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Hei, I'm a student journalist based in Manchester. I have written for The Independent, aAh! Magazine (Manchester Met), Backbench and The Beaver (LSE). I've also had work experience at Reuters, Canary Wharf.
You'll hear local and student news from me, including features, comment, interviews, reviews and investigative journalism.
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This is it. You've unloaded the car, navigated endless, winding corridors with twenty bags and a house plant in tow, survived a brief (perhaps tearful) farewell, and now you face the front door of your new university home. You slide your key into the lock. But then, you pause.
Almost 100 activists and academics have signed a letter urging Greater Manchester Police to call off 'Project Servator', a surveillance scheme, after Superintendent Chris Hill said plain-clothes officers are "watching" people who avoid contact with police in public.
Have you experienced any coughing fits recently? How about itchy eyes or an irritated nose? It might not just be hay fever. According to Clean Air Greater Manchester (GM), these can also be the effects of toxic air pollution - one of the biggest health risks in the city today.
Finally, the wheels are in motion. Earlier this month, the United Nations published a monolithic report on something that shouldn't have needed rephrasing - that life on planet Earth is quickly being snuffed out.
There's a new zombie flick on the horizon. The Dead Don't Die, featuring a slightly odd, all-star cast and flashbacks to Simon Pegg sinking pints in the Winchester, is one of the only original productions to be leaving Hollywood this summer.
The claustrophobic set of Richard III is unnerving from the get-go. A sense of anticipation hangs over the theatre, as a lowly crown hovers centre stage, prophesying the turmoil soon to come, and a semi-circle of mirrors shimmer across a dark, foreboding backdrop.
"WITCH HUNT!", cried Donald Trump over Twitter back in January, as the frustratingly inconclusive Mueller investigation was approaching completion. The report, designed to sniff out suspected Russian influence over America's 2016 election, has provoked the bombastic President to deny collusion 55 times, according to the Week. But while Trump remains in the doghouse, it's possible his tweets aren't totally unfounded.