As it’s our last issue of the year, Global is taking a look back at 2015. Reporting by Caitlin Doherty, Grace Fothergill, Lillie Coles, Sophie Atherton, Meg Bradbury and Tom Gordon. [su_tabs vertical=”yes”][su_tab title=”January”] 7th January – Charlie Hebdo attacks Saïd and Chérif Kouachi broke into the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, and killed 11…
“Overreaction” doesn’t cover the response to the plastic bag charge
A new law came into force on 5th October, requiring major retailers in England to charge customers at least 5p for their plastic bags. This was part of a new government scheme aiming to reduce the more than 7bn plastic bags handed out in Britain each year, in order to tackle litter problems, boost our…
Watching You Watching TV
Sitting down in front of the TV after a hard day of work, cocooned in blankets and with tea and biscuits in hand, the last thing you would think would be appealing to watch, is someone doing just the same. Yet this is what Channel 4’s hugely successful “fly-on-the-wall” documentary Gogglebox is all about. Each…
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