Psychotherapist and social entrepreneur Amal Abbass has been awarded this year's Women's Prize in Berlin on the eve of International Women's Day. The German of Sudanese descent has been working against discrimination for decades.

Torpekai Amarkhel was fleeing the Taliban when she died alongside her husband and two children in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Italy last month. A third child is still missing.

Stepping up deportations has been a key objective of Germany's coalition government. But the policy continues to suffer setbacks and it is particularly problematic in the city state of Berlin.

The UK government has introduced a new law – dubbed the 'Small Boats Bill' – which would criminalize migrants arriving via the English Channel. Critics say the proposals will not deter people from attempting the crossing.