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Sudan’s General Burhan is a paper prime minister
Legitimacy cannot be declared; it must be earned from the people, through political process, not military decrees
Brexit stokes uncertainty in sport
The UK’s decision to leave the EU could have a positive impact on South Africa’s player drain problem, which is fuelled by the stronger pound
Britain’s law lords reject use of secret evidence
Britain’s House of Lords on Wednesday ruled against the use of secret evidence to keep terrorism suspects under surveillance without charge.
British ‘teddy’ teacher arrives home from Sudan
A British teacher jailed in Sudan for insulting Islam by naming a teddy bear Muhammad voiced relief at her release on Tuesday, as she arrived back home after a presidential…
British peers in Sudan to seek teddy teacher’s release
Two Muslim members of Britain’s House of Lords were in Khartoum on Saturday to seek the release of a British woman teacher jailed for insulting Islam after she named a teddy bear…