Новости за 30.12.2015

If Isis cannot keep order, if it cannot delegate power when it moves on, then its authority may wane

If two Britons had been sentenced to death row, and this much doubt surrounded their case, the outcry would be huge

Letwin's party is the same one who only two decades prior to his memo ran an election campaign saying 'If you desire a coloured for a neighbour vote Labour, if you are already burdened with one vote Tory'

We will work hard to ensure that every penny you have donated is put to the best possible use, improving the lives of our patients and their families

The following letters appear in the 31st December edition of the Independent

Scotland's elections and the EU referendum will decide whether the United Kingdom itself survives

Driven to the edge by a classroom full of recalcitrant teenagers, my old maths teacher ended one lesson in total exasperation. "I've taught you everything I know," he exclaimed. "And now you know nothing!" I knew what he was getting at, and his words are echoing in my head as I write this column in which I'm going to tell you everything I know about New Year's Eve – lessons that have been learned the hard way through years of experience. I don't, however, expect you to remember any of it once you put your dancing shoes on.

Corbyn's 50/50 cabinet wasn't quite what it seemed, and Clinton gave Trump a run for his money

Bruce Jenner's metamorphosis into Caitlyn was spectacular and like the best showbiz, it seemed to be so simple and so easy, even though the prep and rehearsal took years to get right. But wow, it paid off good

Most Republican operatives are keen to avoid a potentially bruising, introspective and drawn-out contest which exposes significant intra-party division to the national electorate

Perhaps abstinence is, to many twentysomethings, something that really is difficult enough to merit a charitable incentive to do it

The lives of millions of animals were changed for the better in 2015. These 10 outstanding achievements are proof that when it comes to protecting animals, the animal rights movement is making progress

In 2016 we need a healthy, honest discussion of male identity, one not sidelined and swamped by the fake gurus of "meninism" and "the red pill"

'I didn't want to go through life feeling like I was just riding a wave'