Full Coverage: Northern Europe

15.11.2009 Owen Barder argues that the rights of immigrants should be no different from those of existing citizens. These are tough questions. Owen Abroad

14.11.2009 New currents in narrative forms are the special focus of the London African Film Festival 2009: "We are showcasing debuts by a wide range of dynamic, young film-making talent and the most creative of TV/film practitioners to celebrate the energy that young Africans from all corners of the continent have brought to drama as they embrace the digital age."

13.11.2009 A handful of countries are responsible for the failure of a crucial meeting to agree an effective mechanism that would give a global anti-corruption treaty real power, four major NGOs said today.

12.11.2009 As Primark’s new London store opened today, anti-poverty campaigners hung out the retailer’s “dirty washing” in public with a clothes line that cited workers making its clothes for as little as 7p an hour. .

11.11.2009 On 5 December, join thousands of young people in a coordinated flashdance for climate justice on The Wave.

11.11.2009 As Index on Censorship and English Pen launch Free Speech is Not For Sale, a damning report on English libel laws, John Kampfner highlights the pressing need for reform.

11.11.2009 When Primark’s new London store opens on Thursday, anti-poverty campaigners will hang out the retailer's “dirty washing” in public with a claim that workers make the company's clothes for as little as 7p an hour.

10.11.2009 The UK and Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities have expressed "dismay" at the Government’s plans to develop as many as 15 new nuclear power stations, describing it as a "missed opportunity" to develop more sustainable renewable energy alternatives.

10.11.2009 Ed Miliband's energy statement to parliament shattered Britain's credibility in the Copenhagen climate change talks, says the World Development Movement.
+ It’s coal, not nuclear, that is the important issue today

09.11.2009 iceandfire has joined forces with the Wellcome Trust to explore the links between human rights and the hotly contested MMR debate, posing the question, ‘What duties does an individual have to their community?’

09.11.2009 There are good grounds for pessimism on prospects for saving the rainforests. But the link with climate change creates new hope that two environmental calamities can be addressed together.

09.11.2009 If climate activists were football teams, we'd be Brazil. Climate change activism is more developed in this country than anywhere else in the world, Bibi van der Zee has been told by people from Australia, Germany, Canada, Denmark and the US. Which prompts the question: why?

09.11.2009 Excessive City pay culture is seeping into the remuneration packages of charity bosses and should be curbed, according to the country's largest union.

08.11.2009 After a further multi-billion bail-out this week, the UK government now owns 84% of the failed Royal Bank of Scotland. Surely the High Court's refusal to allow a judicial review of the bank's unfriendly environmental policies should be overturned. Letter to Guardian

06.11.2009 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown jhas been asked to undertake an investigation into the death of Afghan journalist Sultan Munadi, the New York Times reporter killed during a British military operation that rescued reporter Stephen Farrell from Taliban captors.

06.11.2009 As politicians meet for more climate talks in Barcelona, they continue to be fixated on measures like carbon trading that will only exacerbate the climate crisis. Fortunately, argues Kevin Smith, the last year has shown that direct action against carbon-intensive projects can deliver results.

05.11.2009 G20 governments must end their perverse fossil-fuel subsidies, which contribute directly to climate change, cost hundreds of billions of dollars each year, and create artificial barriers to sustainable development, urges the Green Economy Coalition.

05.11.2009 British chancellor Alistair Darling and finance ministers from the world’s leading economies are accused of sticking to policies which threaten higher unemployment and climate chaos.

05.11.2009 A new report argues that fear of libel action means that freedom of expression is under threat as never before, says John Kampfner.

05.11.2009 An MP calls on Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg to take part in a televised debate on climate change that all national TV stations must broadcast.