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Based in London, I write on a freelance basis for local and national publications, specialising in news coverage, culture and social stories.
My portfolio comprises articles around the UK, and work published by international organisations across Europe.
Professional capacities include feature writing, basic data visualisation, video shooting and editing (Premiere Pro), design and layout (inDesign),
basic Photoshop, 100wpm shorthand. Native English and also speak French.
Career highlights include The British Journal of Photography, Open Democracy,
The Huffington Post UK, East London Lines and Salzburg Global Seminar.
Qualified to MA level, graduating with a distinction.
"Rwanda is a country in progress," says Jacques Nkinzingabo, a photographer born in Rwanda in 1994 - the year of the infamous genocide in which 500,000-1,000,000 Tutsi were killed by the Hutu majority government. "It's one of the countries with the youngest population in Africa: most of them were bo
"I don't start with intentions," explains Elliott Erwitt. "I take pictures and then see what I've got and put something together." It's a process which has served him well throughout his career as a photographer.
Maria Gruzdeva is no stranger to remote and solitary parts of the world. Her last book, The Borders of Russia, saw her travel more than 6000km along the border of her home country, documenting the isolated communities at its edges.
British Journal of Photography
At 28, Zsolt Ficsór is part of this new generation, using his collective, MAMA Photobooks, to help promote local artists' self-published work.
The November issue of BJP takes you on a round the world trip with Journeys. From the markets of Lagos to the search for Jesus across the world, these are more than just trips; these journeys will alter your way of looking at the world.
Hans Eijkelboom, Photo Note, 2 November 2014 Amsterdam Kalverstraat 1.40 - 3.00 From the streets of The Hague to family settings, Hans Eijkelboom's work uses photography to examine social structures A major retrospective of the photography of Hans Eijkelboom is now on show at The Hague Museum of Photography, running until 07 January 2018.
"If you've been to Morocco I think you'll understand that we're a very colourful country, a colourful people. We see every colour being worn. In Morocco that there is the clash of colours and an attitude not to be scared of colours," says Hassan Hajjaj.
With a career that spanned seven decades, Robert Delpire, who passed away on 26 September, will be remembered as one of photography's biggest champions in the 20th century. Best-known for founding the Editions Delpire, which published the work of artists such as Cartier-Bresson, Doisneau and Robert
"The exhibition just becomes this transition point. There will be new artwork created by the exhibition. I think that's exciting: it means it becomes alive. These often tragic stories will continue living in other forms, whether through painting or through music, so it's about making the exhibition
"I meet people with more empathy and more care towards one another in war situations or in conflict around the world than I have ever experienced in Europe. People want to share the little they have with me because I have talked to them and shown an interest in them," says Jan Grarup.
"As an audience, you're hanging from her chandelier. She's saying things will change and get better but at the same time you're able to decide what you look at.
"What I experienced and witnessed in most families was a really strong sense of well-being and love towards each other, because it's tough out there," says Sian Davey, whose latest photoseries, Together, is about to go on display at the National Portrait Gallery in London ahead of an international t
"Before photographically-illustrated magazines or newspapers, before television and Facebook networks existed, in the first decade or so of the twentieth century, picture postcards were sent by the hundreds of millions worldwide," writes John Kasmin, introducing his series of five photobooks on post
"I believe that the great strength photography has, and in particular documentary photography, is content. So much of what is published today, seems to me to be content less. I hope my photography illuminates and resonates with viewers and tells how British society was. And, of my more recent work,
"The floor is covered with the plastic ammunition from the session that ended before I went in, one of the obstacles in the darkened corridor has a print out of a zombie figure used as target practice. The pillar has a splash of red paint to suggest blood."
Turkish photographer Çağdaş Erdoğan has been arrested in Istanbul according to his agency 140journos. The photographer, who was featured in the British Journal of Photography's Ones to Watch list earlier this year, is thought to have been arrested whilst taking photographs in Istanbul's central Kadi
"People might not have a lot, but they will give you what they can. That's true of so many Irish people. They're a very warm and friendly and welcoming people. They will tell you stories and their lives and give you their time."
