By Lucia McQuillan-Puccetti There has been a notable decrease in students studying languages in further education, alongside reduced investment in modern foreign language teaching across the UK. This is reflected in the number of students taking French A-level, which has dropped drastically from almost 30,000 to fewer than 10,000 over the last 30 years, according […]
Monthly Archives: November 2025
Lioness Legend Earps Slams England Management: “Bad behaviour being rewarded”
By Amelia Campbell Lioness star goalkeeper, Mary Earps, recently revealed her disgust surrounding the mismanagement of “bad behaviour” within the England squad. Only 5 weeks before this year’s European Championships, Earps was abruptly removed from the England first 11, losing her place to rival Hannah Hampton (Chelsea’s current superstar), leaving the public shocked and tentative […]
How Rio’s Biggest Police Raid Quickly Turned Into Its Deadliest
By Alice Mecelis Fortes On October 28th a police operation occurred in the favelas of Complexo do Alemão and Complexo da Penha in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The operation intended to eliminate dangerous criminal gangs and make the favelas safer for residents. However, it quickly escalated into a violent raid, leading to the deaths of […]
In-Depth: Can they show that? Censorship and Hollywood
By Tami Johnson As new forms of media and the way we consume it gain popularity there is one that remains timeless and continues to shape society: film. Film as an art form is meant to push, influence and inspire. Roman Polanski, a Polish-French filmmaker and actor once said that “Cinema should make you forget […]
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Hits Jamaica
By Robyn Quinn What happened in Jamaica? On the afternoon of 28 October 2025, Jamaica was struck by Hurricane Melissa, a catastrophic Category 5 storm that devastated the island’s southwest with winds reaching 160 miles per hour. The storm had formed off the coast of West Africa, intensifying from a tropical storm into a Category […]
The Woman Who Redefined Humanity: Dame Jane Goodall Obituary
By Aline Vandergoten Pelayo On 1st of October 2025, the world lost a revolutionary primatologist, anthropologist and activist, Valerie Jane Morris Goodall. She created a bridge between the natural world and humans, which forever changed how animals and homo sapiens are regarded. Born in 1934 in London, Goodall knew she wanted to go to Africa to study […]