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Environment
The drowned world
03 January 2013

As the planet warms, extreme weather is becoming a part of our daily life, but Britain is still ill-equipped to cope with the floods.

Books
The City of Abraham
09 October 2012

Telling the story of Hebron, cradle of monotheism.

The spirit of Scouse
19 July 2012

A great port grappling with the forces of recession.

Travel
All agog on the Tyne
03 April 2012

Edward Platt returns to the north-east, where he lived as a boy. In Newcastle, he discovers brave ne

Society
Five to a room
27 February 2012

A poignant series of images exposes the reality of what it is like to be a poor child living in Brit

Society
Low rise and shallow fall
08 February 2012

In the second of his English Journeys, Edward Platt visits the Essex hinterland where he was born, a

Environment
The city on the edge of the world
31 October 2011

In 1933, J B Priestley set off to discover “the common well of Englishness”. In the first of a new s

Environment
Britain need not be nine meals away from anarchy
27 June 2011

As oil prices peak and we approach the end of the age of cheap food, now is the time for city-dwelle

Culture
Forbidden city
01 October 2010

Shut out of Jerusalem, Arab artists have responded cleverly.

International Politics
For Arabs in Israel, a house is not a home
30 August 2010

Three representatives of Hamas have been forced to seek sanctuary at the Red Cross compound in East

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