On Friday 1 August, new laws concerning academic freedom of speech came into force across the UK as part of Keir Starmer’s ‘Plan for Change’. The laws tackle the “silencing of academics or students who voice legitimate views”, Skills Minister Jacqui Smith said. To comply with these new regulations, universities...
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On May 14 2025, ILGA-Europe (International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Association) revealed that, following the UK Supreme Court ruling defining what it means to be a woman as simply biological sex, the country fell to 22nd place on ILGA-Europe’s Rainbow Map. The map scores European countries on their...
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After announcing the casting of six Hogwarts professors in April, HBO Max have now announced the much anticipated casting of the three main characters in their somewhat-controversial Harry Potter television series reboot. The new series aims to be a “faithful adaptation” of the Harry Potter franchise, with a season dedicated...
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The government is considering a wider ban on bottom trawling, a destructive fishing method, across English waters. If implemented, the amendment would increase the ban on bottom trawling from 18,000km2 to 48,000km2 of the UK’s protected offshore areas. According to ocean conservation group Oceana, bottom trawling is “one of the...
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As someone who has always been an avid reader, could never choose a single favourite book, and loves to try a bit of every genre, I find that, on the surface, the book market today seems oversaturated with books that look the same. These seem to use the same buzzwords...
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Leamington convenience store Mars Mini Market has been shut down after concerns regarding the sale of illegal vapes and tobacco, antisocial behaviour, and child exploitation. The shop, located on Clemens Street, was closed down by Warwick District Council’s Community Safety Team following community reports of illegal activity. The Community Safety...
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On Netflix’s live-streamed event TUDUM, the cast of Stranger Things announced the release dates for the fifth and final season. This season will be released in three parts – the first four episodes on November 26; the next three on Christmas Day; and the finale on New Year’s Eve. The...
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22 young Americans, represented by Our Children’s Trust (OCT), filed a climate lawsuit on 29 May against the Trump administration’s environmentally harmful executive orders. The activists, ranging in age from seven to 25, are arguing that the administration’s moves to dismantle climate protections and issue pro-fossil fuel orders are in...
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“Habemus Papam” announces the Vatican; people pause, reach for their phones, and pull up Google Translate. The recent announcement that Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected the first American Pope of the Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Leo XIV, was met with confusion due to its delivery in Latin....
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The Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, Jesse Norman, has called for universities to be established in smaller cities and towns across the UK in a bid to boost economic growth. Norman, who has served as MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire since 2010, told fellow MPs that he...
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Exam season can feel like an overwhelming, exhausting, and stressful end to the academic year, so it is important to unwind in the days and weeks that follow, or even as a break from intensive studying during the term. I have found that by taking some afternoons off academic work,...
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Megan Denham runs us through the recently announced casting for the upcoming adaptation of 'Sunrise on the Reaping'
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Suzanne Collins famously only writes when she has something to say. The newest addition to her Hunger Games series is no exception to this rule. Sunrise on the Reaping tells the story of Haymitch Abernathy, victor of the second Quarter Quell (50th Games). Considering that Catching Fire Chapter 14 seemingly...
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