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  • Plans to Decriminalise Non-Payment of TV License Fee Announced

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    February 13, 2020 08:22
    Dating back to when it was charged on the owners of radio sets, the license fee has been a method of funding the BBC since 1923. In light of recent government consultations, however, George investigates the government's recent plans to scrap the prosecution of non-payers and the far-reaching consequences. ...

  • A Memorial to Errol Graham

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    February 11, 2020 21:47
    Ellie Stainforth-Mallison explores the governmental footfalls that led to the tragic death of Errol Graham last June, before paying tribute to the stunning memorial organised this week in his honour. ...

  • Opening of Rainbow Crossing on Campus

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    February 8, 2020 15:31
    As a rainbow flag flew gently above the Trent Building, at the feet of the main entrance to the Portland building lay another rainbow. Decorated across the road in bright and cheerful paint was the new University of Nottingham rainbow crossing. “A generous crowd accumulated as LGBT+ officer Sam...

  • University Strikes Again!

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    February 4, 2020 20:51
    The UCU have announced 14 strike days that will span February and March affecting universities across the country including the University of Nottingham. The strikes begin with a two-day walkout that will take place on Thursday 20 February and will culminate with a full week beginning on Monday 9thMarch....

  • Coronavirus Outbreak

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    January 31, 2020 22:18
    On 31 December 2019, the World Health Organisation (WHO) was notified to several cases of pneumonia in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China. These reports caused initial panic with little knowledge on how it would effect people. The virus did not match any other known virus. However, on 7...

  • The World Mourns Kobe Bryant

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    January 27, 2020 22:34
    US basketball legend and father of two died in a helicopter crash in California on January 26th. Bryant and his second daughter Gianna, aged just 14, along with 7 other passengers, departed from John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California on a helicopter destined for Bryant’s Mamba Academy for a...

  • Greta Thunberg named Time’s Person of the Year

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    December 14, 2019 11:14
    On the 11th of December 16-year-old Greta Thunberg was named Time’s 2019 Person of the Year, becoming the award’s youngest ever winner. Greta was chosen ahead of a number of other nominees including Donald Trump, House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and ‘The Hong Kong Protestors’. Greta began her...