugees from Greek islands

Croatia considers taking minors in need of special protection

EuropeMarch 09, 2020
Concerns have been raised about the US-Taliban peace deal. AP
Ex-British military chief critical of 'hasty' Taliban peace deal

General Nick Parker said the US troop withdrawal deal appeared to be ‘hasty’

AsiaMarch 07, 2020
Elif Shafak. Alamy Live News
Elif Shafak calls for end to child marriage in Turkey

The acclaimed writer highlighted the risk of Syrian refugee girls becoming child brides

March 06, 2020
Protesters in front the the Federal Chancellery. Courtesy Tiziano Schiena
Protesters in Germany call for EU border to be opened to refugees

Demonstrations calling for refugees to be let into the EU took place in three German cities

EuropeMarch 04, 2020
A British Airways Boeing 747-400 comes in to land at Heathrow airport in London. Reuters
Coronavirus: British Airways hits turbulence as pandemic fears stalk airline industry

Shares in IAG, which owns the UK's national carrier, were trading 10 per cent lower before Monday's close

AviationMarch 04, 2020
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