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The death of the newspaper has been predicted for years, with pundits accusing the digital age of destroying the traditional – and widely beloved – way of consuming current affairs. The folding of The Independent’s print issue certainly seems to mark the beginning of the end. Or at least...

Beatrix Potter is one of the most beloved children’s authors of all time, with her characters being an integral part of many people’s childhood memories. It is no surprise, then, that publisher Jo Hanks said she and other lovers of Potter’s fiction have ‘something truly phenomenal on our hands’...

Tuesday 26th January 2016 saw J.K. Rowling awarded the PEN award of Free-Speech, which is given each year to an author that embodies the American organisation’s ideology of a free and just world. Particularly honoured for her charities Volant and Lumos, J.K. Rowling has aided institutionalized children, poverty and...

Sunday 31st January 2016, Sir Terry Wogan has died aged 77 following a short battle with cancer. As one of the UK’s most treasured personalities, Sir Terry has done so much in his life that this article will only be a drop in the ocean compared to his 50-year...

Thursday 14th January 2016, Alan Rickman has died, aged 69, after his private battle with cancer. Immortal in presence and voice but unfortunately not in being, the world has had to say goodbye to another icon after the news of David Bowie’s passing earlier this week. From his first...

The brother of Dame Cicely Saunders, the pioneer of the modern hospice, is scheduled to speak at the University of Nottingham in late September. Christopher Saunders, former trustee and now life president of Cicely Saunders International, will deliver a guest seminar entitled The Hospice Movement — Then and Now: From...

The University of Nottingham is to add nine new electric vehicles as part of their sustainability strategy and in an effort to reduce carbon impact. Nine Renault Kangoos are to be used across University campuses alongside Nottingham city’s commitment to electric vehicles. The new vans will account for approximately...