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The atheist bus journey

6 Jan 2009 12.00 GMT: Ariane Sherine: Thanks to you we raised enough money to put ads on 800 buses across the UK, and the campaign has gone global

Obama fiddles while Gaza burns

6 Jan 2009 14.00 GMT: Ray LeMoine: If Barack Obama doesn't support Israel's Gaza offensive, he needs to say so now. January 20 will be too late

That's winter for you ...

6 Jan 2009 11.05 GMT: Dave Hill: Yes, you might need to wear a warmer jumper today. Have we forgotten that such behaviour is normal for this time of year?

Hypocrisy, thy name is Blair

6 Jan 2009 16.06 GMT: Seumas Milne: Having done the diplomatic groundwork for Israel's assault on Gaza, the quartet's Middle East envoy now talks of ceasefire

Suffering in silence

6 Jan 2009 14.50 GMT: Audio: Sunny Hundal looks for reasons why British Asian women are more likely to become depressed and suicidal than white women

Coming to a service near you

6 Jan 2009 09.30 GMT: David Shariatmadari: Believe it or not: Millions of Britons attend religious services at least once a week. So what exactly are they getting up to?

Oh Morris, long may you endure

6 Jan 2009 13.36 GMT: John Hegley: Rumours of the death of Morris dancing are exaggerated: like deckchairs, it will return at the merest hint of summer

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