"Music is a language for all humans; it gets under your skin and brings out and expresses strong emotions," says Emily Stein, whose latest commission took her to a primary school in North London, where she photographed young children for Stella McCartney's Kid's fashion range
"The recipients of the 2017 Getty Images Editorial Photography Grants are working at the cutting edge of photojournalism, ensuring that often ignored global issues are brought to the forefront of public consciousness," said Hugh Pinney, Vice President of News, Getty Images. This year's winners see p
"It was also about reshaping that American icon: everyone thinks of the cowboy as this white American hero who has come to slay Native Americans. Actually the word cowboy is a racist term.
"The Beatles were inspired by different things on that album: it was created out of everyday things and everyday notions, even though people view it as a psychedelic masterpiece," says Dean Chalkley ahead of a new exhibition launching in Shoreditch this week. His collection, Reverberation, takes its
'Fleeing Mosul' is one of the shortlisted photographs in this year's Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize. © Abbie Trayler-Smith Refugees and robots feature in the shortlisted images for this year's Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, which is organised by the National Portrait Gallery.
Reuters Pictures has launched a new grant at this year's Visa pour l'Image festival in Perpignan, France. With eight grants, each worth $5,000 USD available, and expert advice from Pulitzer Prize winning photographers available, Reuters hopes to attract the next generation of photojournalists.
"This portrait does not simply show a man who earns a living as a tattoo artist but the reason why that living is so important to him - his family," says Jamain Gordon, reflecting on the portrait of Ricardo and his daughter outside their home and tattoo parlour in the South American country of Guyan
The Portrait Issue returns this September just as The British Journal of Photography launches the return of Portrait of Britain, which will once again appear on digital JCDecaux screens across the country, in partnership with photography giant Nikon. Portraits have a rare capacity to capture a perso
"The beautiful blooms seemed lonely and desolate. Sadly, it reminded me of the fact that soon it would be razed to the ground, into dull but common urban landscape with standing skyscrapers," says Lv Meng. His photograph comes from the series Urban Fringes which explores the growth of megacities as
"I could picture myself as this little girl. The photograph has a reminder of the escape into a childish world, full of power and imagination and carelessness. You would not lie down next to the buffet during the party as an adult unless you are not sober."
"Between colonialism and cosmopolitism, between a sense of not belonging and their nationality, many use the word Schizophrenie to describe how it is to construct their identity in the middle of two antagonistic cultures," explains Carolina Arantes. Her project, First Generation, follows the lives o
"This image documents a transcendental fact in the life of the person portrayed: Amadou had just been rescued from the sea by a European vessel," says Dezfuli. "Apparently his dream is fulfilled. However, fear, mistrust and uncertainty are present, as well as determination and strength." For his ser
"We are criticising everything; art, science, politics, animal rights, human rights, simply anything we can imagine. Yet we continuously declare our opinions as correct under our perfect profile pages. Are we really so good? I don't think so," says Karakas. Her project, The Anatomy of Things, transp
Portrait of Britain returns for a second year with 100 more images that encapsulate life the length and breadth of the UK.
"It was before mobile phones, before the internet. It was the initial form of mass communication, a way you could chat to your friends for free.
When George Pitts died earlier this year, Vice photo editor Elizabeth Renstrom was struck by how much he had influenced her work and her approach to photography. Deciding the theme for this year's photo issue seemed a natural progression: Idols. The issue presents up-and-coming photographers alongsi
"Tish believed that photography was an important form of visual communication that could stimulate discussions about real life situations and captured accurate records of the world we live in. She was trying to force people to look at the truth and learn from it," explains Ella Murtha, the daughter
"There was Hiroshima, Nagasaki and the American occupation but also the uprising of students and farmers against the seizure of land for Narita Airport. It all unleashed the desire of the young generation to say that they had enough," says Manfred Heiting as he introduces The Japanese Photobook. In
"I have simply seen breastfeeding as an act of life and love that is not always an easy task, and that therefore is deserving of encouragement in its all dimensions, psychological, physical and social," says Vincent Ferrané, whose photobook Milky Way is a testament to his wife and women everywhere a
"The idea was why don't we go back to the market and put these clothes back in their home, back where they came from," says Britt Lloyd, a young fashion photographer from North London.
Cats may have nine lives, but since curiosity killed the cat it's probably a good thing. All these cats have been caught mid-jump, flying through the air by photographer Daniel Gebhart De Koekkoek. These seemingly acrobatic feats see our agile pets leaping across entire rooms, suspended before they
"I have to be scared, because the moment I'm not scared it might be dangerous." Miki Kratsman has found himself in a number of difficult and dangerous situations over the course of his 33 year career photographing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In that time, he has repeatedly changed his approach
The internet is used for millions of things by billions of people on a daily basis. More important than the latest news update though is our obsession for cats and the proliferation of feline-based jokes knows no bounds.
