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16 April 2021
People flock to pubs, shops and hairdressers as lockdown restrictions ease
The long-awaited easing of stage two coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England has seen an upward spike in footfall in non-essential shops and businesses.
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15 April 2021
Toxic Productivity and Hustle Culture: A work-obsessed world
Hustle Culture. Toxic Productivity. Why is the world so work-obsessed and what are the dangers of this intense lifestyle?
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14 April 2021
Frontline review
To mark the anniversary of the first lockdown, the BBC has released three documentaries by award-winning filmmaker Jay Martin, and Frontline is one of them.
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9 April 2021
BrumYODO and Birmingham Hippodrome to host open-air artwork ‘In Memoriam’
BrumYODO and Birmingham Hippodrome have announced that ‘In Memoriam’, an open-air art installation by internationally renowned artist Luke Jerram, is set to come to Birmingham for this year’s A Matter of Life and Death Festival.
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9 April 2021
Blood clot debates shift from AstraZeneca jab to hormonal contraceptives
With the advice that the AstraZeneca vaccine should not be offered to those under 30 due to concerns around a rare blood clotting syndrome, the parallel risks of contraceptives have been raised.
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5 April 2021
Penguin Random House withhold furlough cash
Penguin, Britain's biggest publisher, says it will not return funds it received under the furlough scheme, despite strong sales throughout lockdown.
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5 April 2021
Pandemic before the pandemic: Women’s rights impinged by gender-based violence
Violence towards women across the globe that was rampant before the Covid-19 outbreak has soared. It seems that a return to normalcy is under threat.
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2 April 2021
Louvre museum puts half a million exhibits online for free public access
Lovers of the world’s most visited museum rejoice as the Louvre in Paris makes 482,000 items from its collection available online at no cost.
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22 March 2021
Future of festivals to be decided in this week's Festival inquiry with Culture Minister
The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee are due to question the Culture Minister on the reopening of the festival sector this summer.
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11 March 2021
Sex workers in the UK are fighting for change, and everyone should listen
As COVID-19 is becoming ever more apparent, so does the need to reform the law.
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5 March 2021
Launch of LoveReading LitFestival
Literary festivals are one of the many events having to migrate to virtual platforms throughout the past year, and LoveReading LitFestival is the latest digital offering for literature lovers.
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5 March 2021
Interview with Hannah Hobson, Communications Manager at Understanding Animal Research
We speak to science communicator Hannah Hobson to dig into the myths and realities of animal testing, and to get insight into how the Covid-19 vaccine is both safe to take and crucial for ending the pandemic.
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4 March 2021
Winter Film Festival: Christmas dinner… served stone cold
Who would have thought that Christmas 2019 would set off the worst year in living history? This one family had an inclination, based off of their cold beef Wellington....
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3 March 2021
Budget 2021: How the government's plans will affect the arts
The government’s 2021 Budget has been announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak. With the arts having been negatively impacted in 2020, the government has allocated £400 million to help venues in England reopen.
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3 March 2021
Budget 2021: How the government's plans will affect young people
Today marked the announcement of the government’s latest budget plan with the Chancellor Rishi Sunak setting out his plans to help the UK through the pandemic. But what did it all mean for young people?
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1 March 2021
Families of pupils returning to school in England to be offered free Covid testing
Free coronavirus testing kits will be made available to the families of pupils from 1 March ahead of the scheduled return of students to school and college on 8 March.
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28 February 2021
How homelessness has been affected during the third lockdown
The issue of homelessness has long been present within the UK, and has sadly increased due to the detrimental effects of Covid-19.
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23 February 2021
Studying from home: £9k for a zoom subscription?
How university students are coping during lockdown