A Queen’s secret love letters revealed
Are letters truly ever secret? Apparently not. X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy reveals the mysteries in Marie Antoinette's letters.
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Have reusable cups been trashed?
Reusable cups were sacrificed during the pandemic, for the sake of people's health. But has it been used as an excuse to get rid of them completely?
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Pantos are great: in defence of the mocked festive tradition
In the lead up to Christmas, Sophie Flint Vázquez defends the time-honoured festive tradition of pantomimes. She argues that this a form of entertainment is to be enjoyed by all and with panto season well underway, it's time for us to all embrace our inner child.
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Max Verstappen wins world championship with Abu Dhabi GP shoot-out victory
After the closest F1 season in living memory, it all came down to one lap – a lap that gave Max Verstappen the Abu Dhabi GP victory, and with it, the world championship. His championship rival Lewis Hamilton, stuck on old tyres after a race in the lead, could do...
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Omicron variant cases confirmed in Warwickshire
The Director of Public Health for Warwickshire has confirmed that as of 6th December, there were at least two confirmed cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in the county.
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The race of our lives
At the start of the 2021 F1 season, many were expecting, or at least hoping for, one of the best Formula 1 seasons in recent memory, after years of drab, predictable racing. Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes had dominated for years, with a far superior car to the rest of the...
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Omicron, and the future of the pandemic
Reece Goodall discusses the growing concern surrounding the new Omicron variant and the current views of the scientific community.
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Finance must lose its social elitism
Noah Keate explores social elitism within finance and how it occurs.
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Watchdog suggests student refunds over lecturer strikes
The Office for Students (OfS) has suggested that universities refund students disrupted by the recent lecturer strikes across the UK.
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How technology has reshaped Christmas
Reece Goodall discusses the impact that technology has had on how we celebrate Christmas over its long history.
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Rycroft – A Christmas Slaying, Part I
In a Christmas special written just for 'The Boar', Reece Goodall crafts a haunting Christmas murder mystery over four parts from his own Professor Rycroft series. Keep your eyes peeled for the next instalments in this mini series!
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Why don’t we listen to new Christmas songs?
Reece Goodall explores why older Christmas songs are popular year after year - despite new Christmas music coming out all the time.
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Thirty-one activists arrested after taking action at Amazon sites in Coventry and Rugeley
Extinction Rebellion activists have been arrested following demonstrations on Black Friday at two different Amazon sites in the West Midlands.
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