Could genetics be a legal get-out clause?
science photo/www.shutterstock.comA high-profile piece of research recently suggested that the sons and brothers of convicted sex offenders are more likely to be convicted of sex crimes than others. The implication is that the potential for committing a sex offence may be written in our genes. But while...
Must be the adrenaline. Nick Potts/PA WireFast bowler, James Anderson has just become England’s all-time record wicket taker in test match cricket. When Fred Trueman, a previous record holder, was asked in 1964 if anyone would ever beat his achievement he said “whoever does it will be bloody tired”.
Trueman is both right and wrong...
Seasoned campaigner.Amy Murphy/PAHot Seats is a series in which academics report from the UK’s marginal constituencies. Parveen Akhtar is in Bradford West.
Labour has won Bradford West at every general election since 1974. But in 2012, Respect Party maverick George Galloway was swept into power with a 10,140-strong majority in a by-election...
'Sign it? I mean, have you _seen_ these new Facebook terms and conditions?'Unknown artistThe Liberal Democrats have been a lone voice among the parties calling for a digital bill of rights governing our growing use of the internet. But is it the right solution for the problem in hand?
Surveys suggest that the bill should pique the interest of at...
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