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C of E should offer working-class people apprenticeships, Burnley vicar says
Plumbers, builders and other people from working-class backgrounds who are called to the priesthood should be offered apprenticeships as an alternative to studying at theological college, a Burnley vicar has said.
Rev Alex Frost, who left school at 15 and worked for Argos before becoming a priest, is calling for …
British Council’s role in UK’s solidarity with Ukraine | Letter
The announcement of the 100-year partnership between Ukraine and the UK is hugely welcome (
UK to back Ukraine ‘beyond this terrible war’ with 100-year pact, says Starmer, 16 January
). A critical aspect of this war, we must not forget, is its daily and long-term impact on the …Don’t forget the Tories’ £50bn-a-year benefit cuts | Letter
One important fact was missing from your otherwise excellent editorial (
) on social security cuts: the£50bn a year
, which, according to the Child Poverty Action Group, has been cut from the social security budget as a result of the series of cuts and restrictions …Tackling the Israel-Palestine conflict in schools | Letters
Re schools being scared to teach the Arab-Israeli conflict (
), while parental backlash can feel daunting, it often presents a unique opportunity for understanding and growth.Since the early 2000s, respectful intellectual debate has been fading from public discourse. Topics like Israel-Palestine highlight the erosion …
Keir Starmer’s focus on knife sales is a futile distraction | Brief letters
Keir Starmer’s reaction to the Southport killings includes addressing knife sales (
). Selling zombie-style blades is indefensible, but almost every domestic kitchen contains sharp knives: hindering under-18s’ access to them is performative but futile, distracting from addressing the real, difficult questions of who wants to …US meteorologist fired from TV station after criticizing Elon Musk salute
A Milwaukee meteorologist has been fired from her TV station after she criticized Elon Musk’s apparent
during Donald Trump’s inaugural celebrations.On Wednesday, staff members at the CBS affiliate Channel 58 were notified of the meteorologist Sam Kuffel’s departure from the news station, the Milwaukee …
German opposition leader pledges to deport more immigrants if elected
KemiKaze shows she doesn’t do sorry in first broadcast as Tory leader | John Crace
You can only step back and applaud. The audacity. The vision. Never before has political nihilism been so wholeheartedly embraced. This was mainlined futility. Well, through any normal looking-glass. A new genre of postmodernism that would have left Derrida and Deleuze breathless and baffled. Four minutes and 40 seconds of …
Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana jailed for 52 years for murder of three girls
The Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been jailed for a minimum of 52 years for the “ferocious” and “sadistic” murders of three young girls and attempted murder of 10 others at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class.
The 18-year-old refused to appear in the dock when a judge said the teenager …
Irish parliament elects Micheál Martin as prime minister after compromise deal
The Irish parliament has elected Micheál Martin as prime minister, 24 hours after chaotic scenes in the Dáil caused the cancellation of his formal appointment.
Martin’s return to the role of taoiseach comes after a group of regional independent TDs (members of parliament), who are propping up his government, …