Samira Shackle

Articles by Samira Shackle

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Press TV, the Iranian state-funded news channel, loses UK licence

  • 20 January 2012
  • 37 comments

The controversial broadcaster has been taken off the air after Ofcom ruled it was in breach of licencing rules.

Barack Obama's three year anniversary: a reader

  • 20 January 2012
  • 25 comments

It has been three years since the US President took office. Has he lived up to his promise?

News International payouts: photo gallery

  • 19 January 2012
  • 4 comments

News International has paid out more than £600,000 in damages to 18 victims of phone hacking, plus legal costs.

Britain admits that it was spying on Russians with "fake rock"

  • 19 January 2012
  • 4 comments

Jonathan Powell reveals that the 2006 allegations were true.

Boris 2012 claims police numbers are up. But are they?

  • 18 January 2012
  • 6 comments

According to Labour campaigners, the Mayor's re-election website has inflated the number of Met officers by 722.

Jon Huntsman withdraws from Republican race

  • 16 January 2012
  • 4 comments

Former Utah governor to endorse Mitt Romney amid poor polling results in South Carolina.

The UK could already be back in recession, say forecasters

  • 16 January 2012
  • 45 comments

The Item Club and the CEBR say Britain is in a double-dip recession. Where is the government's plan for growth?

Why we need a new understanding of "Islamism"

  • 13 January 2012
  • 30 comments

As Islamic political parties take power in the Middle East, outdated and static perceptions are unhelpful.

Cameron hints that child benefit cut could be eased

  • 13 January 2012
  • 10 comments

"We always said we would look at the steepness of the curve," says PM, as worries over the female vote grow.

Victory for sick and disabled as Lords reject welfare reforms

  • 12 January 2012
  • 16 comments

Peers have voted against reducing support for cancer patients and young disabled people. Where next for the government's flagship welfare reform bill?

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Who minds?

Latter Day Taint?

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling, the Miliband dilemma and what the party must do next
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