With no cars on the route of the London Marathon, air pollution levels dropped by as much as 89% in London, reports Jacob Dickinson Global action plan, a non-profit organisation and a group dedicated to tackling throwaway culture and its harmful effects revealed figures that show...
As Labour officials insist that Jeremy Corbyn is "well-placed", criticism of the party's leader intensifies over anti-semitism. James Middleton reports. MPs have been calling for a swift autopsy of Labour's limp local election campaign following the 2018 elections, in which the party managed to win just...
News that Costa Coffee vow to recycle as many disposable cups as they sell by 2020 comes as a welcome step by the corporation as the UK tries to tackle its recycling waste problem. Their plan is to incentivise waste collection firms by offering a £70...
By Elle-Mae Smith (Caption: University library, credit: Gary Tamin) Over the years, the view that university is the best route for college leavers to take has been constantly questioned. Now, in 2018, UCAS has seen a huge decline in university applicants. It’s very well known that deciding...
During the second week back, we, the second-year students, were getting ready to produce our first live show of the semester. We started the day by going through everyone’s packages, recapping what stories people had reported on and making sure the VT’s were edited and...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KykrXyWs7sQ Angela Ansari 05/03/18 As strike actions across the United Kingdom take place in favour of staff pension not to get cut. It was found that over 60 universities are to act towards these circumstances of pensions being cut. Lecturers were found to walk out of lectures...
As another company goes into legal battle with their own workers this week about the gig economy, the question still lies in how secure and reliable is the gig economy and there jobs, George Timberlake reports https://soundcloud.com/lsbu_mmjs/gig-economy This week it was announced that delivery company Hermes is...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L2O0GBhaQI&t=19s Have you ever been told that smoking is bad for your health, and that you should quit now before you get addicted and it’s too late? Fear not, this is not one of those scary news features with chilling warnings. Instead, this one is going...
The annual salary threshold has risen from £21,000 to £25,000 for graduates paying back their student loans, reports Emma Parker [caption id="attachment_29579" align="alignnone" width="1000"] (Government increases salary threshold. Credit: Pexels)[/caption] Last Autumn, Prime Minister Theresa May announced new plans to increase the threshold for graduates by £4000...
The ever-increasing housing problems in Southwark are causing one young couple to start their family outside of the capital, with London council elections just around the corner, reports James Murray [caption id="attachment_29254" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Catherine looks on at the city she must leave behind (credit:James Murray)[/caption] Catherine...