"I'm not concerned with being an environmental photographer, I'm concerned with making images that make you feel something you can't quite understand. There's something that happens when you're presented with what you can't quite fathom." In Matter, Michael Lundgren explores deserts in Spain, the US
The Forest Finns, an officially recognised minority culture in Norway, arrived in the Finnskogen area in the early 17th century, bringing their traditions to the remote forests.Terje Abusdal's series, Slash and Burn, which has now been named the winner of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2017, reveals
A young boy who became a French resistance fighter as just a teenager; a German fighter who lost an arm; a Kazakhstani field nurse; an Indian deployed to fight the Japanese in Burma; a Holocaust survivor who is today a Donald Trump supporter.
"It's a culture fixed in heteronormativity, with social expectations like dress codes and cocktail hours, and the continual performance of leisure." Alexander Coggin's decade long series takes us to an exclusive golfing community on the shores of Lake Michigan. His photographs may at first glance ca
Lianzhou has developed a reputation as an important international location for Chinese photography, having hosted an annual photography festival since 2005. Now it is hoped that the opening of a brand new museum of photography this December will cement Lianzhou as a destination for national and inte
"Just a few days after the opening, soldiers entered the gallery and removed some of the photographs," says Harit Srikhao, a runner-up in this year's BJP Breakthrough Awards. The Thai photographer, whose series Whitewash uses the military crackdown in 2010 as its starting point, questions government
"I hope the project can make the audience feel like they walking through a cloud of mist." Zhao Qian, a Chinese photographer living in San Francisco, has recently been announced as a runner-up in this year's BJP Breakthrough Awards.
"Most people I meet are not satiated or fulfilled and desire more. Desire to be heard. Desire to be seen. Desire to connect and matter," says Phyllis B. Dooney, the American photographer behind the photoseries Gravity is Stronger Here. The project, which started as an exploration of the American Sou
The September issue brings the otherwise invisible into sharp focus. Invisible World explores forgotten conflicts, intimate retreats, abused landscapes and remote islands to uncover the hidden realities and unknown societies behind ordinary backdrops. "As social beings, we all demand to be seen," sa
Grinders, which was nominated as a runner-up in this year's British Journal of Photography Breakthrough Awards, focuses on a community of body hackers who undergo operations to add technology into their body. Like something out of a sci-fi novel, the group hope that slicing their bodies open will en
In 1942, the Ministry of Defence launched Operation Vegetarian, a series of experiments which released lethal Anthrax bombs against cattle on Gruinard Island. The weapons were more successful than even the Ministry of Defence had anticipated and the island was declared a no-go zone for decades. This
For his latest project, Andreas Mühe has opened a dialogue between the centuries. For alongside the photographs of austere politicians and dramatic cliffs in Pathos as Distance, he has interwoven excerpts from a novel, 1913 - The Year before the Storm by Florian Illies.
Fiona Rogers founded her online Firecracker platform to help showcase the best talent in female photography. What followed was a community of photographers all celebrating and sharing amazing work and it wasn't long before the Firecracker grant was born. "It felt like the natural evolution was to be
"Breaking onto a dance floor with a large format camera and a portable photography studio, as in my case, paralyses everything that happens," says Jesús Madriñán, a Spanish photographer whose nightlife photos document the 21st century youth in different communities across the world. He is looking fo
"I always wanted to be a painter; I suppose most photographers secretly do," says Erik Madigan Heck. "My mother was a painter. We painted together when I was a child, and she took me to the museum almost every week to look at paintings."
For two months last April and May, Aurore Valade isolated herself in a remote village in the Haute-Bigorre region of France. The result? Her photography project Se Manifester, which has been awarded this year's Photo Folio Review at the Rencontres d'Arles festival. "Etymologically, 'to manifest' is
Val Williams is co-curating a show on seaside photography for Turner Contemporary - and is asking photographers to submit their work for consideration. The exhibition will launch in Margate in summer 2019 before going on tour around the UK, and is being curated by Val Williams and Karen Shepherdson
Publishing a photobook can seem like a daunting task - which pieces to include, how best to lay out the work, and how to approach publishers. The list of concerns can seem endless even if you're a seasoned pro, and it can be overwhelming if you're publishing for the first time.
