WHO reveal decline in new TB cases is insufficient to eradicate disease by 2030
Anushiri Ghosh reports that new cases of TB are decreasing at an average rate of 4.3%, but this may not be enough to rid us of TB by 2030.
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The Rees-Mogg ‘kiss in’ proves that protest still has a unique role in debate
When Jacob Rees Mogg came to visit campus I was excited. Not because I was a fan, far from it, but because I relished the idea of publicly questioning him. In the end I missed the talk, courtesy of a three hour wait for a Stagecoach bus. However for many...
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Cinema and Love: How does ‘Call Me By Your Name’ capture it?
Questions of love permeate so much of cinema. What is love? What does it do to you? How should one feel when in love? For me, there is yet to be an answer to these questions that matches what is presented in Call Me By Your Name (2017). Whilst all things...
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Playing the waiting game
We’ve all been there. Scouring the internet for any shred of evidence of the next game in a franchise, piecing together their track record of churning out games, comparing their other projects. Waiting for a game is hard man, and having it confirmed that you won’t be seeing a trace...
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‘Send in Stewie, Please’ – the future of Family Guy
Reece Goodall reviews 'Send in Stewie, Please', and discusses whether or not there is a future for Family Guy as it enters its 16th season
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Study concludes lower back pain treatment is not effective
Matthew Dale reports that lower back pain is treated badly on a global scale, according to a study contributed to by Warwick Medical School.
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English universities charging international students more each year
A report from the Higher Education Funding Council (HEFCE) suggests that universities across England have been increasing fees for international students to increase their income instead of recruiting a bigger cohort.
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Unwrapping the Easter Holiday
Writer Giles Allen- Bowden shares his personal experience about growing up and celebrating the Easter holiday.
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Ready Player One: Review
When you pitch a film that’s all about pop culture, if you want to do it well, you’re going to need the rights to a lot of IP. And who better to get those rights from than the man who owns a good chunk of them? Steven Spielberg. It feels...
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Is Fall Out Boy’s Mania here to save rock and roll?
It may not be Saturday but that doesn’t mean the night’s going to be any less of a thriller. It’s the 27th of March and Birmingham Arena is filled with fans ready to dance – dance to Fall Out Boy, the emo pop-rock quartet from Chicago, as they begin their...
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Is there a ‘right’ way to interpret a text?
One of the pleasures of being an English Literature student is never really being ‘right’. Our essays are marked not on what we say but how well we say it. Interpreting a novel, play or poem is to look at the themes, language and context of it and put forward...
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ESA’s plans for a home amongst the stars
Dan Turley reports on ESA's mission, Ariel, with the aim of finding and characterising exoplanets, and potentially find us a home amongst the stars.
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‘Hell’s Waiting Room’: review of Macbeth at the RSC
The fact that our two national companies have proven themselves incapable of producing a satisfying production of Macbeth says little for the state of Britain’s theatre scene. Of course, Macbeth is by no means a play easily conquered: many of history’s finest actors – including Gielgud, Richardson, Laughton, and O’Toole...
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