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Ant and Dec are about as iconic a duo as Bonnie and Clyde, Batman and Robin, fish and chips. Since they were teen stars of Byker Grove, wherever Ant and his oversized forehead went, his shorter half stood religiously to his left. They are at the helm of our...

On International Women’s Day, Scottish brewer BrewDog launched Pink IPA, a beer targeted towards raising debates on sexist marketing and the gender pay gap. The beer, which bears a pink label, is the same as the popular blue-labelled Punk IPA, but it will retail at a 20% lower price...

Fake news – is everyone sick to death of this term already? Probably, but the phenomenon doesn’t look set to disappear anytime soon. The largest study of its kind was conducted by a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with the results – published in the journal Science –...

Four weeks of stressful strikes might prompt some naysayers to joke that the issue has afforded students more lie-in time, but the university strikes are no laughing matter. I must preface this article by saying the views expressed herein are by no means a condemnation of striking staff or...

There have been several cases in the media recently about people being fired from their job, or kicked out of university, for what they post on social media. Many people disagree with this, citing freedom of speech. Surely one’s private opinion should not affect their employment? However, as soon...

Emma Hodges has been elected as your new Students’ Union Sports Officer for 2018/19. Emma was declared the Sports Officer for the 2018/19 academic year after winning the 6th round of voting, with 1676 votes. Emma is feeling a “relieved and excited” although she admits the excitement “hasn’t sunk...

Malak Mayet has been elected as your new Students’ Union Black and Minority Ethnic Officer for 2018/19. Malak was declared the Black and Minority Ethnic Officer for the 2018/19 academic year after winning the 3rd round of voting, with 297 votes. Malak is currently on their year abroad and...