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     \r\n                                    <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-12-13T10:00:00+00:00\" >13th December 2024<\/time><\/span>                                                                                                        <\/span>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                    \r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \r\n        <div class=\"tdb_module_header tdb_module_mm td_module_wrap td-animation-stack td-cpt-post\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-image\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"td-image-container\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/category\/science\/climate-change\/\" class=\"td-post-category\" >Climate Change<\/a>                        <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a 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            \r\n                                            <div class=\"td-editor-date\">\r\n                                                        \r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-author-date\">\r\n                                                                            <span class=\"td-author-info\">\r\n                                                                                        <span class=\"td-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/author\/michael\/\">Michael Marshall<\/a> <span>-<\/span> <\/span>                                        <\/span>\r\n                                    \r\n                                    <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-26T10:00:00+01:00\" >26th July 2024<\/time><\/span>                                                                                                        <\/span>\r\n                  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            <\/span>\r\n                                    \r\n                                    <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-01-31T10:00:00+00:00\" >31st January 2024<\/time><\/span>                                                                                                        <\/span>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                    \r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        ","td_block_id":"tdi_49","td_hide_prev":true,"td_hide_next":false}));
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href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/2026\/03\/scotlands-recent-rise-in-sex-crimes-is-almost-certainly-not-linked-to-immigration\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Scotland&#8217;s recent rise in sex crimes is almost certainly not linked to immigration\">Scotland&#8217;s recent rise in sex crimes is almost certainly not linked to immigration<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                    \r\n                                            <div class=\"td-editor-date\">\r\n                                                        \r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-author-date\">\r\n                                                                            <span class=\"td-author-info\">\r\n                                                                                        <span class=\"td-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/author\/brian-eggo\/\">Brian Eggo<\/a> <span>-<\/span> <\/span>                                        <\/span>\r\n                                    \r\n                                    <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-03-11T10:00:00+00:00\" >11th March 2026<\/time><\/span>                                                                                                        <\/span>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                    \r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \r\n        <div class=\"tdb_module_header tdb_module_mm td_module_wrap td-animation-stack td-cpt-post\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-image\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"td-image-container\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/category\/society\/crime\/\" class=\"td-post-category\" >Crime<\/a>                        <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a 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                                \r\n                    <h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/2026\/04\/no-artificial-sweeteners-do-not-cause-cognitive-decline\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"No, artificial sweeteners do not cause cognitive decline\">No, artificial sweeteners do not cause cognitive decline<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                    \r\n                                            <div class=\"td-editor-date\">\r\n                                                        \r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-author-date\">\r\n                                                                            <span class=\"td-author-info\">\r\n                                                                                        <span class=\"td-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/author\/mauro-proenca\/\">Mauro Proen\u00e7a<\/a> <span>-<\/span> <\/span>                                        <\/span>\r\n                                    \r\n                                    <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-22T10:00:00+01:00\" >22nd April 2026<\/time><\/span>                                                                                                        <\/span>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                    \r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \r\n        <div class=\"tdb_module_header tdb_module_mm td_module_wrap td-animation-stack td-cpt-post\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-image\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"td-image-container\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/category\/conspiracytheories\/\" class=\"td-post-category\" >Conspiracy Theories<\/a>                     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<span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-02-09T10:00:00+00:00\" >9th February 2026<\/time><\/span>                                                                                                        <\/span>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                    \r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        ","td_block_id":"tdi_61","td_hide_prev":true,"td_hide_next":false}));
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     \r\n                                    <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-12-13T10:00:00+00:00\" >13th December 2024<\/time><\/span>                                                                                                        <\/span>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                    \r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \r\n        <div class=\"tdb_module_header tdb_module_mm td_module_wrap td-animation-stack td-cpt-post\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-image\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"td-image-container\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/category\/science\/climate-change\/\" class=\"td-post-category\" >Climate Change<\/a>                        <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a 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            \r\n                                            <div class=\"td-editor-date\">\r\n                                                        \r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-author-date\">\r\n                                                                            <span class=\"td-author-info\">\r\n                                                                                        <span class=\"td-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/author\/michael\/\">Michael Marshall<\/a> <span>-<\/span> <\/span>                                        <\/span>\r\n                                    \r\n                                    <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-26T10:00:00+01:00\" >26th July 2024<\/time><\/span>                                                                                                        <\/span>\r\n                  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            <\/span>\r\n                                    \r\n                                    <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-01-31T10:00:00+00:00\" >31st January 2024<\/time><\/span>                                                                                                        <\/span>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                    \r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        ","td_block_id":"tdi_61","td_hide_prev":true,"td_hide_next":false}));
