Burns Night 2016: What is the celebration of Scotland's national poet all about?
Burns Night, marked on 25th January, celebrates the anniversary of the birth of Scottish poet Robert Burns.
Robert Burns: Paradoxical Bard who championed freedom and wanted to work as slave driver in Jamaica
Burns abhorred 'chains and slaverie' yet bought a ticket to go and work on a plantation in Jamaica as a 'negro driver'.
Cervical Cancer Prevention Week: Facts, statistics and the #SmearForSmear awareness campaign
Cervical Cancer Prevention Week takes place from 24 to 30 January to raise awareness of cervical screening.
Arab Spring 5 years on: Timeline of the major events and uprisings in the Middle East
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National Television Awards 2016: How to wear all white like Take Me Out host Laura Jackson
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Black Sabbath's The End tour: Five things you didn't know about the metal icons
Heavy metal legends have started their farewell tour The End in the United States.
DRC: The battle to protect Virunga National Park and the wildlife living there
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London house prices: The capital's crazy property market explained
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Blue Monday: Beat the winter depression with our January pick-me-ups
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MLK Day 2016: What is Martin Luther King Jr Day and what are the key events?
Martin Luther King Jr Day is celebrates the life of the civil rights activist on 18 January 2016.
Luxury retailers must understand the shift among Chinese consumers to ensure return on investments
Burberry returned to growth in China but the region remains challenging for retailers of luxury items.
Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster: How Pastafarianism emerged as the world's newest religion
Russian Pastafarian man won the right to wear a knitted yellow colander on his head in his driving licence.
Burundi: UN confirms human rights abuse - 6 questions to assess the escalation of violence
IBTimes UK unpacks the current situation in the embattled nation.
Transgender equality: A guide to non-binary terminology and how to use it
A report on transgender rights by a UK parliamentary committee has found transphobia is widespread.
Global markets are sitting ducks when weaponised algorithms wage war
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Shami Chakrabarti: Who is the outgoing director of civil rights group Liberty?
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Pantone colours 2016: Rose Quartz and Serenity coloured pick-me-ups to decorate the home
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The mindfulness craze rolls on with Ruby Wax as its latest champion - but does it really work?
IBTimes UK's literary tour of the therapy and lifestyle trend of mindfulness questions how effective it is.
Cecil Rhodes: Who is the British colonialist at the centre of the Oxford University 'Rhodes Must Fall' row?
Oriel College students are campaigning for a statue of the colonial businessman to be removed.
The rise of the far-right in Poland: No more Eurovision, vegetarians or cyclists
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God Save The Queen: Where did the British national anthem come from?
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UK house prices: What the average London property spend gets you in other cities
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