By Antonia Carter When we think about the increase in the price of diesel fuel, we tend to only focus on the cost of filling our cars and turn a blind eye to the wider impact it can have. When we consider that most cars owned in the UK run on petrol, diesel is even […]
Monthly Archives: October 2026
Ealing Art Trail’s 10th Anniversary at Hanwell Community Centre
By Harriet Wood Ealing Art Trail, also known as BEAT, inspires the community for the tenth year running with its largest event yet. The event, which took place across 68 venues across Ealing, featuring 230 artists or groups, ran during the 5th-6th, 9th and the 12th-13th of September. Contributing artists were given the opportunity to […]
The Ed Sheeran Controversy
by Khushi Sira What is the controversy? On September 4th 2026, the British singer, Ed Sheeran, faced a difficult moment during his show at the MetLife Stadium. American rapper Macklemore performed his piece as the opening act and suddenly remarked “Free Palestine” as a protest to the war in Gaza. Following this protest, Macklemore was […]
Book of the Week: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
By Deirdre Liebman He flung himself into a patch of long grass at the side of the road. As he lay there, paralyzed with fright, breathing in the stench of rotting leaves, an enormous black horse, with a menacing, cloaked figure in its saddle, came into sight on the road, inches from his hiding place. […]
‘Hope Again’: Burnham’s Labour Conference Speech in a Nutshell
By Sarah Kamar On the 29th of September, Andy Burnham delivered his first Labour conference speech as Prime Minister. In an intensely emotive and patriotic monologue, he set out the Labour Party’s manifesto, outlining his plans for both political and social reform. The atmosphere was highly optimistic, in just under one hour Burnham received 11 standing […]