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In The Independent today:
JOHNSON: WE NEED A DEBATE ON IMMIGRATION
The Home Secretary, Alan Johnson, is to launch a drive to convince the public that immigration is a "good thing" for Britain as Labour goes on the offensive ahead of the general election. By Andrew Grice.
HAUD MEA CULPA, DOMINA! (AS THEY SAY IN PRIMARY SCHOOL)
Canis studia domestici devoravit. Dog-based excuses for the non-delivery of homework are to become more erudite in state primary schools as Latin makes a comeback. By Richard Garner and Lewis Smith.
189 HOMICIDES THIS YEAR - THIS IS THE WIRE, ONLY REAL
In our week-long job-swap the Independent's crime correspondent, Mark Hughes, finds himself amid the action in Maryland city's drug wars. Baltimore's Justin Fenton, however, embarks on a rather "slower night" in the ganglands of Greater Manchester.
JOHNSON: WE NEED A DEBATE ON IMMIGRATION
The Home Secretary, Alan Johnson, is to launch a drive to convince the public that immigration is a "good thing" for Britain as Labour goes on the offensive ahead of the general election. By Andrew Grice.
HAUD MEA CULPA, DOMINA! (AS THEY SAY IN PRIMARY SCHOOL)
Canis studia domestici devoravit. Dog-based excuses for the non-delivery of homework are to become more erudite in state primary schools as Latin makes a comeback. By Richard Garner and Lewis Smith.
189 HOMICIDES THIS YEAR - THIS IS THE WIRE, ONLY REAL
In our week-long job-swap the Independent's crime correspondent, Mark Hughes, finds himself amid the action in Maryland city's drug wars. Baltimore's Justin Fenton, however, embarks on a rather "slower night" in the ganglands of Greater Manchester.
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