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Britain / 17 February 2019
Runaway teen Shamima Begum gives birth to boy in Syrian refugee camp
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Activism / 20 March 2026
Government's Palestine Action ban appeal set for April
20 March 2026
Politics / 20 March 2026
Reform Scotland’s Holyrood campaign descends into ‘farce’
20 March 2026
Human Rights / 20 March 2026
Labour MPs threaten to hold symbolic vote against government's changes to the indefinite leave to remain
20 March 2026
Surveillance Capitalism / 20 March 2026
One of Britain's largest pension providers has almost £2bn invested in Palantir
20 March 2026
Education / 20 March 2026
Reform will make schools ‘hostile’ for many children, teachers union warns
20 March 2026
Cost-of-Living Crisis / 20 March 2026
Energy bills predicted to rise by £332 in July due to Iran war
20 March 2026
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A BRITISH teenager who ran away from home to join Isis in Syria has now given birth to a baby boy in a refugee camp.

Shamima Begum disappeared four years ago aged 15 with two school friends from east London.

She surfaced last week after leaving the final Isis stronghold in Syria.

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