In 1973 Ralph Gibson published his first photobook, The Somnambulist; he followed up with Déjà Vu in 1973, and Days at Sea in 1974.
In our third annual edition focusing on photography education, BJP visits schools around the world to discover what it takes to "see photographically". From one of the oldest photography schools in the UK, to pioneering institutions in Germany and Denmark, tutors stress the need to appreciate the me
Projects
A longform read, looking at the stories of artists being priced out of London
Huffington Post UK
David Cameron has said he is "battling for Britain" at the EU summit, currently ongoing in Brussels. But ahead of his negotiations for an EU referendum, has the Prime Minister heard the concerns of his young electorate? It's no secret: young people want to remain in the EU.
It's a cold and grey February afternoon as I arrive at the Easy Foodstore in North West London. The neon orange signs jump out from the side of the warehouse building on the side of a busy dual carriageway and thronging underneath is a huge queue of people desperate to get inside to bag some bargains.
Students who choose to stay in Wales following graduation, or Welsh students returning home from study elsewhere in the UK should be eligible to have up to £6,000 a year of their student debts written off, according to Plaid Cymru.
Vice-chancellors enjoyed an "inflation-busting" pay rise during 2014-2015, with the average annual wage now £272,432 according to a new report, published on Thursday. Andrew Hamilton, vice-chancellor at Oxford University, received the largest salary of UK university heads, earning £462,000 for the year.
Students get ready to pack your bags and jet off across Europe. Berlin has been named as the as the top European university city for British students abroad, along with a shortlist featuring many other popular European destinations.
The real attack on French culture here is the parliament's decision to reinforce the state of emergency, by no way a banner for tourists or French citizens alike. We look at France as the birthplace of modern democracy, and the country's founding call for liberté is something we should not take for granted the world over.
A budding student politician has launched his campaign for student president by parodying hit singles from the likes of Adele, Bruno Mars and Macklemore - but promises that he "will do more for students just make a great video".
Youth jails and other young offenders institutions should be reformed by a new system of "secure schools" according to a new report. The review, which was commissioned by justice secretary Michael Gove and released on Tuesday suggest staff working in youth jails in both the private and public sectors do not have the skills or training to effectively take care of vulnerable young prisoners under the current system.
East London Lines
May 11, 1944, was Eva Schloss's 15 th birthday. It was a quiet but sunny morning in Amsterdam, and she was sitting down for breakfast with her mother, Elfriede Geiringer, when there was a knock on the door. Moments later, Nazi troops stormed in and took them captive.
A Hackney photographer, whose photo projects have portrayed the lives of local Londoners for years, has been commissioned by Wateraid to capture the struggles of childbirth and the triumph of motherhood in Malawi. Stepping into Jenny Lewis's unassuming Hackney studio, the walls are adorned with pictures of women.
A human rights activist is to complain to police over an alleged death threat made against him during a controversial talk disrupted by Islamic protesters. Reza Moradi claims a member of the Goldsmiths Islamic Society threatened his life by miming the action of firing a gun to his head while he attended a talk by anti-Muslim extremist campaigner Maryam Namazie on Monday night.
Croydon bargain hunters got more bang for their buck with mouse droppings, rotting fruit and food waste all reported in two local branches of the 99p Store. Discount chain Poundland has been fined £154,000 by Croydon Crown Court for multiple hygiene breaches as two 99p Stores, one in North End and the other in Crown Hill, acquired by the company this year, were found to be rife with rodents.
Disgraced former Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman is set to appear in court again this week in a battle over his outstanding legal fees. Rahman, who was re-elected mayor of Tower Hamlets in the the 2014 mayoral election, was found guilty of committing election fraud earlier this year, along with his election agent Alibor Choudhury.
London is glowing. From decadent displays in Harrods, glittering lights along Oxford Street to mulled-wine-induced red cheeks, Christmas is coming. One of the new spots to enjoy a festive frolic is Winterville, a magical pop-up winter village that has opened its doors for a second season in Victoria Park, Tower Hamlets.
