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What’s behind Britain’s shoplifting epidemic?
What’s behind Britain’s shoplifting epidemic?

Shoplifting offences have risen by 25 per cent in the past year alone, according to the Office for National Statistics. With some incidents turning i…

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Israel-Gaza: Two of our Jewish writers reflect on the past two weeks
Israel-Gaza: Two of our Jewish writers reflect on the past two weeks

Two weeks into the current Israel-Gaza conflict, we take a moment to reflect on the events of October 7th and their aftermath. In this personal conve…

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Israel-Gaza: How the conflict could spread
Israel-Gaza: How the conflict could spread

The attack on a hospital in Gaza, leaving at least 500 dead, has led to fears that the situation is spiralling out of control. With each side blaming…

2 years, 2 months ago

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The Great Big Bedbug Outbreak: Real or hype?
The Great Big Bedbug Outbreak: Real or hype?

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says that bedbugs on the Underground are a ‘real cause for concern’, after fears that an infestation in Paris could spread…

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The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, explained
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, explained

The past century has seen the borders of Palestine and then Israel shift. From the Balfour Declaration in 1917 – when Britain first promised a Jewish…

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A fertility deception, DNA and the half sister
A fertility deception, DNA and the half sister

This story is a disturbing illustration of how one man can seemingly go through life lying to women, abandoning them with children while paying no ch…

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Rape, assault and corruption: The police officers breaking the law
Rape, assault and corruption: The police officers breaking the law

The murder of Sarah Everard by a serving police officer shocked the nation and eroded public trust in the police. Now The Times has exposed the scale…

2 years, 3 months ago

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The modelling agencies recruiting from refugee camps
The modelling agencies recruiting from refugee camps

Modelling agencies are recruiting young people who have fled war-torn African countries and are living in extreme poverty. They are flown to Europe t…

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Why the next election isn’t yet a done deal
Why the next election isn’t yet a done deal

The 2023 conference season is winding down. But did the parties achieve what they wanted - and needed - to? And did they shift the dial when it comes…

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Israel goes to war
Israel goes to war

On Saturday the militant Palestinian group Hamas launched an unprecedented terrorist attack on Israel, killing more than 900 people in Israel and tak…

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