London moves to Tier 2 and faces tougher restrictions from midnight
At midnight tonight the capital is set to move to ‘Tier 2’ of coronavirus restrictions. This means that household mixing indoors is banned if you are not in a support bubble. However, socially distanced meetings outside are allowed with up…
Emily in Paris: Elina in Kent
Like many young adults around the globe, I was very excited to binge watch Emily in Paris, and I was even more excited to see how my life compared to hers, as I too transformed from a foreigner to a local…
Put yourself in Santa’s shoes and donate this Christmas
Santa has one night to deliver presents around the world, but you have until the 25th of December. As the decade comes to an end, why not perform one final positive gesture. Here are a few things you can do…
Led Zeppelin
Eight studio albums. More than 300 million album sales. A song so popular its banned from every guitar shop across the land. Led Zeppelin are a band immortalised as rock gods but it’s now been 39 years since the band…
Even Santa is avoiding single use plastic this Christmas
Christmas is a beautiful time filled with decorations and gifts, but it is also a time when environmental considerations go out the window along with our diets. Even the tiniest Christmas gifts are wrapped up in mountains of plastic, all…
It’s 58 years since the pill was made available on the NHS, here are some facts about the pill.
The pill is the most common form of contraception today, according to research by the Guardian and it has freed a lot of women from the burden of being pregnant. It became available on the NHS 58 years ago but…
Opinion: Why social media is just an echo chamber
Growing up in the era of technology is very rewarding, and as the next generation of whiz kids, many of us use social media, perhaps even a little too much. But what’s behind what we see on social media? As…
On this day, December 2nd 1993 Columbian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar shot dead
Pablo ‘El Patron’ Escobar was shot dead 26 years ago to this day. Killed by Columbian police, his death brought about an end to his two-decade campaign of violence. Massacres, drug wars, and assassinations of politicians were only too common…