• Franco Colapinto: The Talent Challenging Formula 1’s Rookie Hype Culture

    Hanna Ifri When it comes to Formula One, the path to glory is well known. Star drivers are scouted and nurtured from a young age, some even dubbed as “generational talents” and named as the next big thing before they’re even old enough to be behind the steering wheel...
  • RAFAEL NADAL: THE LAST DANCE AT THE DAVIS CUP

    Sam Bunce Rafael Nadal announced in October that he will retire after the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga, which will take place from the 19th to 24th November.   The ‘King of Clay’ has the chance to win his fifth Davis Cup title for Spain in front of a...
  • USA 2024 Election Results

    Kathryn Deutsch   On Wednesday morning, it was declared that Donald Trump had won the US national election. Trump will be president for his second and final term, from 2025 to 2029. Trump declared victory a few hours before the final results came in, stating that his victory was...
  • THE CONTROVERSY THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN- THE 2024 BALLON D’OR

    Tomos Millward On October 28th in Paris, the 2024 Ballon d’Or awards should have signalled an uncontroversial entrance into a new era of the award’s lifetime. Following Lionel Messi’s record eighth victory in 2023 and effective retirement from high-level football in Miami, France Football had the simple task of...
  • Victory At Last: Verstappen’s Triumph After 11-Race Drought

    Hannah Ifri Max Verstappen emerged victorious in a fiercely contested São Paulo Grand Prix, securing his eighth win of the season to the delight of a packed crowd at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace. Starting from P17 and climbing his way up the grid in the intense rain, the...
  • Government increases the national bus fare cap

    On 28th October, Sir Keir Starmer announced an increase in the national bus fare cap, raising it from £2 to £3. The new cap will last until the end of 2025, extending the previous Conservative government’s cap which was set to expire in December 2025. Labour argues that this...
  • Two Met Officers reinstated over stop and search of Bianca Williams and Ricardo dos Santos

    Two black Olympians Bianca Williams and her partner Ricardo dos Santos were deemed victims of an unlawful stop and search after two officers accused the pair of smelling like cannabis. Two out of the four officers involved Jonathan Clapham and Sam Franks were subsequently fired as they were found...