Last month, 63-year-old Alice Johnson was released from prison after being granted clemency by President Donald Trump. Johnson was jailed in 1996, receiving a life sentence without parole, for taking part in a cocaine distribution ring and was convicted on charges of attempted possession of drugs and money-laundering in Tennessee....
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Maya Kad investigates which weather forecast apps we can trust (if any) to make the most of our weekend plans.
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Figures from UCAS show an increase in the university application gender gap, with around 98,000 more women than men applying by the end of June to start Higher Education in the autumn. With 269,660 male applicants, as of the end of last month men were outnumbered by the 367,300 women that have applied.
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If the name Michael Crichton seems familiar to you, it’s quite likely because you know one of his most famous works, Jurassic Park. Another of his texts, Next, revolves around future developments and advances in biotechnology. Whilst the novel is fictional, it is based around biological concepts and practices that...
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Warwick Comedy are back with their second show for the Edinburgh Fringe, this time a stand-up extravaganza, Comics Sans Experience. What’s the concept? Comics Sans Experience, already a hilarious title, is a stand-up comedy gig with a rotating group of Warwick stand-ups showing off their best 5-10 minutes of comedy material....
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The UK has seen a start to summer like it hasn’t in a long time, and the majority of our population are celebrating this by basking in the sun, enjoying all the World Cup, Wimbledon and cricket excitement that’s on offer. However, for those of us not quite beach-body ready,...
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I had told all my friends to buy theirs, and ordered myself a second copy of Sophie Mackintosh’s The Water Cure before I realised I’d heard her name before. As it turned out, she was not only a Warwick alumni but a graduate of my exact degree – English and...
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Raheem Rashid reports on the technological advancements which have allowed the NHS to become so successful, with 70 years of healthcare under its belt.
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Raheem Rashid looks at the enduring popularity of daytime TV and what makes the perfect daytime line-up...
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Ben Howard’s career began with the release of his first EP in 2008, entitled Games in the Dark, and he then hit mainstream charts with his double-platinum Every Kingdom LP in 2011. Howard tasted immediate success and continued to do so, winning a Brit Award for Best Male Solo Artist...
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Orwell’s 1984 is a dystopia, depicting a society under constant surveillance under authoritarian regime which even imposes a new language, ‘Newspeak’, on its citizens to restrict their freedoms. The ruling party in Orwell’s novel, Ingsoc, have created a world in which every member of society is watching and simultaneously being...
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The University of Warwick’s Student Union (SU) has announced that £400,000 from forfeited strike wages will be invested in the university hardship fund and building new study spaces. The move came after “sustained lobbying” by the Sabbatical Officer team, whose duties include opposing fees and cuts, as well as increasing...
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With a rise of over 25% of people using sexual health clinics in England since 2012, the government continues to cut local authorities’ public health budgets, leaving clinics struggling to meet the demand and needs of the public. Sex remains a taboo topic, and will do for the foreseeable future....
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