By Roisin O’Dwyer A key quote from Naomi Campbell is, ‘Fashion is not just about clothes: it’s about self-expression and storytelling.’ Many people in today’s society view it as just clothes and shoes, but this quote conveys it as an art, an escape from reality where people can be perceived as who they aspire to […]
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Armand Duplantis breaking his 11th World Record for Pole Vaulting
By Mary Dai On the 28th of February, Armand Duplantis broke his own world record – the world record for the men’s pole vault at his first attempt with a 6.27m (20 ft 7 in) at the All Star Perche event in France. Duplantis’ previous record was set back in August in Poland, with a […]
The NHS and Its Costs
By Aishani Balakumar The costs of the NHS have consistently risen over the past decade due to the ageing UK population and the increasing demand for various medicines and treatments. To this day, many people in the UK struggle to afford medicines, treatments, and NHS appointments due to the high costs charged by the NHS. […]
Were You Born in the Wrong Decade? A Journey Through the UK’s Most Defining Eras
By Esinam Asima The question of which decade you were born in can spark debates, nostalgia, and even a touch of regret. Were you lucky enough to witness the golden years of the 1960s or the technological boom of the 1990s? Or were you born during a time of social upheaval or global crises? Let’s […]
St Augustine’s Year 8 Students and Musicians Explore Paris
By Lucia McQuillan-Puccetti On Wednesday 29th January Year 8 students, alongside our music group, set off for an exciting adventure in Paris. After arriving on the Eurostar, they were warmly welcomed by their penpals at Sainte Marie de Neuilly, the sister school of St Augustine’s. The students spent the afternoon getting to know their penpals […]
First Mouse with Male Same-Sex Parents Survives to Adulthood
By Natalie Hartley On the 28th of January 2025, the first mouse with male same-sex parents survived to adulthood. Previously in 2018, mice pups with same-sex female parents were born. The researchers took embryonic stem cells from a female mouse and edited the gene to remove the maternal imprinting from three parts of the DNA, […]
Get To Know Ms. Heer!
By Milly Saber It’s time for another teacher interview! On Wednesday 29th January, I interviewed Ms. Heer, the Head of Biology at our school. Read on to find out which song would get Ms. Heer on the dance floor, or who her celebrity crush as a teenager apparently was… “Hi, I’m Ms. Heer, and I’m […]
M23 Rebel Group Target Embassies in Democratic Republic of Congo
By Shriya Patel Current Situation in Goma With little opposition from the Congolese military, heavily armed M23 men entered Goma. Thousands of people fled their houses in fear, as the city swiftly fell into anarchy. While many people are still stranded in conflict-affected areas, hospitals are flooded with casualties from shooting and explosives. The attack […]
Remembering the Holocaust
By Roisin O’Dwyer What is the Holocaust? The Holocaust, known in Hebrew as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews and other groups, including people with disabilities, political opponents (communists and trade unionists), the gay community and more during World War II. The main target was the Jewish community, and between 1941 and 1945, […]
Opinion: When Truth becomes Fiction
By Antonia Carter When Mark Zuckerberg’s video announcement ‘More Speech and Fewer Mistakes’ was recently posted on Meta’s website, it represented a major policy shift that for Meta would be removing fact-checking features in the US. The fact-checking would be replaced with community notes which mirrors the social media X where users comment on the […]