As Joe Root slumped to his knees fielding at silly mid-on, one image depicted the sorry state of English test cricket better than any words. The test team is broken, and will be for a very long time. Root looked broken, devoid of any ideas; he was rightly embarrassed at the...
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Using layers of serious confrontation is not always the most accessible way to talk about social issues and conflicts. That is why the latest Warwick Rep Theatre Company production, The Televangelist, succeeded in winning over the audience. Written by Katie Stockton, the play is full of witty and memorable lines...
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2011 gave us Gnomeo & Juliet, the re-telling of the classic Shakespearean play ‘Romeo and Juliet’, and 2018 is not one to disappoint. Enter Sherlock Gnomes. While both these films have A-list voices and bring famous works of literature to a younger audience, the gnome franchise is one ‘gnomebody’ (am...
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“I guess we’re still doing the band thing,” lead singer Justin Young reflects as he surveys the London crowd. It seems so. With a recent change in line-up and new album Combat Sports under their belt, this massive Alexandra Palace show marks something of a homecoming for the Vaccines. Having...
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Racism is rife at British universities, and it has been since universities were founded. The main forms of racism can be categorised into three areas: racism amongst students, racism in the curriculum and racist discrimination by or towards university employees. If we are to end these injustices, it is time...
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As the end of exams finally come into sight and we start getting excited about summer, it’s time to look at Warwickshire’s July festivals, the latest instalment of local festivals. If you’re looking to hang around the area during July, then why not take the opportunity to delve into some...
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Katy Lawrence reports on the app which could help you tackle your carbon 'forkprint'.
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Racial slurs, ‘black versus white’ training games and career ending threats – Chelsea’s description of the most recent bout of allegations concerning its youth team as ‘abhorrent’ does not need to be debated. What does need unpicking, however, is the time it has taken for these accusations to surface. These...
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Potentially one of the most well-known – and well-loved – British indie rock bands to have emerged from the past ten years, The Vaccines have just released their fourth album. Combat Sports is a thirty-three-minute jaunt in a classic three-chord Vaccines way, at times vibrant and surprisingly heartfelt. As a...
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My parents’ marriage, or lack thereof is a topic I tend to avoid, a topic that until now I would not have thought had influenced my view on relationships. But it undoubtedly has. Looking back, I don’t even remember my parents being together, so how could my parents’ marriage influence...
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Reece Goodall discusses how we only read political books which align with our ready-formed views, so is there a point to political books?
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The University of Buckingham has vowed to become the first university in the UK to become “drug-free” by forcing students to sign contracts forbidding the taking of drugs on university grounds. As the number of students being disciplined for drug use has risen by 42% over the last two years,...
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