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What happened to the boy who killed James Bulger
Jon Venables was ten years old when he and another boy tortured and killed two year old James Bulger. He’s now been refused parole on his imprisonmen…
2 years, 3 months ago
Criminal or artist? The trial of the rapper Young Thug
He's one of the most popular rappers in America: Young Thug is facing up to 120 years in prison for allegedly being the head of a violent criminal ga…
2 years, 3 months ago
Rishi in the dock: Covid and Rwanda
With no fewer than five separate Tory factions meeting to discuss whether or not to back the government on its revised Rwanda policy, Rishi Sunak fin…
2 years, 3 months ago
China’s deadly role in America’s fentanyl epidemic
America’s opioid crisis is now in its third decade and has killed more people than the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Vietnam combined. Fentanyl, the …
2 years, 3 months ago
Covid Inquiry: Boris on trial
Over the past two days, Boris Johnson faced a grilling at the Covid Inquiry. His appearance came after weeks of testimony from senior officials, poli…
2 years, 4 months ago
Does the government’s plan to cut immigration add up?
Net migration to the UK hit a record high in 2022 – 745,000 more people arrived in the country than emigrated. After 13 years of promising to cut imm…
2 years, 4 months ago
Meet Geert Wilders, the Dutch Trump
The victory of Geert Wilders in Holland’s recent election has raised the spectre of a European Donald Trump. Now scrabbling to put together a coaliti…
2 years, 4 months ago
'All I know is they want me dead': Iran's web of terror
Iran has built an intricate network of gangs, private investigators and assassins to target enemies of the regime around the world. An investigation …
2 years, 4 months ago
Israel-Gaza: When does war become illegal?
On Friday, the ceasefire between Israel and Gaza came to an end. But as hostilities resume, are war crimes being committed? We hear from a war lawyer…
2 years, 4 months ago
Who should keep the Elgin Marbles?
A diplomatic row has broken out between Rishi Sunak and his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis over the Elgin Marbles. Today, we’re revisiting an …
2 years, 4 months ago