A celebration of Queer stories – the 39th annual BFI Flare Festival
Mason Stannard-Parages gives an insider's look into the BFI's renowned LGBTQIA+ film festival
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Bayern Munich explore lawsuit against Canadian FA
The relationship between club teams and their international counterparts has always been one fraught with tension, more akin to that of rivals than a symbiotic relationship where both benefit from the world class players they have in their arsenal. Yet the case of Alphonso Davies is a unique one. Yes,...
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Def Leppard’s ‘Hysteria’: A tale of friendship, tragedy, and triumph
Joshua Keeble tells the tale of trials and tribulations faced by Def Leppard for their album 'Hysteria', which started recording 40 years ago.
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Tate Modern releases their 25/26 programme
Maria Balshaw, Director of Tate, said “2026 will be a particularly exciting year for Tate,” and how right she is. Revealed on 24 March, the upcoming programme for the South Bank institution schedules female dominated shows with the works of Tracey Emin, Frida Kahlo, and Ana Mendieta. The landmark Young...
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Olivier Awards 2025: the results
After nominations were released last month, the long-anticipated results for the 2025 Olivier Awards have finally been announced during the ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall in London, hosted this year by Beverley Knight and Billy Porter. Fiddler on the Roof, directed by Jordan Fein, led this year’s awards with...
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Universities review transgender policies following Sussex free speech fine
Several universities have begun reviewing or removing transgender policies from their websites, following the record-breaking £585,000 fine issued to the University of Sussex for breaching free speech policies. The Office for Students (OfS) handed out the largest fine it has ever demanded of a university after it deemed Sussex had failed...
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University of Warwick reveals new sleep therapy to improve worker mental health
The University of Warwick has pioneered a new sleep therapy which promises to improve mental health among UK workers. The therapy takes place online and is a hybrid approach to treat insomnia and emotional regulation which aims to improve sleep quality and mental health. Poor sleep has a massive knock-on...
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Parasocial love: why we care who Selena Gomez dates
Even though Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber broke up for the last time about seven years ago, for many, #Jelena is still alive and well. Selena’s engagement to Benny Blanco rekindled debates around Bieber and Gomez’s relationship, leading people to question: When will the conversation end? Why do we keep...
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Universities struggle to detect flagrant AI usage amongst students, leaving few punished
The vast increase in students relying on AI for university work and assessments has led to concerns about the disproportionately small number of students sanctioned for breach of rules. According to a survey by the Higher Education Policy Institute, over 90% of undergraduate students attending Russell Group universities use AI large...
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Arts graduates ditch dream jobs for the tech industry, in search for higher salaries
Dream jobs are becoming a thing of the past, as students studying the arts follow the money into the ever-growing tech industry, a report from The Sunday Times reveals. Jobs within the arts industry often demand intense hours, with little or no work-life balance, and a salary which is...
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Climate News: Government announces plans to extend peatland burning ban
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) have announced plans to ban the burning of deep peat on a further 146,000 hectares of land in a press release on March 31. Peatland – often described as England’s ‘lungs’ – is a rare global habitat of which the UK...
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‘Massive’ Warwickshire solar farm approved despite stiff local opposition
Councillors have narrowly approved a “huge” solar farm in Warwickshire following staunch opposition from local residents. Fosse Way Solar Farm will be built on a site covering 81 hectares of agricultural land south of Leamington Spa. The solar farm will have a generating capacity of 20MW. This will be sufficient...
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A completionist’s guide to the Resident Evil Remake trilogy
100%ing the Resident Evil Remake (RER) Trilogy of RE2R through 4 was quite the undertaking. I’ve slain more Zombies, Lickers, Tyrants, and Las Plagas-infested cultists than I can count. I’ve memorised the layouts of Racoon City and the Salazar Estate like the back of my hand. And I’ve survived lethal...
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