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Friday, September 4, 2015

Refugee crisis: UN says Britain will take 4,000 more Syrians – live updates

Special coverage as David Cameron prepares details of a climbdown on accepting more refugees and a standoff between migrants and the authorities in Hungary continues 12.06pm BST Guardian columnist and author OWEN JONES issues an impassioned plea for a grass-roots movement to save lives and offer refugees sanctuary in Britain. 12.03pm BST Pictures have emerged of the funeral of Aylan Kurdi the Syrian boy who drowned with his brother and mother while trying to reach Greece. Abdullah Kurdi, their father, wept as Aylan body was buried alongside his brother Ghalib and mother Rehan. These pics are heartbreaking. #AlanKurdi, Ghalib Kurdi & mom now burried in #Kobane, same town they were trying 2flee pic.twitter.com/rrbDsrT7GN Continue reading...


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