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Pets on the Tube is a rare moment of joy for Londoners

Pets on the Tube is a rare moment of joy for Londoners

By William Mata It’s not often I’ll write a column in defence of Transport for London, but I am willing to stick up for the heartwarming sight of...

13.10.2025 6

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The new Archbishop of Canterbury has the most essential ability: listening

The new Archbishop of Canterbury has the most essential ability: listening

By William Mata At the end of a particularly traumatic news week, perhaps a glimmer of positivity has been the election of Dame Sarah Mullally as the...

05.10.2025 3

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Are the police serious about stopping red light jumping cyclists?

Are the police serious about stopping red light jumping cyclists?

By William Mata City of London Police says it wants the ability to implement harsher punishments to cyclists who do not stop at red lights. And why...

28.09.2025 5

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Listening to Lana Del Rey does not make a guy a 'performative male'

By William Mata A couple of weeks ago, a friend sent me a personality test. The questions included: ‘Have you read Raven Leilani books?’ Yes. ...

01.09.2025 4

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Campaigners are right, we should name storms after fossil fuel companies

By William Mata In what’s becoming a late summer tradition almost as unwelcome as an actual rain shower, the Met Office is about to release its...

25.08.2025 5

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Teens cracking age verifications is the new fake ID – and more damaging

2 August 2025, 07:00 By William Mata Growing up in a middle-class town, the one issue that dominated the local paper week after week was ‘will...

05.08.2025 4

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Football needs an off season to let other sports shine

26 July 2025, 15:05 By William Mata It’s 2040: Oasis, needing money once more, have completed a summer series of gigs; Taylor Swift has just...

29.07.2025 2

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Why Denis Villeneuve is the perfect director for James Bond

28 June 2025, 10:44 By William Mata It was not the James Bond news we were hoping for. There was no announcement of a new film, nor an answer to the...

01.07.2025 4

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