A record number of 18-year-olds secured a place at their first-choice university this year, but exam boards have warned that regional inequalities are “getting worse, not better.” 82% of offer holders were accepted into their ‘firm choice’ university this year – up 9,830 from 2024. Acceptances at ‘higher tariff’ universities, such...
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Labour has recently announced their intention to lower the voting age, giving 16- and 17-year-olds the vote. This will be the first franchise change in the UK since 1969, when Harold Wilson’s government lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. The UK is set to follow other countries that...
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Odette Dyer discusses the decline of print media and how newspapers are adapting to online news
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Anna Andruseiko is 23 years old, from Stryi – a small tower in western Ukraine – and has a degree in cultural studies from the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU). I had the privilege of interviewing her on life in Ukraine both before and after the full-scale invasion and her hopes...
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Anna Andruseiko is 23 years old with a degree in Cultural Studies, currently working as a programme manager at the ЗMIN Smith Foundation, where she supports NGOs and a wide range of projects – from cultural initiatives to military aid. Anna is from Stryi, a small town in the west...
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At one point or another, most of us have likely wondered whether our love for pizza is because one of our ancestors hailed from Italy, or if a crippling fear of heights is a genetically inherited trait. DNA testing kits promise to hold the key to all the mysteries we...
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Our outgoing Editorial Board for 2024–25 bid farewell, and describe their final thoughts about their time with The Boar.
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Young people who are out of work must “step up” to help solve mass unemployment in the UK, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said. 15.1% of young men and 11.2% of young women were estimated to not be in education, employment, or training last year, according to the Office for National...
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In the run-up to the Warwick Students’ Union (SU) Spring Elections, The Boar and RAW 1251AM collaborated to offer all Full-Time Officer (FTO) candidates the opportunity to be interviewed. Bhawini Rathor, one of a wide field of twelve candidates running for the position of Vice President for Postgraduate Students, sat down with...
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Over a third of 15-year-old girls in the UK get repeatedly drunk compared with less than a quarter of boys the same age, according to research. The data, released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), shows only those in Hungary, Denmark, and Italy outdrink British girls, and...
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Happy 2025! Allow all of us at The Boar to inspire you with our bold new promises for the year – whether that's new sports, no coffee, or (finally) locking in academically.
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Drivers under 21 should be prohibited from carrying passengers of a similar age for six months after passing their test, the AA has said. The group, the foremost association for motorists in the UK, has proposed strict measures that they argue would potentially prevent 924 serious injuries and 58 deaths...
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The world’s fourth-oldest living man, John Farringdon, has celebrated his 111th birthday at his care home, Cubbington Mill, in Leamington Spa. Mr Farringdon, who is older than the invention of stainless steel, crosswords, and the Panama Canal, celebrated the big day with a glass of whiskey, an ABBA tribute band,...
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