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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HBO Max, the streaming service responsible for the Harry Potter reboot, has announced the casting of six major characters. The reboot promises a more book-accurate script, with the episodic TV series format allowing more space to explore sub-plots and minor characters. The show has been the subject of much online...
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There are many things about The Traitors that set it apart from other reality-TV formats. Firstly, its cast of complete unknowns, who bring an authenticity that stars who know how to play to the cameras would be incapable of. Secondly, the fact that we are omniscient viewers gives us a...
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It has been hard to miss the increasing presence of foreign-language television in the UK in recent years. Regular watching of non-English language television and cinema has increased by 24% among 18-64 year olds, according to Advanced Television. The easy-access provided by streaming on platforms such as Netflix is a...
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Figures show a decline in the accessibility of the humanities and arts over the last few years, with recent research showing that young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are most likely to be unable to pursue these subjects. The British Academy found that subjects like theology, anthropology, and languages have experienced...
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Since the announcement that former President and 34-time convicted felon Donald Trump was running for a second term in the White House, and following his success in the election on November 5, the internet has been lively with debate over the future of human rights in America and the impact...
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