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The transport secretary has echoed the Prime Minister’s guidance on the travel traffic light system for plans to go overseas. Grant Shapps, transport secretary, has told BBC Breakfast: “The guidance is not to. We’ve said you should only go to amber countries in exceptional circumstances.” Similarly, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that you should […]
Lockdown has made the prospects of St Paul’s Cathedral closing forever a more likely future for the cultural powerhouse. The iconic Anglican church currently faces complete closure due to reduced ticket sales. A lack of tourists due to COVID-19 restrictions has made it so yearly running costs cannot be met, even with extra government funds […]
A major reform hit A-level syllabuses nationwide in 2015 when all subjects were forced to give final exams to students after two years rather than grades based on different module assessments. Teachers and students say these changes have put them under far too much pressure. The changes made to the a-levels examination officially began in […]
DJ duo Sicaria Sound reveals how they transformed their lifelong passion from a hobby into a career regardless of the hardships they faced as they became young adults. I met the duo before a gig on Friday the 29th of November where they happily told me about their tough past and the non-linear path they […]
The chairman of the ‘Rio Ferdinand Foundation’ discussed the dangers of limiting young people in their careers and refusing stereotypes. Bintou Crookes Martin, the chairman of the ‘Rio Ferdinand Foundation’, spoke passionately about South London communities and stressed the importance of not limiting career choices because of imagination. She said: “[Young people] often don’t beyond […]
Ruben, a 12-year-old, has received a £500 sponsor from the company Redrow to help fund his wheelchair tennis training. Kent-based Ruben was born with congenital talipes equinovarus (also known as clubfeet) and has recently had both of his feet removed after not being able to position them properly without pain. His passion started after his […]
A teenager diagnosed with heart disease has called for more help fundraising for a charity that tackles the disease. Sonea Hodgson has requested members to help her fundraise from the local place of Woolwich and surrounding areas for the British Heart Foundation. Fundraising events planned by her such as quiz nights and walks “will help […]
Burger King eliminates all plastic toys from their kids’ meals for their new initiative called the #meltdown. A new statue with the name “Beep Beep” was put in place by Burger King along Southbank to raise awareness regarding the over production and consumption goods that are inefficient and disposable over durable ones (also known as […]