‘Get Out’ Review
Rasmus Eriksson reviews 'Get Out', a film which succeeds in exploring racial relations in modern-day America, toying with horror elements, and keeping viewers entertained throughout.
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Conservative MPs to see verdict on electoral fraud before June Elections
Two dozen Conservative MPs under investigation for electoral fraud will find out whether they face prosecution in the weeks before the surprise elections on June 8, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has confirmed. The announcement on whether the Conservative MPs accused of misrepresenting local and national spending rules to bypass...
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Warwick student Timothy Armoo is revolutionising digital marketing
Timothy Armoo, is a Warwick student and founder of ‘Fanbytes’; a start-up that helps brands to build viral social media and video campaigns. The second-year computer science student recently won the Black British Business Award, demonstrating a recognition by the wider community of his endeavours in tapping into a new...
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The Jug and Jester has closed down
The Jug and Jester, one of Leamington Spa’s two JD Wetherspoon pubs and a regular spot for Warwick students, has closed down. No formal announcement was made prior to the pub’s closure, although The Jug and Jester was purchased by pub company Stonegate, who own brands including the Slug and...
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French Presidential Election: Macron and Le Pen advance
Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen have won the first round of the French presidential election. There will be a second vote on May 7, and the winner will become the next President of France. This unconventional election has seen four frontrunners vying for the presidency – Macron, Le Pen,...
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WhatsApp: Saving your pride one drunk message at a time
We’ve all been there. Two in the morning, stumbling home from the bar after “one quick drink” with your flat. In one hand a polystyrene container holding your takeaway (cheesy chips being the obvious choice) and in the other you clutch your phone. For some reason, the dark night sky...
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Travel Misadventures: (Not) Surviving an Overnight Airport Stay
At my first attempt at writing this, I was thousands of miles away from home, nestled in a chair outside a Burger King, underneath the yawning roof of Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport’s noisy domestic terminal. Let’s amend that sentence. ‘Nestled’ is not the optimum verb to use to describe the way...
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Doctor Who – Smile
After last week’s opener was largely devoted to introducing new companion Bill, we now have the mandatory first full-length off-world adventure for the new character. As with previous early companion stories, the episode ‘Smile’ is largely a light-hearted affair, though a balanced enough looming threat and solid work from the...
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French Presidential Elections: voters head to polls for first round
Voters in France and abroad are heading to the polls today to elect the republic’s new president as the first round of voting begins. An unconventional campaign has left four frontrunners vying for the presidency: the National Front (FN) leader Marine Le Pen, the anti-establishment banker and former finance minister Emmanuel...
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Zelda: Breath of the Wild Review
Just when everyone thought Nintendo was out of the game, they come out and release something like Breath of the Wild. This brilliant nostalgia fest is exactly what was needed for a Nintendo revival. It manages to stand out in originality from previous Zelda games while simultaneously feeding our childhoods back...
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Young professionals paying more to live in popular areas
Young professionals are now paying an extra £71,000 on average to buy a home in the UK’s 20 most popular postal districts, according to new research from Lloyds Bank. In one of the top 20 areas, the average house price is £735,874. This is 13% or £71,158 more than the...
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Jeremy Paxman denies claims University Challenge is sexist
University Challenge host Jeremy Paxman has insisted that the show is not sexist, despite a significant lack of female contestants. In an article the Financial Times, the presenter attributed this to students handpicking their own teams and a supposed male preference for quiz contests. This follows a series which saw...
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Maigret’s Night at the Crossroads
People always tout the BBC as the jewel in the crown of British television, but somewhere it has really failed to make a mark is period crime drama. ITV really brings home the bacon here – we had years of Agatha Christie adaptations, and the broadcaster has now turned to...
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