Now, more than ever, it is hugely important to support women-led businesses. Not only have women been disproportionately economically affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with women being around a third more likely to work in […]
Notre Dame: One Year On
Last week marked the anniversary of the devastating fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, which caused up to €600 million in damages and destroyed the iconic spire of the French landmark. As the […]
Let Their Skill Do The Talking: Why We Cannot Discriminate Based On Religious Dress In Sport
A video from last year’s WAFF Women’s Club Championship has gone viral, and for all the right reasons. The football game was played in Jordan, between Arab Orthodox club and Shabab al Ordon club last […]
30 Years Since The Berlin Wall Fell… And What Have We Learnt?
On the 9th November, Germany celebrated 30 years since the beginning of the fall of the Berlin Wall. To mark the occasion, vast celebrations took place across the city. From a concert with fireworks on […]
Book Review: The Burning Land
Louisa Polack reviews George Alagiah’s latest book ‘The Burning Land’, a thrilling novel set in apartheid-era South Africa
New York Tackles Plastic Consumption
On the 22nd of April, New York became the second US state to implement a state-wide ban of disposable plastic bags, following in the footsteps of California, which put a similar ban in place in […]
Notre Dame Recovery: Money Well Spent?
For fifteen hours one of France’s most well-known landmarks stood ablaze: the Notre Dame cathedral, engulfed with flames, made headlines across the world. Empathy from political figures has been pouring into France, from Theresa May’s […]
Deutschland 86 Makes Thrilling Comeback
March 8th saw the much-anticipated Deutschland 86 hit UK screens, after fans of the Cold War German thriller endured a nearly 4-year wait for the Deutschland 83 sequel. Set three years on from Deutschland 83, […]