Online retail giant Boohoo found itself embroiled in scandal after a Sunday Times investigation claimed that the company had links to modern slavery. A Leicester factory which supplied Boohoo with clothes paid its workers just £3.50 an hour. For people over 25, the UK’s minimum wage is £8.72 an hour....
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Why have board games proved popular during lockdown?
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Isabella McRae revisits 'Leave No Trace' and explains why it is still a brilliant exploration of family and trauma two years on.
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The UK's lockdown, as a result of the global Coronavirus pandemic, has been one of the most unusual experiences many of us will have ever faced. Has our taste in music been similarily different?
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Female athletes are often subject to disturbing scrutiny. Her body is judged, shamed and sexualised. There is no escaping the fact that appearance will always be rigorously monitored in disciplined competitive sports. An athlete’s kit should be held to a certain standard, but it becomes problematic when concerns about a...
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As the world faces an increasingly aggressive climate crisis, communities are vulnerable to devastation. At the end of 2019, 5.1 million people were living in displacement following natural disasters. The year saw 2000 global disasters, triggering 24.9 million internal displacements. This is triple the number of displacements caused by conflict...
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TW: Domestic Abuse Coronavirus’ cruel grip has taken hold of the world. More than a third of the globe’s population is under some form of restriction as governments desperately attempt to slow the rate of contagion. Uncertainty, grief and fear plague lives. The UK’s mantra seems simple: ‘Stay home, Protect...
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Some of our outgoing section editors reflect on their time with The Boar, sharing what the paper means to them.
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Travelling is an amazing adventure however at the same time is surrounded by many anxieties and dangers especially for women and female solo travellers. Here are some stories by female travellers who have shared their experiences and views about travelling the world as females to celebrate #InternationalWomensDay2020 with The Boar.
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How has Valentine's Day changed in the #MeToo era? Isabella McRae explores the changing rules of dating in this new age of feminism.
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Following the tragic death of Amelia Bambridge, Isabella McRae explores how the power of social media can become dangerous.
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Real relationships are complicated, messy and they rarely end in happily ever after. We're starting a series about real love!
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With the weather getting colder, Isabella McRae and Georgina Crothers share some tips on how to help the homeless around this time of year.
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