Many of us have now seen that picture of Venice which did the rounds on Twitter back in March. The fish are back in the sea, the water is clear. Whilst the vast majority of the world’s population is shut away, an interesting effect on our climate seems to be underway. ‘We should never let a good […]Read More
On April 15, 2020, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) announced that several of their wrestlers had been released from the company with their contracts being terminated with immediate effect. This comes after the company released a statement that same day that WWE would be introducing a series of cost-cutting measures to help deal with the pressures […]Read More
Isn’t it fascinating that the self-proclaimed ‘best live presenter in the country’ can make such a twat of himself on live TV so consistently for so long? From telling a rape survivor that he thinks she should ‘take taxis’ to avoid getting raped or calling the people who first hired him ‘men of vision’, This […]Read More
Senior officials deliberately delayed action due to ideological differences, according to a leaked internal report into Labour’s handling of antisemitism. The dossier, which assesses actions taken between 2014 and 2019, acknowledges shortcomings and missed opportunities to reform a clearly failing disciplinary system. The report claims that this systematic failing was exacerbated by a bitter divide […]Read More
As cabin fever kicks in and each day blends into the next readers may seek something different. A book does wonders for the mind; but a magazine, ah, now that is something different. The notion of the magazine shouldn’t be synonymous with cheap nonsense. The print world has taken a hammering in recent years, yet a […]Read More
In the span of 3 months, COVID-19 has quickly and inevitably morphed from a localized community issue in Wuhan to a decidedly international one. A majority of countries across the world have opted to implement a full lockdown to curb the spread, but how exactly do these lockdowns prevent the virus from spreading, and how […]Read More
The date is Sunday, March 22nd in the year 2020. The parks of Wolverhampton paint a placid, bucolic landscape. The smoothed pavements intertwine with lush, undulating pockets of freshly-mown grass, splattered with luscious plants and gleaming wooden huts. It’s weather like this that could illuminate even the colourless alcoves of the world, and when you […]Read More
In light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, there seems to be more questionable information on the internet than ever. From headlines telling us not to worry because it’s ‘just the flu’ to news outlets telling us that the virus was deliberately manufactured by Chinese scientists to achieve world domination. It’s a tough job for anyone […]Read More
It’s in times like these where I like to remind myself of the wise words from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: “DON’T PANIC”. I’ll not lie to you, I’ve been trying to get this written for almost a week. Now that we’re all on lockdown, it’s a perfect time to reflect on all the […]Read More
With food wastage at unprecedented levels, we researched ways to make your budget go further by using parts of fruit and veg you might otherwise dispose of.Read More
For those of you who aren’t familiar with the stunning Nikkie De Jager, she is one of the most subscribed beauty Youtubers, often referred to by her YouTube username, NikkieTutorials. The Dutch beauty guru went viral in 2015 with her video “The Power Of Make-up”, which discussed the stigma around makeup and those who wear […]Read More
It’s hard to ignore the media circus around this year’s election, and I say this year because they seem to be an annual thing now. Focus has been locked on the two main party leaders Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson with little else other than Brexit discussions piercing through the fog of this popularity contest. […]Read More
I felt that I’d be writing something along these lines, but not in my wildest dreams did I think it would be like this. The Conservatives were ahead in the polls from the get-go and although Labour’s closing of the gap to trailing by 9 points, it was never going to be an easy win. […]Read More
Last Tuesday during the ITV pre-election debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn, the Conservative Party renamed the official @CCHQPress Twitter account to ‘factcheckUK’. The party also temporarily replaced its profile picture with a tick logo and a header image with the logo, the text ‘factcheck UK’ and then in much smaller font ‘from CCHQ’, […]Read More
If, like me, you devoured the hit podcasts Serial and S-Town and are in desperate need of new material to support your growing career as a detective, fear not. The podcast boom is still well and truly reverberating with many twisty, cerebral and gripping pods still emerging, drawing listeners in with their nuanced and perceptive observations of crimes that […]Read More
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