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The whole-life sentence metered out to Wayne Couzens can be seen as a sign that gendered violence is finally being taken as seriously as activists and mourners alike have demanded that it should. Guy Bell / Alamy Stock Photo

Wayne Couzens: Sarah Everard’s killer is appealing his whole-life sentence – what does that mean?

Whole-life sentences are rarely handed down in the UK. Recent instances of their use point to gendered violence finally being taken more seriously.
A golden sun sets on a decades-long campaign to make Southend a city. Leon Wallis from Pixabay

Southend-on-Sea: how British towns become cities

There is nothing stopping a place in the UK declaring itself a city – but most campaigns covet a royal charter.

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