Caterpillar causes chaos for British supermarkets
Marks & Spencer has lodged an intellectual property claim against Aldi over its Cuthbert the caterpillar cake. M&S have made the claim that Cuthbert is too similar to their own…
Boomtown cancelled again: Lack of government COVID insurance to blame
The Hampshire hosted festival Boomtown, self-coined a ‘living theatre’, has been cancelled for the second year in a row. Initially scheduled for 11th-15th August 2021 the festival announced on Monday…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Office for National Statistics calls for students to complete the national census
The Office for National Statistics is calling for students who haven’t yet completed the online 2021 census – which previously had a deadline of March 21 – to do so…
Blaze tears through swathes of Cox’s Bazaar refugee camp, Bangladesh
A large fire has broken out in Balukhali camp on Monday afternoon claiming the lives of 15 with that number likely to rise in the coming days. An estimated 400…
Saudi Arabia proposes Yemen peace plan amidst Houthi offensive
Last week, Saudi Arabia put forward a peace plan aimed at ending the Yemeni Civil War. This proposal comes around the 6th anniversary of the entrance of the Saudi led…
Israel election stalemate
Paths to victory remain unclear as Israel’s election results produce a deadlock. No party succeeded in obtaining the 61 seats necessary to form a governing majority in Israel’s system of…
UK comes under fire for its overhaul of the asylum system
On 24 March, Priti Patel announced a New Immigration Plan aimed at stopping unregulated entries in the UK. Under this plan, asylum claims would be assessed primarily on how immigrants…
Ethiopia accuse Eritrea of human rights violation
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission have alleged that Eritrean forces killed over 100 civilians in Aksum, Tigray, during a two-day massacre last November. The alleged killings, which took place on…
Brighton cinemas set to reopen
Three cinemas in Brighton are set to reopen from 17 May, with the easing of national lockdown restrictions expected to go ahead. The venues include the Duke of York’s Picturehouse,…
US relations with Russia worsen
Russian diplomats have gone on the offensive this week following Joe Biden’s “killer” accusation made against Vladimir Putin. The 46th U.S President called Putin a killer amid claims that Moscow…
Sussex’s Model United Nations Conference wraps up for this year
With the ceremonial hit of a lamp on a desk (instead of the usual gavel), this year’s Sussex Model UN conference came to a close on March. Model UN is…