Over the past few years we’ve seen a rise in the use of ‘Club drugs’ amongst young people. But what are the dangers, ask Connor Green. Club drugs come in all different shapes and sizes ‘Club drugs’ is a collective term for substances typically used by young...
A new report shows that the numbers of under-18s drinking is falling, but those that are drinking already are drinking earlier and more heavily, says Ellesse Howells In 2013, nearly 300 children aged 11 and under were admitted to A&E units across the UK after drinking...
A story of solidarity and a break with a mythology that nearly became true writes Cedric Bergmann. [caption id="attachment_1338" align="alignnone" width="600"] Protest in front of Senate House. Photograph: Cedric Bergmann[/caption] Normally no one knows who had cleaned the floor or the bathroom at night, when entering a public...
What is the issue with residential burglaries in Brent, what are residents, police, and local councils and on a larger scale the government doing to decrease the amount of residential burglaries in the London borough of Brent and in London as a whole? …Asks Mariam Mansour As...
Bollywood movies have significantly westernized since the last few years in order to aim at a broader audience. Nevertheless, the cultural presence is still strongly but implicitly portrayed. Karishma Boodhoo inquires “Hindi cinema is just a portion of India's annual film production. However, it remains the...
With people becoming more concerned about their privacy, thousands are flocking to the undercover internet Tor, a place where anything goes. There is no way to trace your movements and nothing can be linked back to you. Who lives in this virtual world of total...
Baby girl born with cerebral palsy after NHS are negligent during labour at South London Hospital When Lauren was born, the midwives put her on her mother’s chest. For a split second everything was fine, until they realised she wasn’t breathing - Tamara Siddiqui investigates Lauren was...
A SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Teenage pregnancy in the UK is the highest in Western Europe, which makes the trend no longer taboo but the representations of young mothers in the media are still shameful. [caption id="attachment_1235" align="alignnone" width="460"] Photograph: Giles Moberly /PYMCA/Rex Feature[/caption] “Live in a council house?-...
Mistakes inside Slough Borough Council will result in the taxpayer footing the bill writes Mark Flexman [caption id="attachment_1232" align="alignnone" width="600"] Slough High Street lit up by Christmas decorations[/caption] For many families in Slough, December can be the toughest time of year, with Christmas and New Year’s approaching...
Ketamine is fast becoming the nation's favourite party drug but what happens when the good times turn bad? Louise Brisbane investigates. Photo credit: Nick Lewis On the Monday morning of August 11 2013, Boomtown Fair, Winchester’s very own Burning Man was over. After four days of long...