6 h. ago Voices: Releasing lynx into the wild would be disastrous for Britain’s farmers

The reintroduction of big cats to Britain would cause many problems for smallholders and tenant farmers, says Richard Benson – not all of them caused directly by the beasts themselves

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27 h. ago Voices: It is time to release prisoners trapped by inhuman endless jail terms

Thousands of offenders are caught in a cruel legal limbo by IPP sentencing. Indeterminate prison terms are not only unjust, they point to a failure of political courage and leadership, says former chief prosecutor Nazir Afzal

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1 week ago Wales release official song with The Voice star for Women's Euros and it's a 'banger'

The song is available to enjoy on all major streaming platforms.

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2 w. ago We’re on the brink of a disastrous, illegal conflagration in the Middle East. Trump must be stopped | Fawaz Gerges

This is a war of choice, based on misinformation. If the US and UK join it, they risk a rerun of the Iraq debacle of 2003Like the US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003, Israel’s war on Iran is neither legal nor just. It is a war of choice, not of necessity – and should the US or its European allies, particularly Britain, join in, they risk being dragged into another disastrous and unlawful conflict in the Middle East.A US military intervention would be in direct contravention of international law. Already, the US, once the architect and guardian of the international order, is now among its chief violators. Instead of pressuring Benjamin Netanyahu to end his siege and destruction of Gaza, Donald Trump has fully sided with Netanyahu and called Israel’s attacks on Iran “excellent”. He has demanded Iran’s “unconditional surrender”. Trump is considering military strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Doing so is explicitly prohibited under article 56 of the additional protocol to...

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2 w. ago Add to playlist: James K’s downtempo dream pop and the week’s best new tracks

Right on time for the return of the chill out era, the New York producer traces a hypnotic path on an album that bobs along on sleepy breakbeats and angelic atmosphericsFrom New YorkRecommended if you like Caroline Polachek, Voice Actor, Vegyn Up next New album Friend released via AD 93 on 5 SeptemberPull up your beanbag, light a lava lamp and crack open the Vicks VapoRub: downtempo is back. New compilation Telepathic Fish documents the 90s south London ambient night; Logic1000’s latest DJ-Kicks mix would barely register on an ECG; there’s none more languid than even the summer’s flagship pop album, Addison by Addison Rae. New York producer and musician James K has been dabbling in trip-hop – and various shades of experimental pop and club music – for more than a decade, but nonetheless, her new album, Friend, arrives right on time for summer’s wind down. (What is autumn if not the chill out room to escape the year’s most hectic season?) Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Man with the world's largest penis reveals agonising details of the night he lost his virginity...'it did not end well'

The man with the biggest penis in Britain has revealed the disastrous details of the night he lost his virginity in an interview with Californian medic Dr Rena Malik.

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