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18 November 2018

5 times Beyonce has proved she's a role model to all

This week, she bought out Sir Philip Green’s share of popular gym clothing line, Ivy Park. This comes after Sir Philip was named as having taken legal actions to prevent ...
17 November 2018

5 reasons to delete those annoying Facebook friends...

Founded by Jimmy Kimmel, Unfriend Day is for getting rid of those annoying acquaintances that seem to be all over your social media - even if you haven’t personally seen ...
16 November 2018

The 10 finest movies of William Goldman

This is not turning out to be a great week for iconic writers. Not only have we lost Marvel hero Stan Lee, now we say goodbye to one of the ...

16 November 2018

Album of the Week: Prepare to be rickrolled with Rick Astley's Whenever You Need Somebody

It's been 31 years to the day since dance-pop legend Rick Astley dropped his iconic debut studio album Whenever You Need Somebody through RCA Records, featuring the popular party tune ...
16 November 2018

Women who have helped shape Children in Need throughout the years

Ever since its first telethon was broadcast back in 1980, Children in Need has raised hundreds of millions of pounds to help out charities working with youngsters in the United ...
16 November 2018

Why Newt Scamander is a better protagonist than Harry Potter

We can barely contain our excitement as Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald finally arrives in cinemas. JK Rowling fans can't wait to get stuck into another of her magical ...
16 November 2018

Top tips to save you money at this year's Christmas markets

The festive season is nearly here and Christmas markets are opening everywhere! For some, the enchanting wooden huts, colourful fairground and gleaming skating rink means we can spend more money than we bargained ...
15 November 2018

Kathleen Zellner has an incredible Making A Murderer theory - and it will blow your mind

The world's eyes have been on the Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey case ever since the arrival of Making A Murderer on Netflix, all the way back in 2015. Throughout the first season, ...
15 November 2018

Inter Faith Week: Leeds Faith Forum kicks off their LGBT+ allies initiative

As part of the UK's Inter Faith Week, we attended an event co-ordinated by the Leeds Faith Forum exploring attitudes towards the LGBT+ community within different religious groups. Faiths in ...
15 November 2018

5 inspirational female Olympic champions

On this day in 1859 was the first modern revival of the Olympic games, which took place in Athens. This got us thinking about inspirational female figures in Olympic sport. ...

15 November 2018

Rachael Sage reveals her brilliant new music video to the UK

Riding high after the UK release of her album Myopia, NYC based Rachael Sage returns with a captivating and enchanting video for her single Alive, the first official video from ...

15 November 2018

Trendy and environmentally friendly: The benefits of upcycling

Let’s start with America Recycles Day. The holiday originally began in 1997, so today marks 21 years of the initiative. The nationally-recognised scheme aims to encourage Americans to recycle, and ...
15 November 2018

John Lewis release their Elton John-centric Christmas ad - but what do the public think?

With Christmas just a few weeks away, millions across the United Kingdom were anxiously awaiting the release of the annual John Lewis festive ad! This year, the company have teamed ...
15 November 2018

10 things I've learnt about home and homelessness through writing Not Home, by Sarah Butler

Not Home is a novella, written in conversation with people living in unsupported temporary accommodation in Manchester. It follows the residents of a run-down B&B in Manchester the week after ...

14 November 2018

Hilarious responses to the Detective Pikachu trailer

The first trailer for the eagerly anticipated live action Pokemon spin-off Detective Pikachu arrived on Monday (November 12th), and now we've had time to process this insane new concept, here ...
14 November 2018

How to put the magic back in your life, by Helen Rebello

Would you like the energy to do the things that bring you joy, and to end each day with a smile on your face, no matter what the day sends ...
14 November 2018

Legendary Telly: 9 funniest moments from The Inbetweeners

It looks like Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison and Joe Thomas of The Inbetweeners are reuniting once again for a one-off anniversary show this year, celebrating ten years of teenage ...
14 November 2018

A day in the life of Ultramarathon Mum, Holly Zimmermann

No need for an alarm with four kids running up and down the halls at 6am! I lay still for a while, putting off the inevitable, before rolling out of ...

14 November 2018

7 women that prove diversity in football is heading in the right direction

The recent announcement that Susanna Dinnage will be the next Chief Executive of the Premier League is a huge move forward for women in sport. She’s not the first and ...
14 November 2018

Where's the sense of adventure? Author Matt Etheridge says children's books need more ACTION!

Parents should unplug their iPad-addicted children and replace their increasing dependence on technology with the original imaginative gadget – the adventure book, writes the journalist and acclaimed children’s author, M.C.D. ...

13 November 2018

Bully-proofing children: why it’s cool for kids to be kind

Despite a wealth of new research and a swathe of well-meaning interventions, bullying remains a common problem in British schools. That won’t change until we look beyond the ‘bully’ and ...