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35 years on, house librarian Tizane Navea-Rogers revisits the bloodless Velvet Revolution that changed the face of a nation

In a dramatic intervention, Richard Shirreff says Britain must ‘fight a second cold war to avoid a third world war’

Recently freed Travis Timmerman says he plans to return to Syria despite being jailed for seven months for entering the country without permission

It is the second time Rebecca Thomas has won the health category at the prestigious British Journalism Awards

The system ‘can’t be right, and it never has been right’, says expert, as the government promises to reset relationship with the rail industry

Exclusive: Spice Girls star Mel B calls out awards body as rock singer Marilyn Manson and Yung Filly both eligible for nominations

A limited-run version of the Renault 5, called the Turbo 3E, will pack two motors and 500 horsepower

ON THE GROUND: Muawiyah Syasneh was 16 when his anti-Assad graffiti on a school wall led to his arrest, sparking protests that ended in civil war. Now, in the very same spot, he tells chief international correspondent Bel Trew about the years-long war – and his role in bringing it…

Residents of Vive Living in Deptford have been served with Section 21 eviction notices just weeks before Christmas