On January 25, students at the University of Warwick staged the latest in a series of pro-Palestine demonstrations in a sit-in at the Faculty of Arts Building (FAB). The sit-in was organised by Warwick Stands With Palestine, a “cross-campus coalition of student and staff organisations”. The protest, which numbered roughly...
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Warwickshire Police have publicly named seven individuals stripped of their driving licenses as they continue a major crackdown on drink and drug driving. The seven drivers appeared in court on 19 January, one of them narrowly avoiding a prison sentence after refusing to take a roadside breathalyser test. Makhan Nagra,...
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For lovers of the Rubik’s Cube, the greatest of all pursuits is ‘speedcubing’. Martin Day had the opportunity to attend the Rubik's UK Championship 2023, speak to participants and learn more about the sport.
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The University of Warwick has unveiled plans for an overhaul of its science and engineering buildings in a massive set of construction works set to last a decade. The University submitted a planning application to Coventry City Council for a brand-new Science and Engineering Precinct, measuring 370,000 square feet and...
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This letter is written in response to a letter titled “The Irish Case” written in November 1973: The Irish Case Dear Sir, and Fellow Students, Many British citizens- ask “what does the IRA want- why don’t they come out in the open and fight etc?” This is understandable. However, so...
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The Labour Party could introduce plans to write off the student debts of doctors and nurses if they win power at the next general election, a senior shadow minister has suggested. Wes Streeting, the Shadow Health Secretary, made comments about the plans in a Q&A session at a meeting of...
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The University of Warwick has announced a research project in collaboration with Ca’ Foscari University of Venice which hopes to change the way people interact with historical artefacts in museum exhibitions. The programme is centred around scanning historical artefacts dated to the Ancient Roman and pre-Roman eras of Venice. It...
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Warwickshire Police have carried out a controlled explosion after an arsenal of Second World War weapons, including an unexploded bomb, was found in a river in Leamington Spa. Officers were alerted on November 5 after the Peaky Dippers History Hunters, a magnet fishing group, pulled grenades, anti-aircraft bullets, unexploded ordnance,...
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On October 3, U.S. Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, was removed from office by members of his own party, sparking a historic period of chaos within the United States Congress. Such an event is completely unprecedented in American history; what has followed in the subsequent two weeks has been...
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The coating of Sir Keir Starmer in glitter by a protester has not affected his party’s lead in national polls, as predictions grow of a Labour landslide at the next election. Starmer had just begun his keynote speech at the end of the Labour Party’s annual conference when Yaz Ashmawi mounted...
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A student from Coventry has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison at the least, after he murdered a fellow student at a local bus stop. Pengqi Sun, 23, will serve a minimum of 24 years in prison for the murder of Shuo Zou, 22. Sun fatally stabbed...
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Supermarket chain Aldi has opened a new store in Coventry, following the closure of several high-street brands in the city. The new branch was opened on October 5 in Central Six Retail Park. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was fronted by Paralympics GB gold and silver medallist Libby Clegg, with whom Aldi...
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Researchers at the University of Warwick are set to receive a share of an £18 million scientific research grant as part of an inter-university bioscience research programme. A team from the Warwick School of Life Sciences is one of four research teams to receive part of the investment, funded by...
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