Paris

On the 13th November 2015, Paris was rocked by four interlinked terrorist attacks on theatres, restaurants and the Stade de France, killing more than 120 people and injuring around 200. Due to today’s use of online media, within minutes of the attacks, stories broke, with hundreds of people commenting...

European Championship hosts France produced a fine performance against world champions Germany at the Stade de France friendly on Friday in a night overshadowed by tragic events across the French capital. Both sides fielded strong lineups: France XI: Lloris; Sagna, Varane, Koscielny, Evra; Pogba, Diarra (Schneiderlin – 80′), Matuidi...

President Francois Hollande has declared a national state of emergency and has closed French borders following simultaneous terrorist attacks in Paris. “an act of war” Attacks began at around 8pm on Friday 13th November and lasted through the night into Saturday morning. It is has been reported that around 129...

What do UoN students get up to in the long months of summer, when they’re free from the confines of Hallward and essay deadlines? That’s what Impact is finding out. We interviewed Chemistry student Tom Peters, who has just returned from inter-railing around Europe with his twin brother and a friend. Can...

Can anyone stop Novak Djokovic? This is the big question in the world of tennis at the moment, and one that we might have a concrete answer to in the next few weeks. That’s because the second Grand Slam of the year, the French Open, gets underway on Sunday 24...

The spectre of anti-Semitism once again hangs over Europe. The news coverage of early 2015 has been overshadowed by two shootings, in Paris and in Copenhagen, which involved attacks on Jewish places (namely a kosher supermarket and a synagogue). Europe is in danger of reverting to an ugly old...

This week in Style…  1) Mulberry snaps up Johnny Coca as new director Almost 18 months after the disastrous departure of Emma Hill, Mulberry has finally named a new creative director: Johnny Coca, former head of accessories design at Céline. The decision comes amidst a slew of speculation around...