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Isis in Syria: Kobani stood up to the jihadists and won - but it's still a city under siege

Kobani stood up to Isis and won - but it's still a city under siege

The Syrian city did not experience the same fate as Mosul and other towns in the region, but today it lies in ruins with vital aid often blocked at borders controlled by a suspicious Turkish government, reports Patrick Cockburn

London house prices: Hackney and Wandsworth amongst the boroughs with the most new 'million-pound postcodes'

'Million-pound postcodes'

The London boroughs that have seen the most properties sold for £1m for the first time

12 best children's dressing gowns

Snug as a bug: 12 best children's dressing gowns

Make sure they have a cosy cover-up for home this autumn

Inside the science of Nicole Kidman drama 'Photograph 51'

Nicole Kidman in 'Photograph 51'

A new play explores rivalries over DNA

De Niro slammed by Radio Times writer after walking out of interview

You talkin to me?

De Niro slammed by Radio Times writer after walking out of interview

Apple Watch OS update: what will it mean for you?

WatchOS 2 review

New Apple update makes an outstanding smart watch even more useful

Versailles culture war as Kapoor refuses to scrub graffiti from sculpture

Cultural war at Versailles over 'Queen's Vagina' sculpture

Artist refuses to remove graffiti

Downton Abbey review: Lady Mary gets her knickers in a twist

Downton Abbey, TV review

Lady Mary got her knickers in a twist

In a ruined frontier city, Kurdish fighters see a chance to cut off Isis from its most vital supply - the jihadist volunteers flooding in from Europe

Kurds see a chance to cut off Isis from its most vital supply

This could transform the fight against the jihadists

Cambridge may bring back entrance exams as too many students are acing A-levels

Cambridge University may bring back entry exam

Too many students are acing their A-levels

RIP Jackie Collins: Tributes pour in for 'queen of the bonkbuster'

RIP Jackie Collins

Tributes pour in for the queen of the bonkbuster

Meet Russia's desperate housewife

Meet Russia’s desperate housewife

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

Vivienne Westwood's style and substance do not overwhelm her clothing - for once

London Fashion Week

Vivienne Westwood’s style and substance

Jeremy Corbyn’s relationship with the media: His spin-free politics thrilled but proved impractical in less than a week

Jeremy Corbyn’s relationship with the media

His spin-free politics thrilled but proved impractical in less than a week

Refugee crisis was caused by a careless West that allowed anarchy and fear to take root in the Middle East

National loyalty is in ruins in Iraq and Syria

The sectarian war is the cause of the European Union's refugee crisis - and it is going to get worse, says Patrick Cockburn