TOK: Faith
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Sports rivals unite on hallowed turf
Four days after the terrorist attacks in Paris, England and France stood together in solidarity before playing a football match. What role can sport play in healing a nation’s wounds?
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Refugees arrive to intense cultural debate
Around 100 Syrian refugees have arrived in Scotland days after the Paris attacks. As they begin building new lives, should they become more British or retain their cultural identity?
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Fear grips Paris as death toll rises
What do we know and what do we not know about what happened on Friday? With Europe on edge, some experts say the militants have adopted a new, frightening strategy. Is worse to come?
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Islamic State aims to spark all-out war
The terrorist attacks that flared across Paris on Friday night were the first major, complex strike by Islamic State inside the EU. What do they want? And how should we respond?
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‘Halloween fun trivialises evil’ say Christians
Halloween spending in Britain this year will break all records. But there are still some, many of them devout Christians, who refuse to take part. Does the partying have sinister undertones?
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Legal cannabis ‘could save millions on tax’
Yesterday a government study suggested that legalising cannabis could generate hundreds of millions of pounds in tax. The risk is that it might spark a wave of addiction. Is it worth it?
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‘Advent of the virgin births’ at IVF clinics
There are ‘dozens’ of women in the UK who have never had a relationship, but successfully had a baby through IVF. The end of men? Or a welcome opportunity for modern women?
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Archbishop: new law actively supports suicide
This week MPs vote on laws allowing doctors to help terminally ill patients die. Yesterday Britain’s religious leaders launched a fierce attack on a plan they believe is morally wrong
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Europe engulfed by migration crisis
Thousands of people are arriving in Europe from the Middle East and Africa, seeking a safe place to live and causing problems across the continent. Would welcoming them be the moral choice?
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Europe: Ideas
Movements which go against the political and economic consensus have gained support in countries such as Greece, Spain and France in recent years. Should Europeans welcome the trend?
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Clobbered Liberal Democrats elect new leader
In the wake an electoral catastrophe in which they were reduced from 56 seats to just 8, the Lib Dems today announce a new leader. Can British liberalism be resurrected from the ashes?
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Beach massacre leaves Tunisia and UK reeling
At least 15 British people have been killed by a lone gunman in a bloody assault on the Tunisian resort of Sousse. How should we react to seemingly senseless atrocities like this?
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Bomb and gun assault rocks Afghan parliament
Fighters opposed to the Afghan government have attacked the country’s parliament. As the Taliban insurgency seems to gain strength, is Afghanistan doomed to relive its tragic history?
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Nine shot at historic US civil rights church
A young white man has been arrested for killing nine people in an African American church in South Carolina. Does the responsibility for hate crimes lie with culture or the individual?
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Pope demands protection for ‘precious’ Earth
The worldwide head of the Catholic Church has called for action to preserve the natural world. Is the good of humans the most important reason we should be concerned about the environment?