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Obama is losing a battle he doesn't know he's in

Simon Tisdall: The president-elect's silence on the Gaza crisis is undermining his reputation in the Middle East

Where is the opposition?

Henry Porter: Labour continues to strip away our civil liberties. Why isn't the Conservative party doing anything to stop this?

Sunny Hundal: Bringing God to the protest won't help the cause

Sunny Hundal: I marched on Saturday to express solidarity with Palestinians and anger at Israel's bombings, not to attend a religious demo

Making life worth living

Rowenna Davis: Research from the Prince's Trust shows young people are unhappy, but tackling depression means tackling deprivation

Evolution: the rules of engagement

Adam Rutherford: It is 200 years since Charles Darwin's birth. Here's how to debate his glorious idea without recourse to being dull and/or stupid

The story of Paul

Jane Williams: How to believe: Acts takes up the story of Christianity's most famous convert and his dramatic adoption of the Christian cause

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Many of us swear to start shedding some weight in January. For some, it begins with detoxing, but scientists say the multimillion pound industry shows little evidence to support makers' assertions. What do you think?

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