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Crime, Politics, and Public Outrage: The Cases of Axel Rudakubana and Lucy Letby

January 29, 2025January 29, 2025 By Freya Holland

While both cases provoked public outrage, their political implications and societal reactions were starkly different.

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Opinion: It’s Looking Like a Bot Summer – How Bots Have Been Shaping our Political Discourse 

January 29, 2025 By Amelie Singleton

Whilst brat summer may be over, a new technological and perhaps far less friendly trend is taking over. 

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A Day in Colombia – the Aftermath

January 29, 2025 By Oliver Keay

Over the past weekend, a significant diplomatic dispute unfolded between the United States and Colombia concerning the deportation of Colombian migrants. The tension

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