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href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/2026\/03\/scotlands-recent-rise-in-sex-crimes-is-almost-certainly-not-linked-to-immigration\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Scotland&#8217;s recent rise in sex crimes is almost certainly not linked to immigration\">Scotland&#8217;s recent rise in sex crimes is almost certainly not linked to immigration<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                    \r\n                                            <div class=\"td-editor-date\">\r\n                                                        \r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-author-date\">\r\n                                                                            <span class=\"td-author-info\">\r\n                                                                                        <span class=\"td-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/author\/brian-eggo\/\">Brian Eggo<\/a> <span>-<\/span> <\/span>                                        <\/span>\r\n                                    \r\n                                    <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-03-11T10:00:00+00:00\" >11th March 2026<\/time><\/span>                                                                                                        <\/span>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                    \r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \r\n        <div class=\"tdb_module_header tdb_module_mm td_module_wrap td-animation-stack td-cpt-post\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-image\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"td-image-container\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/category\/society\/crime\/\" class=\"td-post-category\" >Crime<\/a>                        <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a 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2024<\/time><\/span>                                                                                                        <\/span>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                    \r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \r\n        <div class=\"tdb_module_header tdb_module_mm td_module_wrap td-animation-stack td-cpt-post\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-image\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"td-image-container\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/category\/paranormal\/cryptozoology\/\" class=\"td-post-category\" >Cryptozoology<\/a>                        <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/2023\/12\/a-skeptical-perspective-on-the-scottish-ufo-and-paranormal-conference-2023\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"A skeptical 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     \r\n                                    <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-12-13T10:00:00+00:00\" >13th December 2024<\/time><\/span>                                                                                                        <\/span>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                    \r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \r\n        <div class=\"tdb_module_header tdb_module_mm td_module_wrap td-animation-stack td-cpt-post\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-image\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"td-image-container\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/category\/science\/climate-change\/\" class=\"td-post-category\" >Climate Change<\/a>                        <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a 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            \r\n                                            <div class=\"td-editor-date\">\r\n                                                        \r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-author-date\">\r\n                                                                            <span class=\"td-author-info\">\r\n                                                                                        <span class=\"td-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/author\/michael\/\">Michael Marshall<\/a> <span>-<\/span> <\/span>                                        <\/span>\r\n                                    \r\n                                    <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-26T10:00:00+01:00\" >26th July 2024<\/time><\/span>                                                                                                        <\/span>\r\n                  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            <\/span>\r\n                                    \r\n                                    <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-01-31T10:00:00+00:00\" >31st January 2024<\/time><\/span>                                                                                                        <\/span>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                    \r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        ","td_block_id":"tdi_72","td_hide_prev":true,"td_hide_next":false}));
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href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/2026\/03\/scotlands-recent-rise-in-sex-crimes-is-almost-certainly-not-linked-to-immigration\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Scotland&#8217;s recent rise in sex crimes is almost certainly not linked to immigration\">Scotland&#8217;s recent rise in sex crimes is almost certainly not linked to immigration<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                    \r\n                                            <div class=\"td-editor-date\">\r\n                                                        \r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-author-date\">\r\n                                                                            <span class=\"td-author-info\">\r\n                                                                                        <span class=\"td-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/author\/brian-eggo\/\">Brian Eggo<\/a> <span>-<\/span> <\/span>                                        <\/span>\r\n                                    \r\n                                    <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-03-11T10:00:00+00:00\" >11th March 2026<\/time><\/span>                                                                                                        <\/span>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                    \r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \r\n        <div class=\"tdb_module_header tdb_module_mm td_module_wrap td-animation-stack td-cpt-post\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-image\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"td-image-container\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/category\/society\/crime\/\" class=\"td-post-category\" >Crime<\/a>                        <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a 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datetime=\"2026-03-06T10:00:00+00:00\" >6th March 2026<\/time><\/span>                                                                                                        <\/span>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                    \r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \r\n        <div class=\"tdb_module_header tdb_module_mm td_module_wrap td-animation-stack td-cpt-post\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-image\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"td-image-container\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/category\/conspiracytheories\/\" class=\"td-post-category\" >Conspiracy Theories<\/a>                        <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/2026\/02\/what-the-epstein-files-tell-us-about-conspiracy-theories-and-about-skeptics\/\"  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     \r\n                                    <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-12-13T10:00:00+00:00\" >13th December 2024<\/time><\/span>                                                                                                        <\/span>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                    \r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \r\n        <div class=\"tdb_module_header tdb_module_mm td_module_wrap td-animation-stack