David Attenborough has travelled a lot hasn’t he? He’s been to every corner of the world to document nature at its most diverse, eclectic and voluptuous. It seems the only way to cap-off an […]
Taxi driver found guilty after hitting student
A Leeds taxi driver has admitted to driving without due care and attention when he hit a student last January, inflicting ‘catastrophic’ injuries. Edward Buckley, who was training to be commercial airline pilot, was struck […]
The Eating Out Scout: Hansa’s Vegetarian Restaurant
After trudging through streets of snow slush, we arrived at the warmly-lit Hansa’s Vegetarian Restaurant, located on North Road towards Chapel town, and away from the plethora of chain restaurants that bedeck Leeds City Centre. […]
Flooding in Lyddon Halls dampens spirits
Residents of Lyddon Hall were startled in the early hours of the morning to find water swamping their corridor. The incident occurred after a burst pipe in a bathroom on the second floor led to […]
White Van man speaker scam
A student has parted with hundreds of pounds after falling victim to a well-known sales scam. The second year student was sold some speakers while walking home from University. Two men pulled up in a […]
Blood Red Shoes
I knew the moment that I opted to pack cous cous instead of shoes would come back to haunt me. I packed my suitcase to return to Madrid under New Year delusion, a chronic illness […]
The Daily Fail
The Daily Mail Online has been a recent and growing phenomenon not only of increasing popularity but also increasing ridiculousness. I think we can agree that it can be incredibly sexist, sensationalist (‘CARROTS, PENCIL CASES […]
Sunny Natures
By the time this is published, I will be back in Leeds, in subzero weather conditions. My body will still be in shock, having gone from 35 degrees in Australia to… this. The only consolation […]
Film | Lore
When a film is described as poetic or visually stunning it is generally a sign that the film may be lacking in action or a plot of any great consequence. Unfortunately Lore is no exception. […]
Could You Pass the Test?
The United Kingdom Boarding Agency (UKBA) developed a new system to decrease the rate of immigration from outside the European Economic Area (EEA). From the beginning of 2013 people, who are wishing to settle in […]
Why Arts and Culture Matter in a Recession
As we teeter on the edge of a triple-dip recession in a manner akin to Russell Crowe’s suicidal Javert on his Parisian pont, you could be forgiven for entertaining the thought that such ostentatious cultural […]
Homosexual Sex Ed: The Opposite of “a bad idea”
Any decent human being would have been completely shocked by Tory MP, David Davies’ vulgar comments about gay marriage in a recent Guardian interview. With painful statements such as “I just worry that children are […]