Leading Members of Government Found to Have Breached Lockdown Restrictions Multiple Times
Words by Evie Felton, Staff Writer Over the course of January 2022, a series of allegations have come to light implicating various members of the Government and Civil Service, including…
Eastbourne Bin Strike Continues: Workers Walk Out Over Pay and Safety
By Jasmine Crowhurst, News sub-editor GMB Union members in Eastbourne had taken industrial action on 3 individual days: December 31, January 7 and January 10. The Strike continued on Friday…
National Review Into Arthur Labinjo-Hughes’ Case
Words by Sophie McMahon, Comment Print Editor Trigger warnings for child abuse and death. The Education Secretary, Nadhim Zahawi, announced on Sunday 5th December that a national review will take…
Stop and Search Increases By 24% in One Year in England and Wales
Words by Billy Stack, Staff Writer A Home Office report published on Thursday November 18th revealed a 24% rise in the use of stop and search orders by the police…
UK Wide Protests Shed Light on Maternity Staffing and Safety Crisis
Words by Maisie Levitt, Online News Editor On Sunday the 21st of November, health workers, midwives and parents protested across the UK over an increasing staffing and safety crisis in…
Fear of Home Office Bill Removing British Citizenship Without Notice ‘Would Repeat Windrush Mistakes’
Words by Rebecca Chitolie, News Editor A new amendment to a comprehensive immigration bill could allow the Home Office to strip individuals of their British citizenship without notice to appeal,…
UCU Votes for Nationwide University Strikes
Words by Connor Drescher, Staff Writer UCU, a major union for University workers rights, has held a ballot in which its members voted to take strike action and ASOS (action…
Liverpool Bombing – One Dead, One Injured in Women’s Hospital Blast
Words by Connor Drescher, Staff Writer Trigger warnings for violence and death. A man who detonated a home-made explosive device outside of Liverpool Women’s Hospital on Remembrance Sunday (the 14th…
Revealed: ⅓ of Vital Flooding Defences in the Hands of Private Companies
Words by Stephen Arkley, Staff Writer Greenpeace’s investigative arm ‘Unearthed’ has revealed that a third of England’s most vital flood defences were privately owned, with 1,000 of these either in…
Study Shows That HPV Vaccine Has The Potential to Reduce Cervical Cancer Rates By Nearly 90%
Words by Ruta Cakla, Staff Writer Last week experienced exciting news in the medical research community as a new study funded by Cancer Research UK and published in The Lancet,…
Concerns Over Government Corruption Mount
Words by Rebecca Chitolie, News Editor MPs have been calling on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to address allegations of government corruption, as he faces calls for multiple ethics inquiries. Previous…
Covid Vaccines to be Compulsory for NHS Staff in England From April
Words by Jasmine Crowhurst, News Sub-editor Covid-19 vaccinations are set to be made mandatory for 1.45 million NHS staff in England, despite criticism that forcing frontline workers to be jabbed…
COP26: The Climate Change Conference So Far
Words by Megan Whitehead, Staff Writer The 26th annual Conference for Parties on climate change was held at Scottish Events Campus in Glasgow. The two-week conference, spanning from the 31st…
The Lewes Bonfire 2021
Words by Will Potter, Staff Writer The UK’s largest bonfire night was reintroduced to the town of Lewes on Friday night as an estimated 30,000 people returned following a year’s…
Anger as Bill Banning ‘Abhorrent’ Fire and Rehire Blocked by Government
Words by Rebecca Chitolie, News Editor On October 22nd, Ministers blocked a Commons bill that would have prevented the practice of companies firing staff and then rehiring them on worse…
Government Considering Limit on Creative Arts Degrees to Control Postgrad Debt
Words by Maisie Levitt, Online News Editor The British government has been discovered to be considering putting a limit on the number of students able to study creative degrees in…
London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone To Come Into Full Force
Words by Rebecca Chitolie, News Editor From the 25th October, London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), will expand from central London to the areas in between the North Circular Road…
New Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease Accepted by NHS
Words by Lucy Evans, Staff Writer The first new treatment for sickle cell anaemia for 20 years has been accepted for use by the NHS. Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is…
Brighton Bin Strike: No End in Sight
Words by Robyn Cowie, Online Production Editor Across Brighton and Hove, vast amounts of rubbish and waste are beginning to pile up as the realities of the bin strike continue.…
Phoenix Art Space Presents PRESS+PLAY Festival of Print
By Beth Pratt, News Print Editor Phoenix Art Space has announced a five-week celebration of contemporary printmaking to showcase “emerging and established makers” in November. In an interview discussing the…