Ciara Dowling

UK-EU youth mobility scheme could finally be on the table after discussions

A mobility scheme which would allow UK and EU youths to live and work in each other’s countries may finally be on the table, after being blocked for over a year. Proposals for such a scheme were first tabled in April 2024 but, despite growing international interest, the plans were...
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Posted Jun. 7, 2025

⁠Nostalgia Corner: ‘Murder Most Unladylike’

British boarding schools have been romanticised for generations, with countless children dreaming of joining their favourite fictional institutions alongside beloved characters. Whether it’s heading down to Cornwall to join the girls at Malory Towers, or journeying north to the windswept Scottish Highlands to walk the halls of Hogwarts, these stories...
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Posted Jun. 5, 2025

Where to start: Terry Pratchett’s ‘Discworld’ series

More than forty years ago, Terry Pratchett introduced us to Discworld. A world that may sound and smell like our own, but looks completely different. A world that (as the name suggests) is shaped like a disc and is carried on the backs of four elephants, standing on the shell...
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Posted Jan. 13, 2025