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A novel way of targeting brain cancer

A median survival of only 15 months following diagnosis makes glioblastoma multiforme the most aggressive brain tumour – with local tumour recurrence in up to 90% of cases despite intervention.…

Chad’s President Idriss Déby dies from combat wounds

Chad’s President Idriss Déby died from combat wounds on 20 April, the country’s military has confirmed. The 68-year-old died while visiting troops in northern Chad, where the army is fighting…

The Day Fans Saved Football

Never before has the football world banded together so quickly as they did last week and it was all for one reason, to stop the Super League.

How I Ended up Running the Only Cinema in Brighton

Words By Laila Rumbold – Kazzuz In October 2020, Brighton’s cinemas announced that they were closing, or ‘hibernating’ as Cineworld put it. Duke of York’s Picturehouse and Dukes at Komedia,…

Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Rachael Blackmore Wins the Grand National

Rachael Blackmore became the first woman to ever win the Grand National. In the competitions one hundred and seventy three year history, the sport has been considered a privileged, boys…

Oldest sequenced DNA reveals new mammoth species

The record for sequencing the oldest DNA is now held by ancient mammoth DNA over one million years old, breaking the previous record from a horse leg bone estimated at…

Czech Republic blames Russia for explosion at arm’s depot

Czech authorities have announced that two Russian nationals are linked to an arms depot explosion that occurred in 2014. The explosion resulted in the deaths of two people. The two,…

Russia announces withdrawal of forces from Ukrainian border

After a month-long military build-up Russia has announced it will begin to withdraw its forces from the Ukrainian border. The build-up, which Russia has claimed is part of military inspections…

Interview: Wolf Alice Discusses ‘Blue Weekend’

After a four-year-long hiatus, the London-based alternative rock band Wolf Alice has announced their third album ‘Blue Weekend’, and it's a banger.

A farmer, a propellant tank and the future of SpaceX

Why was part of a SpaceX rocket found on a rural farm in Washington? Falcon 9 is a partially reusable rocket employed by SpaceX mainly for its Starlink missions. Starlink…

The US heads nations in pledging new climate goals

In a virtual summit held on 22 April, Joe Biden has pledged to cut US carbon emissions by 50% below 2005 levels by the year 2050. This doubles the amount…

Bomb found in Northern Irish police vehicle

Earlier this month, Northern Ireland saw 12 days of sporadic violence, with crowds of predominantly young people rioting in towns and cities almost nightly since the end of March. Armed…

A Well Awaited Festival

Words by Elijah Arief Brighton is set to play host to it’s annual Brighton Fringe Festival on the 28th of May after receiving a £143,000 fund from the governments Arts…

Amelia Sandie: Basketball, Injury and Her Journey to the US

Basketball has consistently struggled to find it’s footing amongst the major sports in the UK.

Review: Klara in the Sun

Words By Hanani Aslam Klara and the Sun, Kazuo Ishiguro’s eighth novel and first book since winning the Nobel Prize in 2017, presents an elegant tale about artificial intelligence, love,…

Derek Chauvin found guilty for murder of George Floyd

On 21 April, Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering civilian George Floyd on 25 May 2020 during his arrest for allegedly using a fake 20$ bill.…

Second Covid wave in India sees dramatic rise in cases and deaths amidst new variant

A second Covid-19 wave in India reached new heights last week as the country struggled to cope with the combined effects of a more contagious variant, medical supply shortages and…

Sussex ranked in top 50 for global sustainability

The university of Sussex has ranked 41st in the Times Higher Education World Impact Rankings 2021 and ninth highest out of UK universities. A total of 1,115 institutions were ranked.…

Postponed Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner Elections

Elections for the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) will take place on Thursday 6 May, in 12 days time, a year after they were postponed due to coronavirus. Police…

Missing the Movies: Our Favourite Cinema Memories

With the hope and anticipation of cinema’s reopening soon, here are some favourite memories that remind us of the power of cinema. Parasite and a Post-Pub Trip by Emma Frith…