• Jeremy Corbyn calls for Stormzy to end collaboration with McDonalds due to its support for Israel.

    Award-winning British rapper Stormzy is facing significant criticism following his recent collaboration with McDonald’s. On Tuesday, February 12th, the 30-year-old grime artist unveiled his new limited-edition meal with McDonald’s, captioning the announcement “The Stormzy Meal. Big Mike x McD’s. Available now”. However, the partnership sparked backlash due to McDonald’s...
  • Grenfell Tower set to be demolished, government confirms

    On Friday 7th February, the UK government confirmed its plans to demolish Grenfell Tower, the west
    London tower block where a tragic fire took 72 lives in 2017. The decision was announced to survivors and bereaved families by Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, who stated that the deconstruction will take...
  • Nottingham Against Transphobia Protest

    Before 2018, no one had ever heard of Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull (who sometimes goes by the alias Posie Parker). However, in 2018, she made headlines by running an ad campaign against transgender people, with a billboard in Liverpool reading "woman, women, noun, adult human female.". She later stated that she...
  • Ceasefire in Gaza: what will the next phase look like and how will it play out?

    After 15 months of intense fighting, a fragile peace has been brokered in Gaza. On January 15th, Qatar's Prime Minister confirmed that Israel and Hamas had reached an agreement on a ceasefire and hostage deal, which would take effect on January 19th. This was confirmed by the Israeli cabinet...
  • US investigates leaked documents showing Israel’s plans to attack Iran

    The Biden administration has expressed ‘deep concern’ following the leak of classified US documents. These documents contain an assessment of Israel’s military movements regarding an anticipated attack on Iran. They surfaced on the messaging app, Telegram, and have raised concerns over escalating regional tensions in an already sensitive geopolitical...
  • The End of an Era

    As the last piece of confetti fell to the ground, as the last chords of music cascaded around the stadium, and as the singers and dancers took their final bow, The Eras Tour finally came to an end.

    On the 8th of December in Vancouver, Canada, Taylor Swift graced fans...
  • Syrian president Bashar al-Assad overthrown by rebels

    Following 13 years of civil war, Syria has been liberated from the Assad family’s 50-year authoritarian regime. Within a mere 11 days, Syria’s capital, Damascus, fell to the Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rebel group, ultimately forcing the Syrian government to withdraw and the Assad family to seek asylum within...