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What happened to Sarah Everard? On the evening of March 3 2021, 33-year-old marketing executive …
Working from home has revolutionised most of our lives – the freedom of delaying that alarm clock, …
Following on from our previous article, ‘Mythology in a contemporary age’, let’s continue exploring art …
Streetwear hoarder On 25 February, Bloomberg Businessweek published a profile on Joe Herbert and his …
Netflix is a popular streaming platform that has grown from 300,000 subscribers when it was founded in …
Wandering around galleries, getting lost in centuries worth of art and culture, stumbling upon a …
Venandah Madanhi (VM) sat down to talk to Katharina Looie-Kiesel (KLK) about community, education and …
Governments across the world have made ambitious commitments to cut carbon emissions and ensure that …
The Background Almost one year ago, on 25th May 2020, George Floyd was killed during …
Venandah Madanhi (VM) sat down to talk to Nada Khartabil (NK) about community, education and …
Venandah Madanhi (VM) sat down to talk to Yusuf Takoliya (YT) about community, education and …
The online retail giant’s boss announced his unexpected departure as he revealed a surge in …
Flutterwave, the payment processing company, closed a series C funding round, raising $170 million. In doing …
The chariot unearthed from the Civita Giuliana Excavation has not only challenged what is known …
Papers published at the end of 2020 that the Queen will be stepping down. According …
Big Tech bosses were forced into making the decision to ban Trump’s social media accounts, …
There have been 113 million confirmed covid-19 cases worldwide, with this set to continue to …
What’s happening? There has been an odd increase of acquisitions in the retail industry recently, …
Here’s how the GameStop saga began and what could happen next… The Reddit campaign that …
Jair Bolsonaro, the 38th president of Brazil could face charges in the International Criminal Court …
Uber drivers have recently been ruled as workers, rather than as self-employed, in the highest …
New legislation In April 2020, the House of Commons published a briefing paper regarding fly-tipping, its implications …
In 1956 the closure of the Suez Canal resulted in international trade being brought to …
TW: RAPE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE What are the figures? In a recent study by UN …
As of the 28th January, US President Joe Biden repealed the global gag rule, also …
In early January, Alphabet employees announced they have formed a union in order to protest …
The recent sad and unsettling news of Sarah Everard’s death has bought up the discussion and awareness …
Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes loses bid to dismiss criminal charges. A federal judge has denied …
The controversial Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill has passed its second reading in the House of …
Whilst 2020 has been a nightmarish year for the vast majority, a select few have …
Blood donations and transfusions save and improve thousands of lives every year. The donation criterion …
Billionaires have become somewhat of a controversial topic in recent times, with many having finally …
Pre-COVID, when we used to be able to roam around the world and the country …
The Mayor of Amsterdam, Femke Halsema, wants to ban tourists in cannabis coffeeshops, in order …
UEFA says this summer’s football European Championship (more commonly known as the Euro) will go …
In the heat of last summer, it felt like things were changing. As statutes toppled, …
From the 26th March 2021, laws on organ and tissue donation are changing in Scotland. …
In December of 2019, a hospital trust stated that they were the first in the …
As permafrost increasingly melts, scientists have raised their concerns on what this means for our health.
