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Could new rules lead rugby to become a minority sport?

French rugby is ablaze: it’s lit up with superstar Olympic gold medal-winning players like Antoine Dupont; houses a raucous national stadium feared by travelling countries; and has two fiercely competitive home leagues with the top league home to the winners of the European Champions Cup for the last four years...
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By , Oct. 31, 2024

Pattie Gonia: The drag queen breaking new ground in the name of queer climate justice

Pattie Gonia, a drag queen from Nebraska, has made a name for themselves by fostering a community of over 1,000,000 queer environmentalists. Six years ago, they went viral for click-clacking her heels along a mountaintop trail. This internet fame helped them discover a unique intersection between the fight for both queer and climate justice – a marriage of their two great passions. At a time when extreme climate events, like the recent hurricanes Helene and Milton, are leaving swathes of the US devastated, and anti-drag bills are being proposed across the nation, Patti fights for the protection of natural spaces for all, championing the need for the climate movement to be inclusive to all.  
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By , Oct. 30, 2024

Can you change the minds of climate deniers?

Do you believe in climate change? Statistically, the chances are you do. Around three in four people in the UK believe and are worried about the effects of climate change, according to the 2021 Census. But for something that may seem obvious to most, there are still a significant number of people who believe climate change is a made-up concept.  
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By , Oct. 30, 2024

Tory leadership candidate looks to axe student loans for ‘worst-performing university courses’

Conservative leadership candidate Robert Jenrick has suggested he would cut student loans for “low-value degrees”.   The candidate revealed that he would aim to cut funding towards the worst performing 10% of courses in a speech delivered on Wednesday to the Thatcherite Centre for Policy Studies. Jenrick is one of...
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By , Oct. 30, 2024