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Britain is already becoming an ‘island of strangers’ – but immigration isn’t the driver

An opinion piece written by Dr Michael Skey from the School of Social Sciences for The Conversation platform: Keir Starmer’s recent speech on immigration has generated a good deal of controversy. In announcing a government white paper to cut legal migration, the prime minister said: “Nations depend on rules – fair rules. Sometimes they’re written down, often they’re not, but either way, they give shape to our values … Without them, we risk becoming an island of strangers, not a nation that walks forward together.”
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“Are we dangling on the edge of a digital apocalypse given all of the high-profile attacks recently?”

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“In our interconnected world, a hacker’s keyboard can disrupt the journey from farm to fork” – cyber security expert comments on growing vulnerability in our food infrastructure.

Sport scholar Molly Palmer in action

Impressive Palmer wins Women’s Long Jump as Sawyers returns at LIA

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UK oil and gas firms face hidden risks in net zero transition

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How 7,000 steps a day could help reduce your risk of cancer

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“Nobody wants to think of Percy Pig or Colin the Caterpillar being embroiled in cyber crime” – Cyber security expert explains why there is never a quick fix following a cyber attack.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson jumping over a hurdle

Katarina Johnson-Thompson to star at 2025 Loughborough International Athletics

The flag of Vatican City - the home of the Pope

The prospect of a US pope was once viewed with suspicion – but Leo XIV could prove an important counter to Trump

View from the Mount of Olives on the dome of the rock and ancient cemetery through the barbed wire, as a symbol of Palestine Israeli conflict

Israel’s peace movement offers a ray of hope amid the pain of Gaza conflict

A woman is holding a light bulb with images around it signifying education and new ideas.

‘Forging Ahead’ initiative to transform innovation and entrepreneurship across the Midlands

Physicists use artificial intelligence to reveal how layered gases and metals melt

It costs £1,000-a-year to send your child to state primary school and £2,300 for secondary school - new report

“For ‘sugar tax’ to be truly effective, it must be part of a greater food reform” – expert calls for bigger changes within ‘overwhelmingly complex and often misleading food environment’

The complex role of narcissism in entrepreneurial success (and failure) – new research

Public health expert offers guidance after baby food pouches found lacking in key nutrients

Leicestershire’s universities join Nottingham in ambitious research project where communities can shape research to solve real-life problems