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ASLEF, the train drivers union, has announced further strike action in the upcoming weeks....

Downing Street is considering imposing a new tax on vapes as part of plans to create a smoke-free generation in the UK. As part of the government’s crackdown on smoking, it has been announced that an eight-week consultation on smoking would explore a new duty on vapes....

Suella Braverman has been removed as Home Secretary by the Prime Minister....

Emma Burnett With the Green party making record gains in the 4th May 2023 Local elections, gaining 481 seats, the party has won its highest proportion of seats in over twenty years. Emma Burnett examines the new policies the Green party has introduced, and what this could mean for its...

Niamh Rogers Living a life where domestic abuse engulfs your every thought, your every decision, and your every move, is not a life any of us should have to live. Feeling it’s imperative to have a phone as your ‘lifeline’ is not something any of us should have to...

In recent times, the issues of both housing strategies for those seeking asylum in the UK, and of increasing racial tensions within the country, have been brought to the forefront of many news outlets and topics of conversation - often going hand-in-hand. Following what has been deemed a politically-motivated...

One of the pre-eminent human rights organisations, Human Rights Watch (HRW), has warned that the UK Government is at risk of being placed on a list of countries which abuse rather than protect human rights, in light of its policy of transferring asylum seekers to Rwanda. Amelie Brogden explores...