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How The Pandemic Affected Volunteering

Beatrice McKenzie — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 15:26:22 +0000

In the years since the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of volunteering in the UK have seen a sharp decline. Now, with the UK facing a host of new crises, charities are struggling to meet the increased demand for their services with a decreased workforce.

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The Psychology Behind Conspiracy Theories

Maya Dhillon — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 20:33:16 +0000

What’s your favourite conspiracy theory? Mine has to be that Lea Michele can’t read — that she was fed all of her lines during her six seasons of Glee and never read a single script.

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Will The Theatre Industry Be Taking Its Final Bow?

Scarlett Mullender — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 10:37:12 +0000

As someone who has grown up surrounded by stage curtains and scintillating spotlights, I am sadly all too familiar with the theatre industry's battle against financial cuts. With cutbacks continuing, it's time to reiterate the value of the theatre industry so that we can protect the future of one of our cultural crown jewels.

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GCSE pass rates fall to pre-pandemic levels

Lucy Frewin — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 10:07:24 +0000

August 24th saw thousands of students across the UK collect their GCSE results as pass rates fell for a second year in a row.

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You Should Be Wearing a Mask in 2023

Seven Standen — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 18:54:02 +0000

The COVID-19 outbreak began almost four years ago, but we are still living in the midst of the pandemic. Pretending otherwise, and refusing to take appropriate precautions against the virus, is outright ableism.

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Workplace Sexism in the “Zoom Era”

madelainedinnage — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 16:32:58 +0000

Chances are, within the past few years, you’ve found yourself signing up for the likes of Microsoft Teams or Zoom. Whether it be a...

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Zero-Covid Protests Erupt in Guangzhou, China

Faye Minton — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 20:48:52 +0000

On the night of 14 November, protests erupted in the Chinese city of Guangzhou. They were a response to tight zero-Covid policies.

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Partygate: Sue Gray Report Published

Billi Allen-Mandeville — Sat, 28 May 2022 16:31:53 +0000

After much delay, Downing Street has publicly published Sue Gray's full report into several lockdown parties held across No. 10 and Whitehall. Senior civil servant, Sue Gray, examined 16 events between May 2020 and April 2021.

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UNICEF announces education crisis

Michaela Cullen — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 12:31:23 +0000

UNICEF recently released a report that claims Covid-19 has created an education crisis. Approximately 405 million school students have been held back from reattending school, according to the UNICEF report Are Children Really Learning?

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Shanghai Government tightens lockdown restrictions as COVID-19 cases spike

Michaela Cullen — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 04:05:37 +0000

The Shanghai government has extended its city-wide lockdown as Covid-19 cases continue to surge. The Shanghai Health Commission reported 425 locally transmitted cases and 8,581 asymptomatic cases on Monday morning, recording the largest Covid-19 surge in Shanghai since the first outbreak of the virus at the end of 2019.

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