Students and members of the arts and creative industry are protesting against the closure of an influential London Metropolitan University art school dubbed the "Aldgate Bauhaus". The Cass Faculty of Art, Architecture and Design, on Commercial Street, in Tower Hamlets, is one of several buildings which the university has proposed to sell under plans to consolidate teaching on to one campus in Holloway by September 2017.
The National Union of Teachers has said there is "no quick fix" for Lewisham high schools which have the highest exclusion rates in inner-city London according to new government statistics. The figures, released by the Department for Education, suggest that secondary school students in the area are the most frequently affected by permanent exclusions, which are ten times more common than Tower Hamlets.
Gamblers in Lewisham are staunchly opposed to an "unfair" proposal to limit bets after the mayor called for a maximum £2 stake on electronic gambling machines in the borough.
November usually brings thoughts of darker nights for people in the UK, but for Hindus around the world, this is the time to celebrate the festival of lights. Today is the highlight of Diwali, a massive festival which traditionally takes place over five days to mark Indian New Year and the triumph of good over evil and light over dark.
A local volunteer group has expressed concerns that grant decisions in Tower Hamlets are being made in secret, in an letter to the council. The letter, sent by Kirsty Cornell, Chief Executive of Tower Hamlets Council for Voluntary Service (THCVS), said that members were 'concerned' that decisions for grants were not being discussed 'in public'.
The release of new film Suffragette has shown how the discourse around feminism remains marked today. Now, a century after the suffragette stage, another kind of independent female group hopes to tackle the pole-mic issue through their latest project, The Art of Stripping.
Salzburg Global Seminar
Open Democracy
Браконьерство серьезно понизило количество диких животных в Сибири и, кажется, руководству национальных и краевых парков до этого нет никакого дела. Памятник репрессированным из бетона и мрамора, сооружаемый на государственные деньги, сам по себе является проявлением тоталитарного мышления. Согласно "улучшенному" закону о шпионской деятельности, теперь любого человека можно заподозрить в шпионаже и государственной измене.
Civil society development in Russia has been hampered by restrictive laws and apathy or suspicion on the part of the public. What is needed so it can start again? Salzburg Global Seminar is considering the issues
The Yorker
The Arab Spring has seen revolutions and demonstrations sweep Northern Africa in a hot fury that has both shocked and been viewed in awe within Europe. Corruption, economic hardship, and threat of wars all contributed to the radical movements that have unseated governments and autocrats alike.
Kanye West is a God, a self-proclaimed messiah. Ahead of latest cut Yeezus, this fact was reaffirmed by his collaboration on the stadium filler, crowd-pleaser Watch The Throne, tag teaming Jay and 'Ye as mortal kings.
The young brothers, aged just 21 and 18, have been producing music for three years and their output has certainly grown in magnitude and fandom over the past twelve months. From virtually unknown school children, the teenagers have blown up to playing clubs, festivals and announcing their headline tour on the back of this album.
As a monument, the importance of the Berlin Wall is hard to exaggerate. It is a terrible, yet vibrant, vestige that is testament to a twentieth century in which European conflicts divided the world.
A bold statement to open an article, you might say. Before anyone gets too concerned that they need to phone appropriate authorities to come and assess my mental faculties, this was the idea put forward by prominent human rights barrister, Babara Hewson, last week.
Rudimental burst into the charts last year with their debut 'Feel The Love', a captivating summer smash, that was a casual melange of soul, trumpets, and drum'n'bass. Their first album proper, Home, seeks to replicate that success with similar merits: swizzing R'n'B grooves, soaring guest vocals and generous lashings of drum'n'bass beats in a hybrid extravaganza that is much more majestic and uplifting than you might consider from the ingredients.
Success has certainly been thrust upon Bastille in the past months: with their numerous placements in TV advertising campaigns, nominations for Vevo Push artist and a sold out tour under their belt, the group, helmed by Dan Smith, would seem to have struck a winning formula.
Without doubt, 2012 was the year of Rita Ora. From the obscurity of backing vocals on Craig David tracks and cameo appearances in Jay-Z videos, the Kosovo star blew up over night when her collaboration on 'Hot Right Now' stormed the charts last February.
"Hello, York. This is the bit where I ruin the show and speak to you all." Paloma Faith has just brought her tour to York, complete with band, and a sumptuous gold decor set that looks like a psychedelic cross between palm trees and gramophones.