Large crowds in Argentina were jubilant as it was announced Congress has legalised abortions up …
The Issue: ‘Period poverty’ is an issue that requires more attention. Due to the taboo …
On the 20th January 2021, the repeated and sustained attack on reproductive rights was over, …
A-level results day 2020 was held on Thursday the 13th of August and, despite the …
Opinion piece Lately it feels as though every time the government is mentioned it is …
Many university students across the UK have felt helpless because of the coronavirus pandemic. Although …
COVID restrictions have transformed university life and set off a student revolt. As an academic …
Apple will commence production of its ‘Apple Car’ – an autonomous vehicle with innovative battery …
Mauritius is famous for being a beautiful tropical island in the middle of the Indian …
The Supreme Court heard in November 2020 an appeal against the Financial Conduct Authority for …
On 6th January, Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in scenes that sent shockwaves around the …
The deputy minister for religious affairs in Malaysia has submitted a proposal to amended the …
Airbnb’s initial public offering was the largest US IPO of 2020, with stock values doubling …
When Rishi Sunak sets out his Budget on Wednesday, his credentials as Chancellor will undergo …
As Rihanna, amongst other celebrities, tweeted about the Indian farmer’s protest, there has been a …
Post-Brexit Policy As of writing this article, it has been two full weeks since the …
The race to save the planet from self-decay because of the never-ending climate crisis is …
In the backdrop of the rapid decline of our planet’s health, with dramatic manifestations such …
The end of the most dreadful year of this decade, 2020, brings with it the …
Opinion Piece Amongst the news recently was the announcement that Sex and the City will …
Background Divorce rates amongst couples around the world have spiked during the pandemic and now it …
Rio Tinto – a leading global mining group – has come under intense scrutiny over …
Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick announced the extension of the business evictions ban to March 2021 …
A ground-breaking study has revealed that the action of moving the facial muscles to smile …
The decision to exclude Palestinians living under occupation from the Covid-19 vaccine is an unequivocal violation of international law.
The Neverland Ranch of the popstar Michael Jackson has reportedly been sold for $22 million …
Following the removal of slave trader Edward Colston’s statue during the Black Lives Matter protests …
We live in an age marked by our identities. And this is not me arguing …
[TW: This article discusses rape and sexual assault, in links may also carry the same …
Palm oil: it’s so much a part of our lives now that you’ve probably already …
At 40-years old, Brandon Bernard was the youngest person to be executed by the US Federal Government …
Whether we like it or not, Covid-19 has dominated the global scene in 2020. It …
What is a refugee? Article 1 of the 1951 UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for …
Government support has been keeping the economy afloat as the pandemic and its repercussions continue …
The global superstar rugby team of New Zealand, the All Blacks, are in search of …
In Greek, the term Euthanasia translate into “good death”, as the practise is designed to …
Big Four giant Deloitte snaps up London law firm. On Tuesday 3rd November, the legal …
Boris Johnson has gone against an independent commission and handed a peerage to a Tory …
Farmers in India have been blocking the roads to Delhi as part of ongoing protests …
Sunday 3rd of January marked Bitcoin’s 12th birthday and oh has it grown this past …
On Saturday 7 November 2020, America chose Democrat Joe Biden as it’s 46th president. With Donald Trump having left …
When the news broke on Christmas Eve that Boris Johnson and his negotiating team had …
Opinion Piece The Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp was born in the wake of the 9/11 …
COVID-19 has placed much of the world into a holding pattern. With players from different …
Western powers could singlehandedly help bring an end to the morally bankrupt war in Yemen ― instead, they wilfully choose to prolong it for profit.
*Trigger Warning* This piece contains mentions of violence and domestic abuse. If you need help …
2020 has pushed science to its boundaries in 2020 in a bid to understand Covid-19. …
Moncler cements itself as a forerunner in the luxury fashion industry by acquiring keynote designer …
Subway appeared in court in regards to the taxation on their bread. In Ireland, essential …
All current perspectives of mental health disorders are mainly based on the perspective of a …
On October 9th, the World Food Programme (WFP) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for …
More children around the world – including in the UK – are becoming malnourished because …
There had been an inquiry earlier this year by the FIA who govern Formula One. …
The domestic use of flying cars is a fast growing sector, one likely to be …
This October, tragically, London’s Royal Opera House has sought to auction a portrait of its …
On October 5th, Europol released their annual Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) 2020. The document is …
Guinea lies on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The West African country has sparked …
The Lagos State governor finds himself facing International scrutiny as Nigerian’s at home and abroad …
In a progressively health conscious society, we are more inclined to scrutinise the ingredients in …
Permission to release Recently, Florida officials granted permission for hundreds of millions of genetically engineered …