Spotlight On: Towa Bird
Amy Maloney shines a light on the musical talent of Towa Bird
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Tory peer forced to pay damages over antisemitism claims against student
A Conservative peer has been forced to pay ‘substantial damages’ after accusing a University Challenge contestant of antisemitism. Jacqueline Foster, Baroness Foster of Oxton, 76, was forced to make a public apology to Melika Gorgianeh, a second-year PhD astrophysics candidate at Oxford University, after suggesting that the student had engaged...
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How can students prioritise having a healthy lifestyle with their studies?
Up to 60% of university students suffer from poor sleep quality. 50 to 80% of students either drastically gain or lose weight in their first year of university and the majority of students only exercise once or twice a week. There is no doubt university students experience a severe decline in their physical and...
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Coventry City Council to splash £19m on new cycle lanes and road repairs
A £19.2 million programme to improve Coventry’s roads and build new cycle lanes is set to begin later this year, Coventry City Council has confirmed. The plans include a £2.3 million cycle lane in Coventry city centre, a £2.2 million route linking Coundon to Keresley and a £500k link to...
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Men writing women
“She was 5’2, thin, but curvy where she needed to be – a pure, exquisite beauty. She smiled at him with a toothy grin. He couldn’t remember her name. But it didn’t matter because that night, he had the best time of his life with her. Even though she was...
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England’s dress rehearsal for the Euros falls flat
On Saturday 23 March, England played out a lacklustre 1-0 loss at Wembley. The night saw Real Madrid-bound Endrick steal the headlines as he scored his debut goal for Brazil and became the youngest international player to ever score at Wembley, aged just 17. Both England and Brazil were missing...
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An action-packed weekend in Melbourne: A round up of the Australian Grand Prix
The Australian Grand Prix was filled with action on and off track as we returned to the Albert Park circuit for the third round of the 2024 Formula One season. From the beginning of the weekend, which saw Alex Albon’s crash in FP1 and the return of Carlos Sainz, to...
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Couture Culture: Zendaya
Often, when someone has style, is stylish, and generally knows fashion, we call them a fashion chameleon. It is seen as a compliment. I think both of these things are wrong. Chameleons are the masters of camouflage. Blending in is their best feature, so why would any fashion-forward person want to be described as a chameleon?...
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Bleachers ‘Take the Sadness out of Saturday Night’ at O2 Institute Birmingham
Lucy Gibbons reviews Bleachers' dynamic live show at Birmingham's O2 Institute.
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What makes Christopher Nolan so popular?
In a cinematic landscape barren with original ideas and auteur filmmaking, Christopher Nolan stands as a beacon of defiance. Nolan believes the film industry is doing ‘great’, as he has “made a three-hour film about Robert Oppenheimer which is R-rated and half in black-and-white – which made a billion dollars”....
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No Books on a Dead Planet: a guide to approaching the climate crisis through podcasting
Gemma Short reviews the 'No Books on a Dead Planet' podcast, a podcast analysing books centred around the climate crisis, and highlights the importance of engaging with new perspectives.
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Dame Laura Kenny: Reflecting on the career of cycling’s golden girl
Dame Laura Kenny, track cyclist and Britain’s most decorated female Olympian, has this week announced her retirement after 13 years representing Great Britain and England. To call her career of Commonwealth, European, Olympic, and World Championships success spectacular would be a profound understatement. She isn’t the only talented one in...
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Enemies to lovers: an in-depth exploration of a popular trope
Ah, enemies-to-lovers: it’s perhaps the most contentious romance trope of all, but that’s what makes it so enthralling. Although a mainstay of romance novels, it has also made its way into other genres: fantasy, classics and historical fiction to name a few. It keeps the reader on the edge of...
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