As I go backstage to interview Ellie Goulding, the star can't stop herself from yawning. And, she certainly has more reason than most to be tired. In a hectic year, she cracked America, broke a record for the slowest climbing track in the USA with 'Lights', finished her second album, toured around the world and has been a hot ticket with sell out gigs.
Just glancing at the tracklist for Rihanna's seventh studio album, Unapologetic, there is a sense of unease. Nestled neatly in the middle of the collection is a collaboration with Chris Brown: without even listening to the album, this LP is bespoken with the swagger that comes with success.
Walking into the green room with Dan Stein, a.k.a. DJ Fresh, before his Warehouse Project gig in Manchester, his crew ask him what he'd had for dinner. Harry Ramsden takeaway is the answer. He doesn't look too happy about it though: "I'm supposed to be on a diet," he explains.
Halcyon, Ellie Goulding's sophomore effort, derives its name from a mythical bird that had powers to calm the furious winter oceans and bring peace to a storm. Indeed, Goulding's album is an eclectic offering that sees the union of crashing electronica beats and subtle harps strings in a cosmopolitan mix that is often darker and moodier than its predecessor, Lights.
Tim Ellis, YUSU President, confirmed the news earlier today in a post on the YUSU union website. Saul has been with the University of York for almost four years and as part of his capacity as CEO, he has overseen various crucial improvements to services here at York, including physical and financial expansions across campus.
Whilst 2012 may be an important year for the country as a whole, with the Jubilee and the Olympics making Britain a focus for the world, York itself is celebrating 800 years of history. York800 aims to provide a programme of events for the residents of York, young and old, to share in the history of their city.
In a fashion wilder than the wind, Paloma Faith crashed back into the charts at 190 miles an hour with classy single 'Picking Up the Pieces'.
A local chef is looking to spice up the University of York and shake off those exam blues with an exotic taste of the East. Jennie Cook, who specialises in Malaysian cuisine, will be bringing her renowned cooking skills to Market Square on Monday, May 21 (week 5) to whip up some meat, fish and vegetable dishes and show us students a trick or two in the kitchen.
A controversial expansion to the Monk Cross retail park in York has been approved by local councillors. The new development will see the creation of extra retail units, two of which are confirmed as a large Marks and Spencer store covering 120,000 sq ft and the introduction of John Lewis to the York area, with a proposed floor space of 100,000 sq ft.
The University of York's Registrar and Secretary David Duncan has reassured the student community that they should not be concerned with the absence of a Higher Education Bill in the Queen's Speech last week. Among the speech's carefully considered bills, ranging from banking to business reform, a Higher Education Bill was a key omission.
Two weeks ago, the Kony 2012 campaign became a viral sensation around the globe, really capitalising on what the video itself describes as a unique moment in human history, through galvanising its audience to share the short film through Facebook and Twitter.
Campaigners said they hoped the move heralded the beginning of the end for the programme, which has been vehemently opposed by Greenpeace, among others. "This disaster should force them to mothball the programme completely, but it will depend on whether or not shareholders can handle sinking more money into a project with minimal return for the foreseeable future," one campaigner told the Independent.
In the middle of her set, Florence Welch gushes about how thankful she is to all her fans for coming and supporting her. "The first time we played this venue, I had a small space in the centre of the stage and was singing for some rather unenthused Pete Doherty fans.
Derwent Primary School, off Osbaldwick Road, is boasting spare places for around 30 children across its infant and junior schools. These figures have come to light after the school placed adverts in local magazines to promote the extra classroom spaces still available.
Over 350 primary school children channelled their inner Jamie Oliver and Nigella Lawson in an enterprising activity to design a chocolate bar held at the University of York. For two days, children from twelve different primary schools were invited to take part in the 'Chocolate Challenge', which was designed to raise the aspirations of the youngsters, from the next step of high school, right through to university and beyond.
Last week saw the launch of a University of York research programme in New York, aimed at addressing the effect of the role of education on violent conflict and humanitarian emergencies. The scheme, introduced on 22nd February, is administered by a collaboration of teams from the University's Post-War Reconstruction and Development Unit (PRDU) and the Institute for Effective Education (IEE).
RAG's latest project, 'Lost', was finally unleashed last week, following delays due to bad weather. The event, originally scheduled to coincide with RAG week at the beginning of the month, saw students from the university participate in a hitchhike scheme. Participants were dropped off at an 'unknown' location early on Saturday morning, after travelling in a blacked-out coach.
