The Benefits of a Global Education Cannot Be Undervalued
With the UNESCO World Education Forum 2015 taking place last week, the value of a global education is at the forefront of industry minds. One of the key themes from the conference was quality...
View ArticleThe Tories Just Declared War: Are the Left Ready For It?
It is perhaps fitting that the latest Tory assault on the poor is announced by an individual that embodies the elite in a place that screams privilege. The Queen's Speech may feel very silly, being...
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'You Just Want To Look Like A Stick Insect', Doctors Told Teen Who Died Of...
An 18-year-old student tragically died after doctors missed her cancer, assuming her symptoms were a result of the teenager trying to lose weight. Georgia Marrison was accused of "wanting to look like...
View ArticleDentist Student Pulls Out His Own Wisdom Tooth
Warning: graphic content. A dentist student from Denmark decided to pull out his own wisdom tooth and post a video of the procedure online. Jesper Ryltoft, who studies at the Aarhus School of...
View ArticleAung San Suu Kyi: The Future Of Burma Lies In Educating Our Young People
Burma's young people hold the key to the country's success, opposition leader and Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has said. The former political prisoner was speaking via video link to more than...
View ArticleStudent Tyler Blansit Beats Mother To Death With Baseball Bat Over Bad Grades...
A student "snapped" and beat his mother to death with a baseball bat during a row over his bad college grades, it has emerged. Tyler Blansit, a 22-year-old from Alabama in the US, admitted to killing...
View ArticleOpen Letter to All Potential Mayoral Candidates (A Response Would Be Nice)
London city! The business capital of Europe, the most visited capital of the world and home of the super-rich (106 billionaires)! Renowned for its four Unesco world heritage sites, the 250 festivals...
View ArticleThe Not-So-Wonderful World of Anxiety Disorder: Understanding and Surviving
I was invited to write a blog about my anxiety experiences by Lucy Sherriff, whose article on anxiety I recently featured in. You can read the article on anxiety I featured in here but simply I...
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Why Your Sex Life Matters More When You Have a Stoma
Sex is a big part of any relationship, it's what breaks down the difference of love and friendship. It's what creates an intimate bond between two people, cancelling out the question of just being...
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The Moment A German Learner Driver Fails To Spot That Massive British Army...
A German teenage learner driver got more than she bargained for on one of her lessons when she collided with a massive British army tank - after failing to spot the vehicle. Police from Lippe, in the...
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Teen Tegan Vincent-Cooke Creates Cartoon To Explain Her Cerebral Palsy...
A teenager with cerebral palsy has made a cartoon video about her condition so her classmates can "stop staring" and understand. Tegan Vincent-Cooke was the first person with cerebal palsy to go to her...
View ArticleStudents Are Destroying Their FIFA Games In Protest Over Corruption Allegations
Students and loyal football fans are boycotting FIFA by destroying their copies of the popular game in the wake of the recent controversy around the association. Following the corruption allegations,...
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'Just Kiss Me, Don't Ask': Female Students Campaign Against 'Vulgar' Lipstick Ad
Students from an all-girls school in Australia have set up a campaign against a cosmetics company over a lipstick advert which tells men to kiss girls without their consent. A Change.org petition was...
View ArticlePromposal Goes Horrendously Wrong
With the recent increase in young 'uns asking each other to prom in ridiculous and elaborate ways, there's bound to be a few that go wrong. This is one of them. It's fairly safe to say that if you plan...
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16 And 17 Year Olds Want To Vote In The EU Referendum. Here's Why
Young people are clamouring to be given the right to vote in David Cameron's promised EU referendum, saying they are the UK's future decision-makers - and cannot be ignored. Labour has already made...
View ArticleWhat Next for the Greens?
After a bruising Westminster election where the Greens achieved over a million votes throughout the UK, we still only managed to keep one seat, Brighton Pavilion. The obvious inherent bias in the first...
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Tesco Employee Raises Money For Homeless Man - So He Can Find A Home While He...
A Tesco employee from Dundee has started a fundraising page for her homeless friend, in order to find him a permanent home while he has open heart surgery. American student Anna Loudon, who studies at...
View ArticleRohingyas in Indonesia: Stories from the Ground
In the past week, I have been in communication with several journalists, aid workers, as well as ordinary citizens in Indonesia concerning the current situation of the Rohingya community over there....
View ArticleDitch the Murdoch Discourse, We Should be Celebrating Our Human Rights
On the 7th of May at 10pm, there were multiple things running through my head, firstly disappointment and sincere sadness that something me and many people I had come to know and admire had worked so...
View ArticleExperience or Education: Which Is More Important?
When entering the world of employment, a degree in your chosen field is fairly essential. A university level of education will be a minimum requirement when looking for a job or graduate scheme after...
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