Lana Del Rey at Wembley Stadium: Inspired, inventive, inconsistent
Zahra Jazmina reviews Lana Del Rey's recent performance at Wembley Stadium.
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Mission Improbable: Attending 7 games in 7 days across the United States
America is home to a vast array of different sports and leagues for the nation’s fanbases to enjoy, even if much of the rest of the world couldn’t be less bothered if they tried. Even still, this time of year is often considered as a barren spell for American sports...
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Weak Hero Class 2: Redemption and character
The critically acclaimed Korean drama Weak Hero Class 1, starring former Wanna One member Park Ji-hoon, has announced the release of its second season. The long-awaited release has faced a variety of responses from fans of both the webtoon and the first season. Despite many webtoon readers’ disappointment at the...
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Leamington continue preparations as National League North kick-off nears
Local side Leamington are upping their preparations for the new Enterprise National League North campaign. Friday night’s 3-2 loss to a Coventry City XI marked a fourth consecutive home pre-season defeat against a Football League opposition for the Brakes, but such results are not to say that their performances have...
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Keir Starmer’s Government: A year in review
When Keir Starmer was elected as Prime Minister last year, not many could have predicted just how challenging his first year in office would be. Some of this difficulty was created by outside events, whether it was war in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, Donald Trump deciding to take...
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Jeremy Jordan at the Royal Albert Hall
The first time I saw Jeremy Jordan, like many others, was in Disney’s Newsies. Yes, he may have been a 30-something-year-old playing a teenager, but from the moment he belted out ‘Santa Fe’, I was captivated. So, when I stumbled across a random TikTok announcing he’d be doing a one-night-only...
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Voting age to be lowered to 16 in landmark electoral reform
The UK Government has announced plans to lower the national voting age to 16, with legislation expected to pass in time for the next general election, which is due to take place by 2029. The move fulfils a key Labour manifesto pledge from the 2024 general election, and forms part...
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Sinner Dethrones Alcaraz in Statement Wimbledon Victory
On Sunday 13 July, World No.1 Jannik Sinner delivered a calm, clinical performance to defeat Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4, claiming his first Wimbledon title and solidifying his position as the man to beat in the post-Big Three era. This was the Wimbledon final the tennis world had been...
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Theatrical heroes or money-making zeroes?: A look into the world of Disney’s stage musicals
Charting the tale of a demigod looking to go from ‘Zero to Hero’, Disney’s Hercules first burst onto our screens back in 1997 – however, the charming story of the Greek god fighting to become his family’s hero wasn’t initially the smash hit in the box office that Disney had...
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International students question value for money as UK higher education costs surge
International students have raised serious concerns over whether enrolling in UK universities is worth the expense, amid rising visa charges, increased tuition burdens, and reduced quality of the university experience. Research by the Russell Group Students’ Unions (RGSU) has shown that average monthly living costs for international students are now...
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Red Bull Racing CEO Christian Horner sacked amid team’s worst season in years
After 20 years of stewardship as team principal of Red Bull Racing, Christian Horner was sacked from his position mid-season following the 2025 British Grand Prix. Horner leaves Red Bull as one of the most successful team bosses in the sport’s history, behind only the legendary Ron Dennis (138) for...
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Yes, broadcast TV might be dying – but students, give it one more chance
“Gen Z and Alpha are used to swiping and streaming, not flipping through broadcast TV channels.” Those are the words of Ian Macrae, Director of Market Intelligence at Ofcom, the UK’s broadcasting regulator. Take one look at the statistics, and you’d be inclined to agree with Macrae: young people seem...
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Is this human or does it just sound human? – Listening closely to the AI in podcasts
Recently, I came across a podcast episode during my research on the use of AI in podcasting. The podcast’s description mentioned that the host had uploaded a sermon they’d preached, and Google’s NotebookLM had generated a podcast episode based on it. Intrigued, I clicked play, and it started like any...
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