What is AUKUS?
Word by Jasmine Crowhurst, News sub-editor A new defence alliance between the UK, USA and Australia was announced on September 15 2021. Britain’s new pact with the United States and…
Las Palmas Volcanic Eruption Continues
Words by Jasmine Crowhurst, News Sub-Editor The volcano initially erupted on September 19, 2021, and continues to spew large amounts of lava across the island. It has continued along The…
Pandora Papers Leak Financial Information of the Ultra Wealthy
Words by Maisie Levitt, Online News Editor Over 600 journalists from 140 media organisations led one of the largest financial investigations ever attempted in order to leak 11.9 million documents,…
FBI accused of failing to investigate Nassar abuse allegations
Words by Beth Pratt, News Print Editor Trigger warning for sexual abuse. On Tuesday 14th September, a US senate hearing was held, diving deeper into the Larry Nassar abuse scandal…
Texas Abortion Ban Ruling put to the Test for the First Time
Words by Robyn Cowie, Online Production Editor A doctor in Texas has recently admitted to breaking the state’s new and deeply controversial law in regards to abortion and has been…
Climate change generational gap discovered to be a myth
Words by Amy Holden, Staff Writer With over 100 UK cities, towns and villages experiencing school strikes and 18 year old Greta Thunberg becoming the face of the new climate…
The starkest warning yet; takeaways from IPCC’s latest climate report
Words By Jasmine Crowhurst The UN’s climate science body published a major report on August 6th, detailing the physical changes happening to our planet and the changes projected to occur…
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN KABUL?
Words By Prerana Sengupta On August 15 Taliban fighters took control of the Afghanistan capital Kabul, after sweeping to power across much of the country in a week-long offensive. The…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Vaccination tensions slow down as EU sees the light
After a meeting held by the EU commission on 25 March, key EU leaders have stopped short from banning vaccine exports to both the UK and other nations, at least…