I know, you're probably sick of hearing about the Syrian Refugee situation. A situation introduced to the rest of the world via an image of a lifeless 3 year ol...
Two United Nations agencies are boosting their efforts to fight malnutrition amongst children in South Sudan in a desperate battle to avoid catastrophic loss of...
The UK Government is fuelling the conflict in Yemen and is potentially violating both domestic and international laws on the sales of arms, Oxfam has warned.
While the UK is not directly involved in the bombing of Yemen, UK arms sales to Saudi Ara...
In contrast to many of the governments around Western Europe, and indeed the world, the church may well be willing to do its part in defending those who have be...
In a move that is as controversial as it is necessary, the BBC have announced that they will propose doing a daily news broadcast which will be beamed into Nort...
A petition calling on the Government to “swap” Katie Hopkins for 50,000 refugees from Syria is approaching the 50,000 signatures required. I should tell you though the 50,000 signatures does not mean that we get rid of Katie Hopkins, we should be so ...
So for over a decade, you've effectively gone through the same routine at the same time every year; you buy fresh stationery, fresh book materials and uniforms/...
One Direction are a band that have gained worldwide recognition and fans of all ages ever since they shot to fame on the hit reality competition show The X Fact...
Your time at university will be spent in a number of different ways – while you are obviously there to study and gain a degree in your chosen subject, there is so much more to university than this. For many of you, your time at university will be you...
On Tuesday YouGov published a roundabout set of polls concerning the public attitude towards the House of Lords under the heading 'Most people want fewer politi...
Cluster munitions have been used in five countries during 2015 posing a devastating threat to civilian populations caught in conflict zones, according to Human ...
You'll be familiar with the image of a starving child, squatting by a mud filled river filled with parasites, their only source of hydration, a haunting piano interlude playing in the background just to try pull even harder on your heartstrings. The ...
In another show that India is developing in to a world power and what we call a “First World Country”, they have eliminated another disease as a potential kille...
When Francesca Pardi sent Pope Francis her children’s book, “Why do you have two moms?” she probably wasn’t expecting a response from one of the most influentia...
The Spanish authorities have arrested an American man, a sentence not often heard, but in this case the charges turn the stomach of most ordinary people. The American is being charged with enslavement, the stomach turner, and diamond pillaging during...
The old adage that says working harder, for longer produces better results may well be changing according to a new study published this week.
Shortening the ...
As if America needed more gun deaths. Yet another of the citizens of the great nation we call the United States of America has lost their life to a gun crime. A...
A picture is worth a thousand words. In this case a picture is worth $170,000. A picture of an apparently very desperate man selling pens on the streets of Lebanon with his daughter asleep and slung across his shoulder has inspired an online fundrais...
In yet another show of how governments should really work harder to protect their citizens, a man has been released after spending the last 4 months in prison a...
Everyone has to make big decisions, it’s just a part of life, like eating or breathing, it’s something we all have to do. Some of us are even asked to make big life decisions when we’re still in secondary school, I know I did. Way back when I was a f...
After we saw how The Sun covered the terrible incident that happened yesterday, we take a look at how the rest of the British Newspapers handled it. From the go...
So I’ve just come back from another big trip and having previously written about the joys of travel, I decided to write about some of the things I have learnt during my time away. Travelling teaches you many things, but here I’ve narrowed down six of...
Are you going to Birmingham for Uni? According to research by Bath Spa University, you should be pretty carful you don't pick up any of the local lingo as it co...
Let’s look back at the Next-Gen launch a few years ago. Among the many themes, social gaming was chief and we were ready for it. Sure, we had headsets on the ol...
Sometimes, I think I am, at heart, something of an elderly lady. Since leaving my teenage years behind, I continually find myself saying things like “when I was young..” and “it wouldn’t have happened in my day” or even the classic “kids these days…”...
Summer may be in full swing but bloggers and designers everywhere are already thinking about the next season. Recent catwalks are showing signs of a few summer ...
After studying long and hard through mandatory education, you’re faced with a tough initial choice. Do you continue to study or head off into the world of emp...
In a world where, more often than not, we as humans can only feel disappointment in other members of our species, occasionally an act of unwarranted kindness can pull us from the apathy caused by the world. Such an act has occurred.
Priya Shah is ...
