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Leader: Treatment of refugees is ‘beyond poor’

THERE was a telling detail in the accounts of the deaths of three failed asylum-seekers who jumped to their deaths from a 31-storey-high Glasgow tower-block early on Sunday morning a fortnight ago. Before they jumped, they threw out a wardrobe to break through the netting that covered their 15th-floor balcony. It was widely reported that this had been erected to prevent suicides, though later reports said that it was there to deter pigeons. It is to be hoped that the nets are more successful ...

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Simon Buckley once operated puppets for Spitting Image, and made a name with his own TV character, Nobby, a talking sheep. Now, his charges play a slightly different role. He talks to Martin Wroe  Subscribe to read more

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Offering hope, not just empathy

Churches need to win back funerals from civil celebrants, says Robert Atwell  Subscribe to read more

Fri 24 May 13 @ 17:13
Kirk votes to allow parishes to opt out over gay ministers - @GavinDrake reports: http://t.co/hzU1v7sKto

Fri 24 May 13 @ 17:03
Welby and bishops build bridges after #Woolwich murder: http://t.co/OXzRdwyBeA