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  • Tuesday, 11 June, 2024
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    Final report of public inquiry will seek to bring closure to dark chapter of British medical history next week

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    Artists and executives call on next government to focus on ‘reinvigorating our international reputation’

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  • Friday, 19 April, 2024
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  • Thursday, 18 April, 2024
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    Ofcom report reinforces online safety concerns as social media apps show significant growth among youngest

  • Thursday, 18 April, 2024
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    An election manifesto for the NHS — and a healthy economy

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  • Monday, 15 April, 2024
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    Dozens of murder and rape convictions may face new DNA testing

    Jailing of innocent man for 17 years leads to review by CCRC of thousands of cases in light of advances in forensic technology

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  • Friday, 12 April, 2024
    Camilla Cavendish
    Criminalising free speech only leads in one direction

    Scotland’s new Hate Crimes Act is an Orwellian nightmare

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  • Wednesday, 10 April, 2024
    Scottish politics
    Scottish police receive 7,000 hate crime complaints in first week of new law

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