The Independent
You will probably be trying to imagine your daily life at university. No doubt half of your idea is built off fast-paced, drug-filled E4 dramas, or glossy American television shows. University is nothing like that.
The NUS has released a damning report following their latest student demonstrations in London last November. The investigation lambasts the NUS for the expensive foray, which garnered little media attention, left NUS President Liam Burns forced off stage and ultimately made the student body 'less credible' as a result.
At last, the next instalment of our student loans has lined our pockets and topped up our bank accounts with endless fresh amounts of virtual money.
Downloading in one area can be 89 per cent slower than it is just down the road, despite the Government making superfast broadband access a priority last year and pledging £100m of investment. In the resulting "postcode lottery" of broadband access, Birmingham is the worst-affected city, the price comparison website uSwitch found.
The device, which was eight inches long, had been eaten by the squid, which itself measured more than three feet. The fishmonger, who only gave his name Mr Huang, spoke of his consternation to the local Guangzhou Daily newspaper. He said that his knife hit the metal of the bomb whilst he was already gutting the fish.
A user on the social news site Reddit, known only as 'NaturalBeats,' has refashioned the London Underground map as if created for Nintendo's popular Super Mario video game series. All of the central London lines in Zone One are featured, with a variety of unique Mario adaptations to make the video game characters feel at home.
However, there is one crucial difference between the two: Freddie's York Vision is signed to the media charter with York University Students Union. He has to face potential issues of restriction with each issue. Alex's The Yorker is an independent news outlet, and faces no interference from the student union.
As Britain waited for his 2013 budget, a tentative George Osborne joined Twitter, the social micro-blogging site. The Chancellor must have been prepared for some degree of abuse on his interactions page. But the torrents of invective that flooded the site in the hours following Osborne's new profile raise a serious issue about expressions of contempt.
AT the close of the Iraq War, Tony Blair visited troops on active service and declared that the supposed triumph in the Middle East was a momentous part of our generation's history. "When people look back on this time, and look back on this conflict, I honestly believe that they will see this as one of the finer moments of our century" he said with confidence.
The Guardian
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Sandy clean up begins as death toll reaches 48 and Obama to tour storm damage
The foreign secretary has visited the hospital where a 15-year-old Pakistani girl is being treated after being shot at point-blank range by the Taliban. William Hague expressed his admiration for Malala Yousafzai, who was targeted after campaigning for the right for girls in Pakistan to receive an education.
Bolton Evening News
York Press
Mancunian Matters
It's a case of 'on your bike' this week, as National Bike Week comes to Manchester to encourage us to walk a little less, and pedal a little more. Bringing some of the sporting spirit of the Olympics, National Bike Week aims to encourage commuters to ditch their usual modes of transport in favour of the healthier, more economic and environmentally friendly alternative of the bike.
Dedicated volunteers are wanted to help at the Ironman triathlon in Bolton next month. More than 1,500 competitors from all around the world are expected to descend on the region to compete in the race on July 22, which is supported by Bolton Council.
Salford's Working Class Movement Library was successful in attaining a Heritage Lottery fund thanks to its informative displays and projects today. The Library received the fund for its continuing 18-month project 'Invisible Histories: Salford's Working Lives', which exposes the history of working lives for those in the area.
By Alex Jackson The newly knighted chief constable of Greater Manchester Police will visit a Manchester children's charity on tomorrow. Sir Peter Fahy's is to visit Wood Street Mission and take a tour of the charity, before he hosts a Q & A session with local supporters of the organisation.
Greater Manchester suffers from some of the worst traffic congestion in the country, new research has shown. Statistics from traffic information company INRIX shows that Manchester-based traffic delays were second only to London in the UK last year. Moreover, there were only three countries with poorer road conditions than those in England across the whole of Europe.
By Alex Jackson The Northern Quarter's favourite boutique cocktail bar have scooped another award, as one of their bartenders has been named winner of a Manchester mixologist competition. Leon Dallaway has seen off strong competition from seven other participants in order to be named winner of the competition, organised by Bénédictine Liqueur.
The body of an unidentified man was found at a school in Collyhurst today. Police were called to King of Kings Christian school on Dantzic Street at around 7.20am this morning after the body was discovered. The religious independent school has been closed whilst the police launch their inquiries into the death.
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