Ashifa Kassam

Nigel Richards has also been champion in English and – after memorising dictionary in nine weeks – French

Girl from Sierra Leone is only person rescued after shipwreck that is feared to have killed more than 40 people

Exclusive: NGO finds Syrians subjected to interrogations and reportedly pressed into signing return documents

· 2-min read On a nearly deserted street in northern Spain, the images appeared to show a man hunched over the back of a red Rover car, gingerly loading a bulky white sack into the boot.

The mayors of 10 major cities across Europe – between them representing more than 13 million people – have written to Ursula von der Leyen, calling

Leaders of 10 major cities call for action to address ‘one of the most pressing challenges’ facing society

It was during a workshop on macramé near Barcelona, between bouts of tugging on ropes and tying knots, that the conversation turned to the mass rape trial taking place in neighbouring France.

Mass rape case in France has stirred up strong emotions and advanced a new feminist discourse, observers say

Gisèle Pelicot is ready to face another trial if needed, her lawyer has said, after two defendants in the mass rape trial lodged appeals and her

UK-born wife of ousted Syrian leader is a divisive figure around world and, like her husband, is under sanctions