Here we go – six more months, and one more international break left until Thomas Tuchel and the Three Lions fly to the World Cup. At this stage, most international outfits will be fairly secure with who is going to make up the bulk of their squads. However, as ever...
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Interrailing is a naturally appealing concept for any student in a typical financial situation, offering a huge variety of enticing experiences for comparatively little. There is no shortage of discourse regarding ‘Interrailing’ as a subculture, exploring it as a personal, social and cultural experience. Yet, somewhat ironically, there is minimal...
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Everyone loves the Christmas Special – the seasonal spin-off of all your favourite shows. But with countless options out there, and some that feel more like money-making ploys, how do you choose your viewing wisely this December? Here’s my unapologetically personal list of the Christmas special episodes guaranteed to leave you feeling festive. You should watch them...
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Details on new maintenance grants were released and met with disappointment last week: they will be worth just £1,000 per year, and only for those with household incomes at or below £25,000 per year. Maintenance grants are non-repayable, or partly-payable grants offered to full-time higher education students in the UK....
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Local non-league side Coventry United defeated Hanley Town on Sunday afternoon to edge one step closer to a historic date under the Wembley arch. A month on from their second-round demolition of Heanor Town, Terry Anderson’s team resumed their Isuzu FA Vase campaign with what was a third consecutive tie...
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Firstly, this week’s column can only begin one way, with a thank you to Manchester United midfielder Fernandes. GW15 was one of my worst weeks in FPL history, a sentiment many would share, and yet his 18-pointer saved us from the brink of outright destruction. The Portuguese maestro is still...
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In her column, 'The Soundtrack Space', Emily Gibbs discusses the soundtrack from The Holiday.
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Whether you’re drained after a long day of lectures or simply want to switch your brain off, guilty pleasure shows have you covered. Here are some of my favourite guilty pleasures that help me to decompress at uni! Game Shows Nothing says guilty pleasure like game shows. On my list...
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This Sunday saw a dramatic end to the Formula One season, with McLaren’s Lando Norris crowned Driver’s Champion for the first time after beating Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri to clinch the title by just two points. The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix marked the first time since 2010 that more...
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The much-anticipated socialist Your Party conference got underway on 29 November in Liverpool, with all the promise of a new left-wing force ready to challenge Labour from the grassroots. Instead, the whole thing descended into a debacle so self-inflicted it might have been mistaken for a parody. A movement once...
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Chinaza Eke explores the benefits of providing free gym memberships in Malta, how this policy influences the wider economy, and what the UK might consider adopting to improve the wellbeing and livelihoods of its own people.
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“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness……“ This quote by Mark Twain suggests that travelling is a necessity to mould oneself into an ideal human. But how viable is this claim? The rise of social media has brought with it, a disguisedly joyous exposure to the experiences of humankind....
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As a grown-up now, I fondly look back on the time when my primary school friends were obsessed with playing Identity V (in Hong Kong), me attempting to play it, and being told off by my parents because it was “too violent”. That did not dim my interest in video...
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