It is possible that, within a few years and with no great national debate or legislative act, the long tradition of unarmed civilian policing may slowly come to an end, especially in larger cities
Next week a press conference will be called because a Russian swimmer has been found to have blood that makes him 40 per cent human and 60 per cent jet-ski
He might not mean to, but when Jones uses phrasing like that, he just perpetuates the idea that this is 'a drug for gays who won't use condoms'. Straight people with HIV actually far outnumber gay men with HIV in the UK
Fulfilling pledges promised at the Giants Club Summit, conservationists canvas innovative legal strategies to tackle wildlife crime
If he'd thrown away his phone and gone to a desert island for a fortnight after the Republican convention, he'd probably be ahead right now. Instead, his actions have led to Hillary Clinton being ahead by ten points in a Fox News poll
Forcing companies to publish pay audits, putting workers on the board or topping up the hours of free childcare currently available for three- and four-year-olds is great. But what is needed are radical policies that genuinely address the reasons women find themselves earning less than men
Media coverage of the attack led with our number one collective fear – that someone who is beyond reason will kill or harm us and our family
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A weak pound, helped along by the Bank's policy of making sterling less attractive as place to park savings, is absolutely essential if we are to make Brexit work
I looked into how much it would cost, what I would need to study to qualify, and starting reading up on what life would be like as a priest. I wrote a lengthy letter to my pastor, who sent back to me a single biblical quote which I took very seriously at the time - 'In all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.'
The political establishment would have you believe that immigration is to blame for declining living standards. A £500bn National Investment Bank will constitute the biggest boost in job creation and infrastructure in decades in many communities who voted for Brexit because they believed it
The woman who faced questioning for reading an award-winning book about Syrian culture on board her honeymoon flight is only the latest victim of racial profiling in the travel industry
Understanding the link between mental health problems and acts of violence, where those links exist, does not excuse those acts of violence. But when adequate mental health services are in place, they certainly can prevent such atrocities
The simple truth is that, like any party leader, Corbyn's political survival depends almost entirely on electoral domination
There are no 'good guys' among the Syrian warlords yet, despite all the evidence, we want to find them. It's time to stop lying to the people of the Middle East
'So bad its good' is a type of enjoyment that seems specific to film and television. You probably wouldn't wilfully listen to a terrible album, read a lousy book or go to see thematically redundant art, and yet many of us will sit down and watch the worst movie we can find with glee.
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Ever since 9/11, Islamist terrorists have attempted to provoke the West into over-reaction and to lure the West into a series of wars and battles that cannot be won
