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    • Houses of Parliament and Big Ben
      Liz Truss Breaks her 3-month Silence
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    • Reflecting back on the 2022/23 SU officer’s time in their…
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    • Results Night Breakdown: Full-Time Officer Winners
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    • Results Night Breakdown: Part-Time Officer Winners
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    • Breaking News
      • Photo of people protesting
        Anti-strike bill closer to becoming law after MPs back the…
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      • UoNSU Strike Referendum Result Announced
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      • Consent Rally
        UoN Students Rally Together To Demand Consent Lessons
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      • Two Men Arrested Over the Alleged Assault of Prince Andrew…
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    • Happening on Campus
      • Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month: What’s On Campus?
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      • Open Letter from UoN Students Prompts Further Action
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      • A Review of Portland’s New Zero Waste Shop
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      • Behind the Scenes at NNT: Kiss My Neck Not My…
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    • Elections
      • SU ELECTIONS 2022 WINNERS: Environment And Social Justice Officer: Billy…
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      • SU Elections 2022 Winners: Welfare Officer – Gemma Weston
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      • Meet The Candidates 2021: George Sullivan For Union Development Officer
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      • Winner Announced: Postgraduate Officer – Abdirahman Ahmed
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    • SU Elections
      • SU Elections 2022 Winners: International Student Officer – Sharleen Kirubi
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      • Winner Announced: International Officer – Denis Lelin
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      • WINNER ANNOUNCED: BME OFFICERS – Omolade Osinaike and Bridget Mohammed
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      • WINNER ANNOUNCED: ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL JUSTICE OFFICER – LEE TAYLOR
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  • Features
    • Silhouettes of four women dancing and posing in front of a sunset
      International Women’s History Month 2023: Women Who Inspire Us
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    • #ProjectWinter: From Food Banks To Eating Leftovers: How Nottingham Students…
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    • A man looking at newspapers behind glass
      The Dangers Of Ideology
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    • Immigration papers
      UK Government’s New Anti-Immigration Bill: Radical New Laws To Stop…
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    • Advice
      • A Chat With Nila Varman: Social Activism and Advice For…
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      • Keeping Your Head Up: Self Care Advice For Freshers
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      • Solo-Dating And Why You Should Start Doing It
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      • My Summer Break…down and How It Made Me Build Myself…
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    • Comment
      • A man looking at newspapers behind glass
        The Dangers Of Ideology
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      • Person sat working in centre of a clock
        Balancing Work With Education
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      • Stack of Roald Dahl books
        The Roald Dahl ‘Problem’: “A Clash Of The Culture War”
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      • Is Western Support Towards Ukraine Collapsing?
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    • Society Spotlight
      • Society Spotlight: Lingo Magazine
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      • Society Spotlight – The Mic
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      • Society Spotlight On: Once A Month
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      • Spotlight On: FemSoc
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    • Weekly Wellbeing
      • Weekly Wellbeing: Seasonal Depression
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      • Weekly Wellbeing: 5 Tips For Dealing With Exam Pressure
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      • Weekly Wellbeing: How To Avoid Being Overwhelmed By The News
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      • Weekly Wellbeing Write-Up: How To Deal With Post-Lockdown Anxieties
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    • Opinion
      • The CSTO: Is the alliance falling apart or were they…
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      • The Kyrgios Conclusion: Why The Public Must Be ‘Quiet, Please’…
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      • Novak Djokovic: The Anti-Vax Messiah Or A Dangerous Conspiracy Theorist?
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      • How Serie A Is Quickly Becoming Europe’s Most Exciting League
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  • Lifestyle
    • Measuring tape, thread and needles
      Daylight Robbery: A Fast Fashion Epidemic
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      The Balenciaga Scandal: What Now?
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    • A picture of the members of Travel Society
      An Interview With Travel Society
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    • wooden stick men hugging
      The Effectiveness of Psychotherapy
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    • Science
      • wooden stick men hugging
        The Effectiveness of Psychotherapy
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      • A pile of pill blisters
        The Male Contraceptive Pill: Why Has It Taken So Long?
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      • A mural of the Zodiac wheel
        Zodiac Signs: Making Choices
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      • brown mushrooms
        The Last of Us Zombie Fungus: Fake or Real?
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      • Climate Crisis and the Environment
    • Food
      • Tractors in a field from above
        UK Food Shortages Explained: Why Is This Happening?
