November 2018

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Joe Schmidt outfoxes New Zealand but knows his green machine will have to go up another gear at World CupOfficially the rankings say otherwise but right now Irish rugby is on top of the world. Even more impressive than Saturday night’s historic first home win over New Zealand in 113 Read more

Records of 3,000 medics to be reviewed after it emerged that conwoman practised for 22 years on false papersThe records of up to 3,000 doctors are being reviewed after it emerged that a woman worked as a NHS consultant psychiatrist for 22 years with fake qualifications before she was convicted Read more

All kinds of violent deeds have been perpetrated in the name of religion, from wars to witch-burnings to child sex abuse cover-ups. Why don’t we use the word cult more widely?Cults are hot right now, or so it would seem. One of the bestselling literary debuts of recent years, Emma Read more

Tensions have built as nearly 3,000 migrants poured into the Mexican border city in recent daysHundreds of Tijuana residents have congregated to protest the thousands of Central American migrants who have arrived in the Mexican border city hoping for a new life in the US.Tensions have built as nearly 3,000 Read more