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Syrian migrants in Turkey face deadline to leave Istanbul

Syrian migrants in Istanbul must leave by today if they're registered elsewhere in Turkey.

Thousands of Syrian migrants have until Tuesday to leave Istanbul or face expulsion from Turkey's biggest city. Authorities have told unregistered migrants to return to the province they are registered in, as part of a bid to relieve pressure on the city.

Also in the programme: The future of Italy's governing coalition could be decided today, amid infighting amongst its two parties; and why have one population of stick insects in the UK given up sex?

(Photo: Family and friends say goodbye as Syrian refugees voluntarily board buses returning to neighbouring Syria in the Esenyurt district of Istanbul. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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Tue 20 Aug 201913:06GMT

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