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      • Child licking lips
        ‘Yucks’ And ‘Yums’: Food Preferences And Why It Changes
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      • Pancake stack
        The History Of Pancake Day
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      • Supermarket
        New Research Into Meal Deals: How ‘Healthy’ Are They?
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    • Style
      • Measuring tape, thread and needles
        Daylight Robbery: A Fast Fashion Epidemic
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      • Teddy bear
        The Balenciaga Scandal: What Now?
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      • Woman watching TV eating popcorn
        From Love Island to Fat Monica: How TV Affects Beauty…
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      • Woman wearing a midi skirt on a beach
        The Hemline Index: Fashion Theory or Farcical?
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    • Travel
      • A picture of the members of Travel Society
        An Interview With Travel Society
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      • Human statue in Milton Keynes' shopping centre
        Milton Keynes: The Unlikely City
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      • A picture of a neon sign reading "We love you Manchester".
        Hometown Holiday: Manchester
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      • Student walking infront of Kings College building in Cambridge
        University Decisions: Home or Away?
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  • Entertainment
    • Interview: Ward Thomas on Their New Album ‘Music in the…
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    • DJ table
      Impact’s Music Essentials: The Weeknd
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    • Piano in a garden
      Quintessential Spring Albums
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    • Man and child walking on beach at sunset
      Less Than Perfect Parenthood: Dissecting the Similarities Between Aftersun and…
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    • Film & TV
      • Man and child walking on beach at sunset
        Less Than Perfect Parenthood: Dissecting the Similarities Between Aftersun and…
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      • Remote pointed at TV
        The Rise of Rewatching: Nostalgia in the Age of Streaming
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      • Comic drawing of Captain America
        The Future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase 5 and…
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      • Overhead view of a tractor in a field
        Back to Diddly Squat: Clarkson’s Farm Season 2 Helps British…
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    • Music
      • Interview: Ward Thomas on Their New Album ‘Music in the…
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      • DJ table
        Impact’s Music Essentials: The Weeknd
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      • Piano in a garden
        Quintessential Spring Albums
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      • records, a few have rock written on them
        Impact’s Music Essentials: Black Alt Rock
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    • Arts
      • Lots of books open
        What Makes a Celebrity Memoir Irrelevant?
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      • Picture of space
        My Favourite Sci-fi Book Review: Project Hail Mary
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      • Legally Blonde The Musical- a banner for the musical
        ‘Musicality’ Presents: Legally Blonde, the Musical! – Interview
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      • November Book of the Month – Stone Blind by Natalie…
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    • Gaming
      • Hands climbing out of the ground
        5 Video Games To Play If You Loved The Last…
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      • An Xbox controller and collection of games
        Are Video Games Too Expensive?
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      • My Most Anticipated 2023 Video Game Releases 
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      • Why The Last of Us is such a heart-wrenching game
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  • Reviews
    • “A Brilliant Night!” – Live Review: Tom Grennan @ Motorpoint…
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    • “An Immersive Insight Into A Nation Struck By Uneasiness” –…
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    • The 2023 Academy Award Best Picture Nominees, Ranked
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    • “A unique perspective into the lives of villagers amidst gentrification”…
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    • Film Reviews
      • “An Immersive Insight Into A Nation Struck By Uneasiness” –…
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      • The 2023 Academy Award Best Picture Nominees, Ranked
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      • “Oh Shyamalan, Where Art Thou?”- Film Review: Knock At The…
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      • “Energised By The Intimacy Of Childhood” – Film Review: Close
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    • TV Reviews
      • New Releases Roundup – The Crown, The White Lotus and…
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      • “A Rich and Immensely Detailed World” – TV Review: Andor
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      • “The High Of The First Episode Was Not To Last”-…
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      • “A Show Just As Quiet As Its Characters” – TV…
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    • Music Reviews
      • “A Brilliant Night!” – Live Review: Tom Grennan @ Motorpoint…
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      • The Weeknd: In Review
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      • “Everything I Wanted It To Be” Loyle Carner – Live…
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      • Thumbnail of a five-star review of the band INHALER, at Nottingham's Rock City.
