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Migrant crime 'league tables' will fuel scapegoating, not safety

22 April 2025, 15:10 By Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah Most of us want to live in safe, welcoming communities. But this government would rather turn us...

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Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

Migration and crime: Clear data is needed for a reasonable debate

22 April 2025, 14:30 By Dr Madeleine Sumption The role of migrants in crime is one of those issues that generates strong responses whatever side of...

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Dr Madeleine Sumption

Decades after Suzy Lamplugh, is London doing enough to protect women and girls?

23 April 2025, 08:12 By Cllr Caroline Sargent I am old enough to remember the disappearance of estate agent, Suzy Lamplugh, when she went to show a...

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Pope Francis was a leader whose mercy only flowed in one direction - towards progressives

21 April 2025, 21:58 | Updated: 21 April 2025, 22:03 By Gavin Ashenden There have been 266 popes since Jesus founded the Catholic Church when he...

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Britain’s food security is at risk – it’s time to back local producers with public money

22 April 2025, 08:01 | Updated: 22 April 2025, 08:06 By Julian Boys The UK’s food system is under pressure. With a global trade war looming, and...

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Brexit campaigner Gina Miller: why I aim to shatter Cambridge's 800-year glass ceiling

22 April 2025, 07:21 By Gina Miller The role of chancellor of Cambridge University has existed since the 13th century. Over the course of 810...

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Pope Francis will be remembered for his human approach to migration & simple style, writes Shelagh Fogarty

21 April 2025, 14:24 | Updated: 21 April 2025, 16:05 By Shelagh Fogarty If I had to choose just two words central to the papacy of Francis, they...

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Shelagh Fogarty

Restaurant boss halfwits should have no powers to chop down trees

17 April 2025, 12:41 By Henry Riley The felling of an ancient oak tree has understandably put local residents and conservationists on a collision...

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Henry Riley

Pet shops are outdated and immoral - it’s time to ban animal sales

18 April 2025, 14:13 By Polly Foreman This week, Pets at Home made headlines after announcing it would be pausing the sale of rabbits over the...

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Polly Foreman

The NHS employs some of the world’s foremost medical experts. So why aren’t GPs taking more advantage of it?

20 April 2025, 11:46 By Dr Sonia Szamocki I’ve been an A&E doctor. Some of the best experts in a dizzying array of medical fields work in our NHS....

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Dr Sonia Szamocki

The Supreme Court's ruling endangers women who don't fit the mould

17 April 2025, 11:59 By Polly Shute The UK Supreme Court's ruling that the terms 'woman' and 'sex' in the Equality Act exclude trans women marks a...

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Polly Shute

Our children's online safety should not be traded away to appease Trump and the tech giants

16 April 2025, 22:34 By Victoria Collins Just this week, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance suggested that a “great agreement” between his country and...

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Birmingham bin strikes are just the latest example of the military stepping in to keep essential services running

Birmingham bin strikes are just the latest example of the military stepping in to keep essential services running

16 April 2025, 15:59 By Steven Wood When local authorities are stretched, whether due to bin strikes, flooding or public health crises, it is now...

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