Police were called to Old Warwick Road on 28 February after a woman in her ’30s was found dead in Leamington Spa’s Grand Union Canal. Having been informed about a “concern for welfare incident”, Warwickshire Police later announced that an individual was found and confirmed dead at the scene. “Officers...
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On 19 January, Labour Party Leader, Keir Starmer, visited the University of Warwick’s WMG to meet students and researchers. WMG is a globally recognised Warwick department engaged in research, development, and education across the fields of science, technology, and engineering. WMG professionals work in tandem with industrial partners to augment...
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On Wednesday 31 January, Mindu Hornick, a survivor of the Holocaust, told her story at the University of Warwick’s Arts Centre. Organised and led by Warwick’s Jewish Society (JSoc), the talk took place in the Arts Centre’s Woods-Scawen Room. The event, held in commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Week, was extremely...
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Student associations and members of the Muslim community at the University of Warwick give an insight into Islamophobia and its rising threat due to conflicts in the Middle East. Following the escalation of violence in the Middle East, after Israeli-Palestine tensions reached a boiling point on October 7, Gaza has...
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After a notoriously tendentious tenure at No.10 Downing Street, Suella Braverman was finally sacked as home secretary earlier this month, after defying senior advice to alter her opinion piece for The Times, which villainised the Metropolitan Police’s policing of protests. Mrs Braverman, despite having already been dismissed as home secretary...
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Dear Editor, Gaza has now seen the arbitrary killings of over 10,000 civilians. In retaliation to Hamas, they’ve taken the lives of 7 times as many victims from the attack on 7 October 2023. “Over the coming days, we will remain united and coordinated, together as allies, and as common...
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The time has come once again for our beloved A-list celebrities to set their ideas in motion to spark trends and lasting conversations for the upcoming 2024 Met Gala-themed ‘Sleeping Beauties’. The prestigious Met Gala will unveil the Costume Institute Exhibition on the first Monday in May, as has been...
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Lauren Hadeed explores TikTok's recent partnership with Billboard and the social media's influence on the music industry.
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Warwickshire’s employment programme for Ukrainian refugees has been granted a four-month extension following its initial success. In September 2022, Coventry and Warwickshire Community Development Agency launched the Ukrainian Working in Warwickshire Programme (UWWP), which works with Ukrainians who are new to the UK job system. The programme connects clients to...
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Recent data released by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) shows that a record number of underprivileged students have applied to pursue the UK’s most exclusive university degrees. Following a record-breaking number of disadvantaged students being accepted onto university courses in 2022, the number applying to study at high-ranking...
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Acquainting oneself with the artistic expressions in Gaza, a victim of the Israeli-Egyptian embargo and home to 2 million Palestinians, turns watchers from disinterested onlookers to heart-provoked empathisers, much like a blank canvas that transforms into an alluringly intricate artwork. In the midst of the Middle East’s ongoing strife, civilians...
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Lauren Hadeed reviews Ellie Goulding's recent show in Birmingham's O2 Institute.
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced plans to reform post-GCSE qualifications by combining A-levels and T-Levels into the new ‘Advanced British Standard’. During his speech at the Conservative Party Conference, Sunak declared that he would seek to implement a reconstructed qualification in which students will study five subjects. Akin to...
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