        “An Effortless Performance”- Live Review: INHALER @ Rock City
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    • Gaming Reviews
      • Gaming Review: Hitman 3
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      • Gaming Review: Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Multiplayer…
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      • Gaming Review: Among Us
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      • Gaming Review: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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    • Food Reviews
      • Photo of Eforiro & fufu combination on white plate
        African Cuisines in Nottingham Restaurants
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      • Student Cooking
        How to Cook at University
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      • Cocktails
        Impact Tries: Turtle Bay
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      • Lettuce Tea Helps you sleep?
        Lettuce Tea: Effective or Placebo?
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    • Arts Reviews
      • “A unique perspective into the lives of villagers amidst gentrification”…
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      • “A Sensationalised Episode Of A Soap Drama” – Wish You…
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      • “A Touching Tale Of A Young Orphan” – Theatre Review:…
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      • “Riveting”- Theatre Review: The Verdict @ Theatre Royal
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    • New Releases Roundup
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        New Releases Roundup: Singles
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      • New Releases Roundup – The Crown, The White Lotus and…
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  • Sport
    • A UoN Hockey player celebrates behind a "BUCS Big Wednesday" overlay
      Notts Seek Glory On Home Turf In BUCS Big Wednesday 
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    • Max Verstappen driving Red Bull car
      Race Rundown: Bahrain Grand Prix
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    • County FC Pitch
      Industrious Performance Earns Notts County A Well Deserved Three Points
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    • Empty football pitch
      Forest 2-2 Everton: An Ill-tempered Scrap Where A Football Game…
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    • Sport Society Spotlight
      • University Of Nottingham – LTA Tennis University Of The Year…
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      • UoN Cheerleading – “So Much More Than Just Pom-Poms”
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      • What UoN Sport Can Offer You Post-Lockdown
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      • Welfare In Sport: Campaigning For Mental Health In UoN Sport
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    • Student Sport
      • A UoN Hockey player celebrates behind a "BUCS Big Wednesday" overlay
        Notts Seek Glory On Home Turf In BUCS Big Wednesday 
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      • The UoN Netball 1s' team photo ahead of the game
        Netball Headliner: Brilliant UoN Breeze Past Gloucester
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      • Varsity 2023 Fixtures Released
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      • Award-winning dance pairs hold their trophies for a photo
        Notts LBSS Success In Varsity Competition
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    • Varsity
      • The UoN Netball 1s' team photo ahead of the game
        Netball Headliner: Brilliant UoN Breeze Past Gloucester
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      • The UoN ice hockey squad celebrate with the trophy
        UON Complete Crazy Final Period Comeback To Take Varsity Ice…
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      • Trent Come From Behind Twice To Snatch Victory In Varsity…
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      • UoN Fall Short As Trent Win 2-0 To Take The…
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  • Podcasts
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      The Ballot Box: Ep. 4 The French Election
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    • The Curtain Call – Jekyll And Hyde And Hilda And…
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    • The Seven Turtle Doves: Ep. 1 Let Us Introduce Ourselves
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    • Off The Page
      • Logo for Off the Page, featuring two people sitting back to back and reading a book
        Off the Page: Body Horror and Foggy Kingdoms
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      • Logo for Off the Page, featuring two people sitting back to back and reading a book
        Off The Page: Stories From Ancient Greece To Outer Space
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    • The Curtain Call
      • The Curtain Call – Jekyll And Hyde And Hilda And…
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        The Curtain Call – Punk Rock
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      • Logo for 'The Curtain Call'
        The Curtain Call – Mojo
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        The Curtain Call – Somebody To Love
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    • The Ballot Box
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        The Ballot Box: Ep. 4 The French Election
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        The Ballot Box: Ep. 3 What’s Happening In Ukraine?
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      • The Ballot Box: Ep. 2 Partygate
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    • The Sports Show
      • The Sports Show: Football Friday Ep. 1
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      • The Sports Show: Blockbuster Boxing Ep. 1 Fury vs. Wilder…
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    • Officers Offline
      • Officers Offline: Ep. 5 LGBT+ History Month
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      • Officers Offline: Ep. 4 Postgraduate Wellbeing Week
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    • With Me
      • Girl Talk
        • Girl Talk: Ep. 3 Controversial Female Figures
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        • Girl Talk: Ep. 2 Marriage
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        • Girl Talk: Ep. 1 Instagram
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    • Investigations
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        Impact Investigates: What is the University of Manchester doing about…
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    • Article of the Month
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        Regulations and Rebellions: the Meaning Behind Royal Fashion
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      • Nominations
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        • We Need Mandatory Consent Classes At UoN
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