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…
Students Protest For University Action to Tackle Sexual Violence on Campus
Words by Emily Jayne Bruce, Staff Writer Trigger warnings for rape and sexual assault. The ‘Enough is Enough’ protest took place on Monday 15th November in the Library Square as…
We are Hiring!
We are looking for some lovely new people to join The Badger for next term in the new year.The roles we are advertising are: – News Print Editor (2-4 hrs…
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…
Vote Taken to Replace Riding with Cycling in Olympic Pentathlon
Words by Maycee Rogers, Staff Writer Significant changes are to be implemented to the modern pentathlon as horse riding is to be dropped and replaced with cycling starting at the…
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…
World Leaders Agree to End Deforestation
Words by Maisie Levitt, Online News Editor In the COP26 climate summit’s first major deal, more than 100 world leaders have agreed to put an end to global deforestation by…
Sussex to Hold a Series of Climate Events For The ESRC
Words by Beth Pratt, News Print Editor The University of Sussex will be hosting online events to “draw a wider awareness to the climate change debate” as part of The…
Deadly Crush at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Show Leaves 8 Dead
Words by Maisie Levitt, Online News Editor Trigger warnings for violence, death. A huge crush at a Travis Scott concert on the 5th of November has left 8 people dead…
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…
Refugee Puppet ‘Little Amal’ Arrives in London
Words by Megan Whitehead, Staff Writer The streets of London last week welcomed Little Amal, a 3.5 metre puppet who has made a journey of 4,970 miles across Europe in…
Hundreds Strip Nude Near Dead Sea to Highlight Climate Crisis
Words by Jasmine Crowhurst, News sub-editor The statement was a photoshoot that involved 300 people stripped naked – covering themselves only in white body paint – to pose together in…
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…
Kan Ye Do That? Ye(s) He Kan
Words by Georgie Marriott, Staff Writer On the 19th October, rapper, religious leader, attempted politician, reality star and father of four; formerly known as Kanye West changed his name to…
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…
Alec Baldwin Shooting – One Dead, One Injured in Prop Gun Accident
Words by Connor Drescher, Staff Writer Trigger warnings for violence and death. A tragic accident on the set of the new film ‘Rust’ has resulted in the death of the…