I explain here why the sad and cruel murder of a soldier in London does not deserve the attention it is still getting. I also show why the media have, as usual, failed to see what is in front of their noses. The media flock, bleating in unison as always, have also missed the point of the 'swivel-eyed loons' episode, writes PETER HITCHENS.
Prime Minister David Cameron's new task force to fight terrorism is desperately needed as we need to find new ways to tackle and disrupt extremist activity.
An astonishing denunciation by the terrorism chief of his own party - for blocking the Bill which could help to stop another atrocity like Woolwich.
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond (pictured) has been mocked by colleagues for his party leadership bid, writes Black Dog
Young girls have been vulnerable to assault for decades because of poor sex education, writes Liz Jones.
BOBBY FRIEDMAN: The Speaker's wife, Sally Bercow's existence on the site has come full circle: with what her enemies regard as delicious irony, the medium which raised her profile has been her downfall
Ingrid Loyau-Kennett’s bravery in confronting the two lone wolves in Woolwich showed how one middle-aged woman rose to the challenge of a lifetime magnificently, writes RACHEL JOHNSON.
Consider how Google – motto ‘don’t be evil’ – has repeatedly failed to respond to warnings about how the internet is used to radicalise vulnerable young Muslims.
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Drummer Lee Rigby's murder marked a grisly new departure in the annals of terror in this country. But the aftermath has played out along pretty much the same lines as every other terrorist outrage on British soil.
The more I think about it, the more I realise that my conviction that the English are culturally superior than the Americans is based on nothing more respectable than prejudice, writes TOM UTLEY.
While most British Muslims wholeheartedly condemn the Woolwich killers, sadly, we know from bleak experience that a significant minority will tell opinion pollsters they actually endorse what was done.
MARY ELLEN SYNON: Apple CEO Tim Cook is leading a company which is both stunningly profitable and utterly legal. Let me offer him the round of applause the Senate subcommittee refused to give.
Drummer Lee Rigby was murdered in a grotesque act of terrorism. Once again, we are forced to confront the deeply uncomfortable truth that, as a country, we give succour to those who hate us and our values.
What she saw will haunt her for ever. The details may offend, for which we apologise, but this evil must be exposed. The truth is, Google is getting away with murder...No checks, no passwords, just one click — and you’re met with a tsunami of images of young girls and boys.
In the midst of an epidemic of fatherless families and spiralling welfare bills, we are all paying a terrible price for this dogmatic, posturing nonsense. And self-delusion from the Tories does not help, writes PATRICIA MORGAN.
The Court of Appeal has ruled that the public do have the right to know about the philandering past of Boris Johnson. In so doing, the ruling is a huge boost to an open society, writes STEPHEN GLOVER.
AMANDA PLATELL: The Good Life for a woman in her 50s or 60s is to stay married, says Penelope Keith. The actress believes too many wives of that age are giving up on their marriages and vainly pursuing a happiness they can no longer find with their husbands.
SIMON HEFFER: On one level, this shocking attack was murder, plain and simple. But it was the murder of a man who was targeted precisely because he was a member of Her Majesty's Armed Forces.
Caught on CCTV: Soldier Lee Rigby seen in kebab shop two days before he was murdered in the street by Islamic fanatics
Lee Rigby recently served in Afghanistan
Now force Google to block sick websites of hatred
After Woolwich horror, MPs demand action from internet giants
Was Maddie snatched by the monster who killed this little lookalike?
British detectives uncover dramatic new lead... so why are the Portuguese refusing to investigate
Two men who 'tried to get in cockpit during flight from Pakistan to Britain' as they are searched on the tarmac at Stansted
Officers boarded Pakistan International Airlines flight
Our beautiful and brave Stephanie fell asleep with her family and pets beside her'
Cancer sufferer whose dying wishlist captivated the nation dies aged 21
Jilted husband given life sentence for murdering his wife after stabbing her 17 times with kitchen knife in front of their young son
JAMES FORSYTH: The Andrew feldman scandal could poison for ever relations between Cameron and his party, sending the Tories into the next Election as a divided force
According to reports yesterday, Britain's 650 MPs can soon look forward to a £10,000 pay rise, taking their basic pay to a whopping £75,000 a year, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK.
Historians of Ye Internette - internet in the Tudor period - have uncovered this archive of contemporary online comments about the original productions of the plays of William Shakespeare, by CRAIG BROWN.
Yesterday Justice Secretary Chris Grayling indicated that Chris Huhne should have done longer in jail. He also suggested the Tories would quit the European Court of Human Rights, writes QUENTIN LETTS.
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