Eleanor Service | Editor In the aftermath of the horrific Valentine’s Day tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, we have seen the awe-inspiring power of young people’s voices as the survivors have risen up to enact change that will stop this agony from being inflicted on another 17 families. For weeks the news has been flooded with their powerful gun control movement, as they
Katie Hunter | Depute Editor-In-Chief I must admit as I scanned the newspaper headlines last week I did wonder if the famous fast food chain was branching out into hairdressing! The story centres around a school in Great Yarmouth, where the Headmaster sent a letter to parents banning a number of hairstyles including the “Meet Me At McDonald’s” haircut. As you can see in the image
Rio Jordan | Reporter Four people have been killed in crashes in Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire as wintry conditions fail to subside across Britain. Snowfall made driving conditions treacherous in many parts of the country, disrupted rail and air transport networks and forced hundreds of schools to close. More snow is forecast for the rest of the week.
Faith Sindick | Reporter The Swedish multibillion pound company H&M has apologised over advert that has put the world in disarray. The advert features an 8-year-old black boy wearing a jumper saying, ‘coolest monkey in the jungle’ with some claiming that the jumper is insensitive and racist. Others say that it’s a child wearing a normal kid’s jumper. Consequently, the last week has seen the public
Rachael Smith | Politics Reporter The story of Asiya, a Pakistani girl who poisoned over 10 people in an attempt to poison her arranged marriage husband, stormed the Internet last week. Asiya, only 17 years of age, was being forced into a marriage she did not consent to and took it upon herself to bring the situation to justice. In an attempt gone awry, multiple people
Lisa Queen and Erin Brady| In 2012, the Mayan calendar officially ended, leading many to believe that the world was going to end along with it – it didn’t.
Eleanor Service| One of the biggest questions facing our nation today is whether or not to leave the EU. There is a huge amount of uncertainty surrounding this topic because no country has ever done this before. But what are the issues being discussed? How will they affect you? And the most crucial of all, on Thursday 23rd June, what way should you vote in the EU
Erin Seils| Social media has become an essential part of everyday life for many people. 96% of 11 – 19 year olds use some sort of social media. We use it to stay in contact with family and friends, to keep up to date with what is going on in the world, to express our opinion on global, national and personal issues and to simply show
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