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After a 2-year absence, Norwich Pride is set to return to the streets of our fine city on 30 July for a varied and action-packed celebration. &nb...
Climate Change
UEA climate research: 1.5°C warming limit vital to human life
The well-known 2°C threshold continues to be the target world leaders aim for in limiting global warming. However, new research led by UEA suggests th...
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Almost 50% of UK students negatively affected by mental health, survey suggests
Universities and higher education institutes require “immediate improvements” to their services and cultural awareness for students to get...
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Norfolk welcomes 600 Ukrainian refugees
Almost 600 refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine have arrived in Norfolk under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship scheme since April, according to the la...
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Young Scots ready for “Yes” as Sturgeon announces #IndyRef2
On 28 June, Scotland’s First Minister and leader of the SNP, Nicola Sturgeon, formally announced an independence referendum, determining the cons...
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Students feel the pinch: record inflation and what it means for you
Inflation – that is the rate of increase in prices across the economy – is at its highest rate in decades, reaching 9.1% in May. While there are sever...
News
Strikes upon Strikes: What’s happening and how UK Students have been affected.
At the end of June, rail strikes left thousands of commuters unable to travel. Across the country on the 21st, 23rd and 25th of June, 40,000 working m...
News
National Census results reveals Norwich population spike
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released the results of the 2021 national (England and Wales) Census on 28 June. The public survey collects i...
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BREAKING: Boris Johnson has resigned as PM
Boris Johnson has resigned as leader of the Conservative Party, after a dramatic 48 hours of over 40 ministerial resignations from his government. A s...
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Drought declared as England experiences its driest July in 50 years
Drought has been declared by the Environment Agency across eight of the 14 areas it oversees today (12 August). This includes all of East Anglia and indicates the lengthy dry weather this summer is having an impact on water resources and the environment. Today, the Environment Agency has also chaired a meeting of the National...
Sport
Groundhog Day for the Canaries? A Preview of Norwich City’s 22/23 Season
Another season in the Premier League and another predictable relegation for Norwich City. Rock bottom in 20th place, but this surely would mean only one thing for the Canaries, a triumphant season back in the Championship. Teemu Pukki scoring goals for fun, top of the league and an enjoyable season brushing aside all other opponents...
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Kelly scores winning goal as England defeat Germany to win Euro 2022
Chloe Kelly hadn’t scored an international goal for England but 110 minutes into the final of Euro 2022, all that changed as she pounced and slotted home the winner to defeat Germany in a hard-fought game 2-1. A record 87,192 watched on at Wembley Stadium as England won their first major tournament since 1966. Sarina...
Travel
Musings on a frequent journey
Note: The following piece was composed on the road, while the journey was passing. Back of the family car, driving scares me so here we are. I know this route very well by now – Norwich to Ipswich. It’s quicker by train. I feel like there’s an excitement with trains you don’t get with cars....
Sport
The Commonwealth Games 2022: All you need to know.
The 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham will take place from 28 July to 8 August. It will be the third time England has hosted the games, the last two being London 1934 and Manchester 2002. It is the seventh held in the United Kingdom as there have previously been Cardiff 1958, Edinburgh 1970 and...
Arts
My Favourite Summer Artwork
Aelbert Cuyp, Landscape with the Flight into Egypt (circa 1650). Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. For me, summer has always been a time for solitude. Family holidays away on a Greek island, a corner of Spain, or a cobbled Italian port form some of my fondest memories. Days drifted into each other under...
Fashion
Summer Style Must-Haves
I’m the type of person who doesn’t have a single style. I’ll wear anything from bold suits to jeans and a dark shirt, to a yellow flowing skirt. I’m a blank canvas which is great because it means I have tons of options, but it also makes it a little harder to pin down my...
Fashion
Love Island and Ebay – a Match Made in Heaven?
After years of fast-fashion sponsorships, and criticism questioning the sustainability of the show, the Love Islanders have a shared wardrobe filled with pre-loved items thanks to a collaboration with eBay. Previously, Love Island was sponsored by I Saw It First – a fast-fashion company completely opposite to eBay. Stars from the show have also gone...
Fashion
Stranger Things Costume Design Highlights
Contains mild spoilers Part of the magic of Stranger Things has always been the meticulous attention to the set and costume design, which brings Hawkins to life. It gets the balance between nostalgia and authenticity just right, allowing audiences of all ages to feel immersed into the 80s. Season four ventures outside of Hawkins, giving...
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Music
Norwich’s Summer Music Menu
With summer already off to a joyful start in Norwich after a show by the legendary Elton John at Carrow Road stadium, it’s fair to say there’s more where that came from in store for us over the next few glorious months. In July, we have musical icons Tom Jones and Bryan Adams stopping through...
Film
It’s Smooth Flying for Top Gun: Maverick
Top Gun: Maverick flew to the top of the box office. A few years back, my mam and I chose Top Gun for our Friday night movie. I didn’t know what to expect, but I ended up pleasantly surprised. So, when the sequel came out, I knew I had to take a trip to the...
Music
Cathy Dennis – Stars of Norwich
If Kylie is pop’s princess, then we must all bow down to the woman that is surely the Queen of Pop, Norwich’s very own Cathy Dennis. As honorary alumni (degree for music) of UEA, I think we can also we can also ‘claim’ her for ourselves. Her self-description of being “born inbetween fields of pigs...
Film
East Anglia Film Archive Wins International Film Award
The East Anglian Film Archive has won a Focal International Award for “Best Use of Footage in Short film Production” for a film that it contributed to. The film is called “Lost Connections” and was made in response to the COVID Pandemic. The film is a collaboration between The East Anglian Film Archive and the...
Fashion
Stranger Things Costume Design Highlights
Contains mild spoilers Part of the magic of Stranger Things has always been the meticulous attention to the set and costume design, which brings Hawkins to life. It gets the balance between nostalgia and authenticity just right, allowing audiences of all ages to feel immersed into the 80s. Season four ventures outside of Hawkins, giving...
Fashion
Love Island and Ebay – a Match Made in Heaven?
After years of fast-fashion sponsorships, and criticism questioning the sustainability of the show, the Love Islanders have a shared wardrobe filled with pre-loved items thanks to a collaboration with eBay. Previously, Love Island was sponsored by I Saw It First – a fast-fashion company completely opposite to eBay. Stars from the show have also gone...
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