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Pork Banned in Italy’s New Muslim-Friendly School Meals

17 October 2026 at 17:00

Schools in north-eastern Italy have banned pork products in school meals to make them acceptable to Muslim migrants, meaning traditional dishes like prosciutto, porchetta and pasta all’amatriciana are off the menu.

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Jury Trials on Trial: Can Justice Survive Political Polarisation?

17 October 2026 at 15:00

An activist who painted Churchill red was cleared of criminal damage and juries have deadlocked over alleged support for Hamas. What’s to be done when jurors reject the moral premises of the law, asks Anna Stanley.

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Burnham Declares £500 Million War on Tory Councils

17 October 2026 at 13:00

Andy Burnham's Government has been accused of waging a £500 million "class war" on wealthy councils, slashing funding from rural Tory and Lib Dem areas to bankroll urban Labour Party strongholds.

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Who is the Guardian of the Constitution?

17 October 2026 at 11:00

Dominic Cummings is right, says Professor James Alexander: the idea that civil servants are the 'guardians of the constitution' is pernicious in the extreme. But who then should play such a lofty role?

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Burnham’s Russia Narrative Car Crash is Worse Than We Thought

17 October 2026 at 07:00

Andy Burnham's claim that Russia interfered with Brexit is risible for one very simple reason, says Ben Pile: EU policy on climate and energy is so suicidal that Putin could not have wanted Britain to leave.

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