An incredibly rare event occurred on the night of the 31st January 2018. Given the long name of a ‘Super Blue Blood Moon’, this very uncommon lunar event hasn’t happened since 1866! A super blue blood moon is a coalition of several different types of moon. You may have seen a blood moon, (a lunar eclipse), when the moon in the nights sky has an eerie
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
Faith Sindick| Reporter In Scotland we have a vast range of Christmas traditions from giving and receiving gifts, kissing under the mistletoe to believing in Santa for us then to discover he doesn’t even exist! We, as a country, have created these traditions that go back decades (yes, even before the time of our parents!)Though around the world, different customs have also been established. Some slightly
Katie Hunter | Depute Editor-in-Chief Tomorrow, the 13th November 2017, marks World Kindness Day: 24 hours devoted to carrying out acts of kindness, regardless of their size. The day’s purpose is to promote and celebrate just being nice but that’s certainly not to say that we should be ignorant and unkind the other 364 days of the year! Kindness Day became a celebrated occasion on November
Eleanor Service | Reporter In the wake of the tragic events that took place in New York on October 31st, President Trump has had a characteristically extreme and relatively polarizing response. He took to Twitter to say: There have been many people questioning the President’s response to this tragedy, saying that following this attack Trump has called for immediate policy change, but in the wake
Eleanor Service | Reporter In the five days since the horrifying terror attack in New York City on October 31st, many more details about the event have come to light. In the wake of the tragedy, eight people have been confirmed dead and nearly a dozen have been confirmed injured. Many of the people killed in this attack were actually tourists, five of whom were Argentinian
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
Niamh McGroarty | Reporter With Halloween having come and gone, bonfire night is just around the corner. As fun a night it can be watching the sky illuminate with bright colours in wonderful patterns, it is still crucial to stay as safe as possible. Its easy to be distracted by the luring displays of vibrancy yet they are deadly if not handled correctly. To stay safe
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