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Kitty Taylor  CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of Sexual Assault and Violence On the 16th of November 2023, Diddy’s former girlfriend Casandra Ventura filed a lawsuit accusing the rapper of horrific attacks and abuse against her that left her with ‘black eyes, bruises and blood’. Little did she know, her courage in...

Hope Gallagher In recent months there has been a greater focus around third parties, or minority parties. A third party is simply one which does not belong to either of the main two. These parties can vary significantly in terms of ideology, representation and in some ways in how...

Soha Kassab   Recently, the popularity of TikTok has increased, with a growing number of users using TikTok, due to the short videos, reels and high quality audio, alongside with content that is considered entertaining; such has online challenges, dancing, to name a few. However, TikTok also has a...

Jamie Whitwell    Alexi Navalny, a prominent and vocal Russian opposition leader to Russian President Vladimir Putin, was declared dead on February 16, 2024, by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (Effectively the Russian government agency in charge of Russian prisons and correctional facilities) and also confirmed by Navalny’s spokeswoman....

Alexander Paszkowicz   Dr Chen Yi’s Dreaming of My Hometown for Guitar and Orchestra will premiere with soloist Xuefei Yang and the University of Nottingham Philharmonia on the 24th of February 2024. Commissioned by Lakeside Arts, the concerto will be performed by Xuefei Yang and conducted by Prof. Jonathan...

Mary Irene Carolan  My little self spent a lot of time on stage. Not that this was ever an original idea of my own and to be completely honest, my slightly less intimidated but still incredibly uncoordinated adult self is still just as embarrassed about it. Although I would...

Alfie Johnson On 24 February 2022, the world was stunned as Vladimir Putin signalled to commence air and missile strikes across Ukraine, as Russia launched a simultaneous ground and air campaign against their neighbouring country. The world came to a standstill, as horrific images of death and destruction emerged...