td-cpt-post\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-image\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"td-image-container\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/category\/science\/climate-change\/\" class=\"td-post-category\" >Climate Change<\/a>                        <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a 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            \r\n                                            <div class=\"td-editor-date\">\r\n                                                        \r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-author-date\">\r\n                                                                            <span class=\"td-author-info\">\r\n                                                                                        <span class=\"td-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/author\/michael\/\">Michael Marshall<\/a> <span>-<\/span> <\/span>                                        <\/span>\r\n                                    \r\n                                    <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-26T10:00:00+01:00\" >26th July 2024<\/time><\/span>                                                                                                        <\/span>\r\n                  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            <\/span>\r\n                                    \r\n                                    <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-01-31T10:00:00+00:00\" >31st January 2024<\/time><\/span>                                                                                                        <\/span>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                    \r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        ","td_block_id":"tdi_84","td_hide_prev":true,"td_hide_next":false}));
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href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/2026\/03\/scotlands-recent-rise-in-sex-crimes-is-almost-certainly-not-linked-to-immigration\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Scotland&#8217;s recent rise in sex crimes is almost certainly not linked to immigration\">Scotland&#8217;s recent rise in sex crimes is almost certainly not linked to immigration<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                    \r\n                                            <div class=\"td-editor-date\">\r\n                                                        \r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-author-date\">\r\n                                                                            <span class=\"td-author-info\">\r\n                                                                                        <span class=\"td-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/author\/brian-eggo\/\">Brian Eggo<\/a> <span>-<\/span> <\/span>                                        <\/span>\r\n                                    \r\n                                    <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-03-11T10:00:00+00:00\" >11th March 2026<\/time><\/span>                                                                                                        <\/span>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                    \r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \r\n        <div class=\"tdb_module_header tdb_module_mm td_module_wrap td-animation-stack td-cpt-post\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-image\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"td-image-container\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/category\/society\/crime\/\" class=\"td-post-category\" >Crime<\/a>                        <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a 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href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/category\/society\/media\/bad-pr\/\" class=\"td-post-category\" >Bad PR<\/a>                        <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/2026\/05\/gen-z-dont-really-think-theyre-psychic-at-least-no-more-so-than-their-elders\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"td-image-wrap \" title=\"Gen Z don&#8217;t really think they&#8217;re psychic \u2013 at least no more so than their elders\" ><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css \" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/46519869264_ff92a70c70_k-696x435.jpg')\" ><\/span><\/a><\/div>                                            <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\r\n                                        \r\n                    <h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\"><a 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   <\/span>\r\n                                    \r\n                                    <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-15T10:00:00+01:00\" >15th May 2026<\/time><\/span>                                                                                                        <\/span>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                    \r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \r\n        <div class=\"tdb_module_header tdb_module_mm td_module_wrap td-animation-stack td-cpt-post\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-image\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"td-image-container\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/category\/society\/religion\/\" class=\"td-post-category\" >Religion<\/a>                        <div 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and underwhelming apologetics\">&#8216;God: The Science, The Evidence, The Dawn of a Revolution&#8217;&#8230; and underwhelming apologetics<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                    \r\n                                            <div class=\"td-editor-date\">\r\n                                                        \r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-author-date\">\r\n                                                                            <span class=\"td-author-info\">\r\n                                                                                        <span class=\"td-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/author\/aaronrabinowitz\/\">Aaron Rabinowitz<\/a> <span>-<\/span> <\/span>                                        <\/span>\r\n                                    \r\n                                    <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" 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title=\"Auriculotherapy: why poking needles into your earlobe is, essentially, pointless\" ><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css \" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/On_pins_and_needles_Navy_doctor_branches_out_with_deployment_medicine_131213-M-ZB219-018-696x387.jpg')\" ><\/span><\/a><\/div>                                            <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\r\n                                        \r\n                    <h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/2023\/12\/auriculotherapy-why-poking-needles-into-your-earlobe-is-essentially-pointless\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Auriculotherapy: why poking needles into your earlobe is, essentially, pointless\">Auriculotherapy: why poking needles into your earlobe is, essentially, pointless<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                    \r\n                                            <div 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                              <span class=\"td-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/author\/andre-bacchi\/\">Andr\u00e9 Bacchi<\/a> <span>-<\/span> <\/span>                                        <\/span>\r\n                                    \r\n                                    <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-03-23T10:00:00+00:00\" >23rd March 2026<\/time><\/span>                                                                                                        <\/span>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                    \r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \r\n        <div class=\"tdb_module_header tdb_module_mm td_module_wrap td-animation-stack td-cpt-post\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-image\">\r\n                                   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     \r\n                                    <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-12-13T10:00:00+00:00\" >13th December 2024<\/time><\/span>                                                                                                        <\/span>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                    \r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \r\n        <div