Covid-19 breaches: Students evicted from on-campus accommodation
Words by Kiran Sokhi Students of the University of Sussex have been evicted from on-campus accommodation as a consequence of breaching Covid-19 restrictions for instance by throwing parties in halls…
Petition aims to secure ‘real’ graduation ceremony at Brighton University
Words by Joshua Talbot A petition to secure a ‘real’ graduation ceremony for the University of Brighton’s class of 2020 has reached over 2500 signatures, after they were told that…
Corbyn readmitted to the Labour party
Words by Ettie Langridge On Tuesday 17 November it was announced Jeremy Corbyn would be readmitted into the Labour party following a ruling by the NEC panel. The divisive decision…
Hope for Covid-19 vaccine to be available mid-2021
Words by Grace Raines COVID-19 trial vaccines have produced promising efficiency rates of 90% and above this month, though mass vaccination is not expected until mid-2021, with society’s most vulnerable…
New Tier system to be introduced after lockdown
Words by Oliver Mizzi A new tier system is to be introduced in England from 2 December – the end of the month-long national lockdown. The system, which is a…
Manchester University faces student protests
Words by Luke Thomson A group of nine students at the University of Manchester have finished their occupation of the recently decommissioned Owens Park Tower building. They were there since…
Sussex reveals plans to get students home for Christmas
Words by Stevie Elkington The University of Sussex is participating in the Government’s mass asymptomatic testing programme and they will offer tests from November 30 until December 11. Sussex will…
Public outrage as MPs block plan to extend Free School meals over school holidays
Words by Summer Kelly On 23 October MPs rejected a Labour motion to extend free school meals into the school holidays. The defeat was 322 votes to 261 as the…
Jeremy Corbyn suspended from Labour after report finds the Party ‘acted unlawfully’ over anti-Semitism.
Labour suspends former leader for comments made after the release of critical EHRC report on anti-Semitism within the party.
COVID-19: PM announces month-long nationwide lockdown
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called for a nationwide lockdown commencing Thursday 5 November.
Grenfell Tower notebooks “binned”; police now investigating
Words by Grace Curtis On 19 October, a former project manager on the Grenfell Tower refurbishment admitted that she had “binned” several notebooks that potentially contained important information relating to…
Cancer drug leads to Multiple Sclerosis breakthrough
Trials lead to first-ever success in the repair of nerve coating in humans, fueling hope for sufferers of the disease.
Arrests made as police halt XR ‘Lightship Greta’ march
Words by Ella Makin At least four Brightonians have been arrested after a march for government intervention in the climate refugee crisis was stopped and had its barge seized, amidst…
Urgent Stem Cell Appeal
Call out for students to donate stem cells to help 4-year-old boy
‘Downgrading’ system threatens to leave hundreds of A-Level students disappointed
Hundreds of students receiving A-Level results this year faced disappointment, due to the downgrading of centre-assessed grades affecting students across the UK.
Manchester Arena bombing: Hashem Abedi given minimum 55-year life sentence
The brother and accomplice of the Manchester Arena suicide bomber is facing a minimum of 55-years life imprisonment following the murder of 22 people, in what has been described as…
Brexit negotiations derailed as UK Government table controversial legislation
Words by Jake Nordland Four years, three prime ministers and two general elections later, Britain is still grappling with the consequences of the country’s most comprehensive constitutional reform in its…
Open letter progress as one slave trade plaque removed
After pressure put on Brighton and Hove City Council with the announcement of an open letter earlier this week, a plaque commemorating a figure involved in slave trade has been…
UPDATED An open letter: Remove slave trade plaques now
Students of the Universities of Sussex and Brighton are being called upon to sign a letter to Brighton & Hove City Council, demanding the removal of two plaques to slave…
Thank a Teacher day: New survey reveals heightened appreciation for Brighton teachers
A survey commissioned by the Get into Teaching campaign in support of Thank a Teacher day has revealed a surge of appreciation for teachers in Brighton. The new research has…