Alcohol products have experienced a spike in sales during lockdown, rising by over a third (36%) according to data compiled by Just Eat and City Pantry. All regions across Britain experienced this spike in alcohol […]
NHS Launches New Track and Trace App
The long-awaited NHS track and trace app was finally released in England this week… however with doubts rising surrounding the performance of the app and data protection issues, it is uncertain how popular the app will be.
Leeds Trades Union Council voices its opposal to the expansion of Leeds-Bradford airport
Leeds TUC join over 2,000 opponents of the Leeds-Bradford airport expansion.
Local organisations receive a £2.5m grant from the Climate Action Fund
The group, which includes organisations Our Future Leeds, Voluntary Action Leeds, Together for Peace and Leeds Tidal, wants to create a “zero-carbon, socially-just and liveable city by 2030”. The funds will be directed to meet […]
POLIS students successfully campaign to reinstate modules on gender, race and colonialism
POLIS students Freya Curtis, Eleanor Noyce and Victoria Pearce wrote an open letter to Deputy Vice Chancellor Tom Ward calling for the university to ‘review and reverse’ their decision.
The letter gathered nearly 100 signatures from fellow POLIS students and describes the amended module catalogue as ‘Eurocentric, westernised and whitewashed’.
Covid-19: Household mixing banned in Leeds
New restrictions will be enforced at midnight tonight, impacting 780,000 people in the Leeds area. Those living in Leeds are not to meet people you do not live with, inside a private home or garden […]
Earth has Lost 28 Trillion Tonnes of Ice in Less Than 30 Years
In this article, Hollie Tuffnell discusses the findings of recent research at the University of Leeds, Ediburgh and Imperial College London.
Are You Part of One of the UK’s Top Ten Subcultures?
The UK’s subculture scene is flourishing, with a reported 56% of adults belonging to a subgroup according to research conducted by planning agency The Nursery. Conducted during lockdown, The Nursery asked 1800 adults questions designed […]
Students Returning to School will Require Significant Emotional Support
With Boris Johnson urging recently that “absolutely every pupil needs to be back in school,” the return to education for both primary, secondary and higher education students across the UK after almost 6 months this week is finally a reality. However, the return is expected to present some major challenges to students’ wellbeing and mental health.
Extinction Rebellion Protest Disrupts Murdoch’s Print Production
The climate activism group blockade roads towards Murdoch-owned printing sites in criticism of the outlets’ approach to climate change.
A Local Lockdown Could Be on the Cards for Leeds
Leeds City Council are calling for a city-wide effort to stop rising infection rates.
Extinction Rebellion and GALBA ‘Ride The Noise’ To Protest Airport Expansion
Last Saturday, Extinction Rebellion and GALBA staged a protest against the Leeds Bradford expansion plans. Ella Jones reports.