freedoms


Key facts, figures and dates

Hours after Australian ex-Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks makes a plea for greater freedoms, police grant his wish.

The freedom of the county is awarded to the First Battalion, The Rifles.

The Freedom of Falkirk is awarded to those who kept vital industries going during World War II.

BBC Middle East correspondent Tim Franks sends the latest edition of his diary from Jerusalem.

Warship HMS Montrose sails into the town ahead of a Freedom of Angus march.

The king of Norway is granted the Freedom of Newcastle on the anniversary of the official opening of the civic centre.

Footballer Steven Gerrard says he is "flattered" to be given the freedom of his home borough.

The Daily Mail's editor-in-chief accuses a High Court judge of bringing in a privacy law by the back door.

Snowboarder Tyler Chorlton on the art of freeriding

European governments must do more to safeguard the right to free speech for critics of Islam who face threats from extremists, a think tank warns.

The king of Norway is granted the Freedom of Newcastle on the anniversary of the official opening of the civic centre.

Olympic gold medallists Rebecca Adlington and Sam Hynd receive the Freedom of the District in Mansfield.

Leading Catholic and Muslim scholars tried to find some common ground in a new forum that met at the Vatican for the first time this week.

Former captain of Newcastle United, Bobby Moncur, receives an honour from his home town.

Former captain of Newcastle United, Bobby Moncur, receives an honour from his home town.

Pope Benedict XVI calls for mutual respect between Christians and Muslims to heal tensions between the two faiths.

Catholic leaders say the case of a church in Turkey illustrates the problems faced by Christians in the Muslim world.

International media watchdog groups say there has been a marked deterioration in press freedom in Sri Lanka.

The war in Afghanistan is vital to protect British freedoms and national security, John Hutton tells MPs.

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