Новости за 11.12.2015

Having attended multiple such conferences, I can attest that the final-hours showdown tends to follow a particular script

World View: Now Mr Sirisena is in power, a partner with deep poclets has its advantages

Inside Westminster: The only way to trump fears about immigration is to sell the economic benefits of EU membership

A manufactured media storm is doing more harm than good - and distracting us from the real news of the week

Turn your screen upside down, play a range of games — all with a few magic search terms

Over 1000 police officers were decertified for sexual assault between 2009 and 2014. These police officers are part of a larger system in the United States which sanctions the abuse of Black women, silences them after they have been abused, and delegitimises their pain

Pampering presents don't need to be super-expensive. Here's our pick of the mid-range pressies

The following letters appear in the 12th December edition of the Independent

Inuk was treated as the personal property of Emmanuel and Antan Edet, not brutal gangmasters controlling cockle pickers or agricultural workers but health professionals with well-paid jobs

It seems the majority of graduates recruited into Islamist terrorism studied sciences, not arts

We know we are worth it, and live as if we are, every single day

If you're collecting sausages at 7am, well done: you're a Christmas 'doer'

It's a way of meeting somebody new and actually being able to look them in the eye, rather than just messaging somebody

Imagine if a man came over and sat right next to you, in an otherwise empty carriage. You would interpret it as an act of aggression, and you would be right to.

We knew in advance about the 'Mexican Anti-Rapist and Drug-Pusher Wall'. But the invasion of Canada came as a surprise

In this unforgiving environment, workers have their hours cut for picking up sick children from school or visiting dying family members

It's strange how rarely comedians feature at the top of the honours list

The artwork needs a footnote; we owe Syrians more, no matter what they might do for our economies

Does the record number of female arrests – up from 21 to 50 – reflect the increased threat from Muslim women in the UK? Or is it a similar knee-jerk reaction to the involvement of women terrorists seen in attacks on the continent?

Charities, health workers, government and councils are all to blame when victims like me are left to cope without support to help them escape abusive families and community groups

It was not an obvious combination, but one which allowed their very different styles to set each other off brilliantly

David Bruce's instrumentation, dominated by marimbas and strings, creates a welcoming musical world

The actor was right when he said children need time to be children - but he should have gone further. I know it's a big ask, Father Christmas, but I need a real solution

There's nothing inherently harmful about kink - but there is about sweeping it under the rug. The truth is that the government has a problem with female pleasure

The northern powerhouse is abuzz with festive markets and new cultural attractions, says Greg Dickinson