PM warned 'high chance' of no-deal - court papers

Boris Johnson warned ministers there was a "high chance" he would fail to get a new deal with the European Union over Brexit, documents show. The comments in a cabinet conference call were disclosed at the High Court, where the prime minister's decision to suspend parliament is being challenged by businesswoman Gina Miller. Mr Johnson's lawyers argue prorogation was...

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The woman who dares to run a feminist radio station in Afghanistan

The northern Afghan city of Kunduz is not the kind of place you'd expect to find a radio station run by women, promoting women's rights. But this is precisely what Radio Roshani is, and it's broadcasting today despite several attempts by the Taliban to kill its founder and editor, Sediqa Sherzai. Radio Roshani broadcasts to a man's world. In most of Afghanistan, tradition...

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