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‘We consider every mile we drive’: how fuel shortages are affecting readers worldwide
From a shop owner in India to a community worker in New South Wales, rising fuel prices are forcing people to …
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Brother of Briton jailed in India asks why UK border police are stopping him
Gurpreet Singh Johal wants to know if stops are linked to his efforts to find out whether UK intelligence play…
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MPs urge David Lammy to intervene as British man remains in jail in India
Jagtar Singh Johal’s hopes of being freed on bail have been dashed for now despite being cleared of charges in…
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British activist denied bail after years in Indian jail without trial
Jagtar Singh Johal is being arbitrarily detained and targeted for his human rights activism, say campaignersDe…
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‘Rock star of an animal’: Edinburgh zoo’s pandas to return to China
After 12 years in Scotland, pandas to fly home amid ongoing dispute about purpose of zoos and ethics of China’…
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Exit from Edinburgh zoo may signal end to era of China’s panda diplomacy
Beijing’s strained relations with the west are less easily mollified by loans of cuddly endangered bearsAs the…
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Senior lawyers criticise handling of case of Sikh activist held in India
Peers express fears Jaghtar Singh Johal will not receive ‘due process’ in India amid torture claimsAssurances …
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Brother of Briton held in India says UK government is ‘more talk and no action’
Gurpreet Singh Johal calls for increased pressure to free brother Jagtar after Rishi Sunak raised case with Na…
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Boris Johnson accused of intelligence tipoff that led to British Sikh’s alleged torture in India
Labour raises questions in the Commons over Johnson’s alleged actions as foreign secretary in the case of acti…
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British Sikh activist ‘tortured in India after tip-off from UK intelligence’
Lawyers for Jagtar Singh Johal say he was given electric shocks after unlawful arrest in Punjab in 2017A Briti…
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Go wild in these countries: five exciting rewilding projects to visit
From Montana’s prairies to Kazakhstan’s steppes, vast tracts of land are being enriched. Here’s how to witness…
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Covid live: over 90% of community cases in England now Omicron; France reports over 200,000 cases in 24 hours in new record
UK Health Security Agency says most cases in the community now new variant; France records over 208,000 new ca…
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Scottish charity urges Raab to help evacuate two Afghan aid workers
Female employees work for Linda Norgrove foundation, set up by parents of aid worker, which finds scholarships…
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Sturgeon urges Raab to assist Scottish Sikh man allegedly tortured in India
First minister raises ‘deep concerns’ about case of Jagtar Singh Johal, who has been imprisoned for four years…
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Scottish climber Rick Allen dies in avalanche on K2 while on new route
Allen’s climbing partners were rescued from world’s second highest mountainA Scottish climber has died in an a…