With exams out of the way and university over for yet another year, Mamma Mia! at the Leeds Grand Theatre is the perfect way to welcome in the summer. The Jukebox musical, written by British […]
Who gets your vote?
This week we interview Greg Whitaker, who is running to be your next Gryphon editor. Interviews with every Lead LUU candidate will appear online throughout next week. Why do you want to be editor? […]
Who Gets Your Vote?
This week we interview Greg Whitaker and Jess Murray, who are both running to be your next Gryphon editor. Interviews with every Lead LUU candidate will appear online throughout next week. Interview with Greg Whitaker […]
Record Nominations in LUU Leadership Race
With nominations closing today in the Leeds University Union Leadership Race, LUU have confirmed that this year has seen a bumper number of nominations and applications for all positions. Positions include Union Affairs Officer, Welfare […]
“The problem isn’t the voters, the problem is the politics, the politicians, the political parties and the political system.”
The Gryphon speaks to Green Party leader Natalie Bennett about the ‘Green surge’, climate change, feminism, and the difficulties facing BME candidates in British politics. In your recent New Year’s message you stressed that ‘It’s […]
Legendary broadcaster, Sir Terry Wogan, dies aged 77
The family of the veteran BBC broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan has confirmed he has died today, aged 77, following a short illness. In a short statement released this morning, they said: “Sir Terry Wogan died […]
‘Jeremy had a stonking great victory and now it’s up to the rest of us to support him, and that’s exactly what I intend to do.’
The Gryphon speak to Labour MP and Shadow Foreign Secretary Hilary Benn about Jeremy Corbyn, the future of Syria and the government’s new PREVENT laws. Since The Gryphon last spoke to you quite a […]
“Let’s be Happy, Let’s be Hopeful, Above all let’s be Optimistic”
Newly elected Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, visited the University on Thursday to speak to students about the Party’s voter registration campaign, as well as conducting a brief question and answer session with the 500 […]
Two on trial over the murder of former Leeds student
The two Burmese men accused of the murder of University of Leeds graduate David Miller and fellow backpacker Hannah Witheridge have today gone on trial in Thailand. Burmese nationals Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo, both […]
UPDATE: Suspected Beeston rapist appears in court
A Slovakian man appeared in court today to be formally charged with the attempted murder and rape of a woman in Leeds, following his extradition from Slovakia last night. The 21-year-old Slovakian national, who has been named as […]
Police release new CCTV footage of Beeston rapist
Previously unseen footage showing the man wanted for the rape and attempted murder of a woman in Leeds was released today. The victim, an 18-year-old local woman, was dragged from a bus stop in Beeston […]
Suspicious man reported near Business School
West Yorkshire Police have been alerted after a man fitting the profile of the Beeston bus stop rapist approached two women near Leeds University business school. The two women, who are members of the Leeds […]