By Caitlin Gallagher Rattan 11-time grammy winner and 40-time AMAs winner, Taylor Swift is one of the greatest singers and songwriters ever seen, so highly praised she has even been nicknamed ‘The Music Industry’. After starting her career in the country genre with her debut album Taylor Swift in 2006 and her lead single Tim […]
Monthly Archives: January 2023
The UK government blocks Scotland’s gender law reform
By Natalie Hartley The UK government has made the decision to block Scotland’s gender law reform. This becomes the first time a Section 35 order has been used, that is the order that allows Westminster to stop something the Scottish Parliament has voted to become law. The reform would have make it simpler for residents […]
British nationals missing in Ukraine
By Niamh McDermott According to Ukrainian police and the Foreign Office, two British nationals have gone missing in the region of Donetsk, Ukraine. Andrew Bagshaw and Christopher Parry were doing voluntary work and were last seen on the 6th of January travelling to Soledar, where there has recently been intense fighting. Neither of the two […]
Will the war in Ukraine ever come to an end?
By Sofia Diaz With Russia’s war with Ukraine in its eleventh month, many wonder when this carnage will come to its end. There are tens of thousands of soldiers and innocent civilians dead, cities left in rubble and ruins and millions of Ukrainian refugees searching for a new home. As well as this, thousands of […]
War in Ukraine – Psychological Impacts on Children
By Lucia Puccetti It has been almost a year since the start of the war in Ukraine. More than 14,000 people have been injured and almost 7,000 killed. Around 7.9 million Ukrainians have fled to neighbouring European countries, amongst these thousands of children have been displaced, and at least 972 children have been injured or […]
NHS strikes halt national healthcare services
By Olivia Henry In 2022, workers spent more days on strikes than at any time since the 1980’s. Moving into the new year, unions have shown no sign of putting an end to these strikes in determination to secure a deal with the government concerning pay rises. Strikes have been taking place heavily in the […]