class=\"tdb_module_header tdb_module_mm td_module_wrap td-animation-stack td-cpt-post\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-image\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"td-image-container\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/category\/science\/climate-change\/\" class=\"td-post-category\" >Climate Change<\/a>                        <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a 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            \r\n                                            <div class=\"td-editor-date\">\r\n                                                        \r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-author-date\">\r\n                                                                            <span class=\"td-author-info\">\r\n                                                                                        <span class=\"td-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/author\/michael\/\">Michael Marshall<\/a> <span>-<\/span> <\/span>                                        <\/span>\r\n                                    \r\n                                    <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-26T10:00:00+01:00\" >26th July 2024<\/time><\/span>                                                                                                        <\/span>\r\n                  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            <\/span>\r\n                                    \r\n                                    <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-01-31T10:00:00+00:00\" >31st January 2024<\/time><\/span>                                                                                                        <\/span>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                    \r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        ","td_block_id":"tdi_93","td_hide_prev":true,"td_hide_next":false}));
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href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/2026\/03\/scotlands-recent-rise-in-sex-crimes-is-almost-certainly-not-linked-to-immigration\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Scotland&#8217;s recent rise in sex crimes is almost certainly not linked to immigration\">Scotland&#8217;s recent rise in sex crimes is almost certainly not linked to immigration<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                    \r\n                                            <div class=\"td-editor-date\">\r\n                                                        \r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-author-date\">\r\n                                                                            <span class=\"td-author-info\">\r\n                                                                                        <span class=\"td-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/author\/brian-eggo\/\">Brian Eggo<\/a> <span>-<\/span> <\/span>                                        <\/span>\r\n                                    \r\n                                    <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-03-11T10:00:00+00:00\" >11th March 2026<\/time><\/span>                                                                                                        <\/span>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                    \r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \r\n        <div class=\"tdb_module_header tdb_module_mm td_module_wrap td-animation-stack td-cpt-post\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-image\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"td-image-container\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/category\/society\/crime\/\" class=\"td-post-category\" >Crime<\/a>                        <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a 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               \r\n                                    <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-03-27T10:00:00+00:00\" >27th March 2026<\/time><\/span>                                                                                                        <\/span>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                    \r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        ","td_block_id":"tdi_105","td_hide_prev":true,"td_hide_next":false}));
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     \r\n                                    <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-12-13T10:00:00+00:00\" >13th December 2024<\/time><\/span>                                                                                                        <\/span>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                    \r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \r\n        <div class=\"tdb_module_header tdb_module_mm td_module_wrap td-animation-stack td-cpt-post\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-image\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"td-image-container\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/category\/science\/climate-change\/\" class=\"td-post-category\" >Climate Change<\/a>                        <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a 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            \r\n                                            <div class=\"td-editor-date\">\r\n                                                        \r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-author-date\">\r\n                                                                            <span class=\"td-author-info\">\r\n                                                                                        <span class=\"td-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/author\/michael\/\">Michael Marshall<\/a> <span>-<\/span> <\/span>                                        <\/span>\r\n                                    \r\n                                    <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-26T10:00:00+01:00\" >26th July 2024<\/time><\/span>                                                                                                        <\/span>\r\n                  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            <\/span>\r\n                                    \r\n                                    <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-01-31T10:00:00+00:00\" >31st January 2024<\/time><\/span>                                                                                                        <\/span>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                    \r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        ","td_block_id":"tdi_105","td_hide_prev":true,"td_hide_next":false}));
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href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/2026\/03\/scotlands-recent-rise-in-sex-crimes-is-almost-certainly-not-linked-to-immigration\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Scotland&#8217;s recent rise in sex crimes is almost certainly not linked to immigration\">Scotland&#8217;s recent rise in sex crimes is almost certainly not linked to immigration<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                    \r\n                                            <div class=\"td-editor-date\">\r\n                                                        \r\n                                                            <span class=\"td-author-date\">\r\n                                                                            <span class=\"td-author-info\">\r\n                                                                                        <span class=\"td-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/author\/brian-eggo\/\">Brian Eggo<\/a> <span>-<\/span> <\/span>                                        <\/span>\r\n                                    \r\n                                    <span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-03-11T10:00:00+00:00\" >11th March 2026<\/time><\/span>                                                                                                        <\/span>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                    \r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \r\n        <div class=\"tdb_module_header tdb_module_mm td_module_wrap td-animation-stack td-cpt-post\">\r\n            <div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-image\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"td-image-container\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skeptic.org.uk\/category\/society\/crime\/\" class=\"td-post-category\" >Crime<\/a>                        <div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><a 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