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15 March 2021
Harry Potter actress Katie Leung speaks out about past racist abuse
Over a decade since her first appearance in the Harry Potter film franchise as Cho Chang, Katie Leung recounts the racist online abuse she was advised to suppress.
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15 March 2021
2021 Grammys: The winners, debates & women making history
The 63rd annual Grammy Awards saw records broken, but also attracted criticism for non-inclusive and non-representative decisions.
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15 March 2021
Sam Smith excluded from gendered categories at 2021 BRITS
Sam Smith, the non-binary pop singer, has been excluded from the gendered categories at the 2021 Brit awards.
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15 March 2021
‘On the side of the Web’ Screening at MozFest
Digital Grassroots a youth- led organisation screens their short film ‘On this Side of The Web’ at this year's first virtual MozFest.
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15 March 2021
Netflix to trial crackdown on password sharing
Netflix has begun trialling a user verification feature in an attempt to reduce the number of ineligible viewers using the service.
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15 March 2021
Tim Berners-Lee says Internet inaccessible for too many young people globally
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who created the world wide web in 1989, has stated in a letter that too many young people do not have internet access, highlighting the importance of internet connectivity as a basic human right.
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12 March 2021
97% of young women have experienced sexual harassment within the UK
Shocking research shows that 97% of women aged 18-24 have been sexually harassed, making virtually all women in the UK subject to this cruel reality.
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12 March 2021
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland top three in the world for performing arts
The highly esteemed Scottish drama school, where David Tennant, Daniella Nardini, James McAvoy, and Alan Cumming (to name a few) all trained, has been named one of the world’s three best places to become a performer.
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12 March 2021
Longlists announced for Jhalak Prize's Book of the Year and Children's & Young Adult Prize
The longlists for the Jhalak Prize Book of the Year and its new Children’s & Young Adult Prize have been announced, with the winners to be announced on 25 May 2021 in partnership with the British Library.
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12 March 2021
Paris Agreement CO2 goals require global lockdown every two years
Research has shown that carbon dioxide emissions must fall by the equivalent of a global lockdown roughly every two years for the next decade for the world to keep within safe limits of global heating.
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9 March 2021
Microsoft's $7.5 billion acquisition of ZeniMax Media approved by EU Commission
The purchase will see Microsoft take control of popular gaming IP including Fallout, Elder Scrolls and Doom.
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9 March 2021
Interactive 3D gallery space, 'this place [of mine]' launches
An interactive 3D gallery space designed as a virtual recreation of a Greater Manchester high street, ‘this place [of mine]’, has been launched to provide young people with a platform to share ideas about the future of their town centres.
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8 March 2021
Tim Minchin announces new UK dates of his BACK tour
The award-winning Australian comedian is performing 21 dates across the UK
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8 March 2021
Meghan Markle's explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey
The main details and reactions from Oprah with Meghan and Harry – wrapped up in 9 points
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8 March 2021
Disney's new animation marks its first ever South East Asian heroine
Raya and the Last Dragon is Disney’s first cinematic foray into SouthEast Asia in the company’s 90 year history. What does this mean for the region?
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6 March 2021
Margaret Atwood involved with songs honouring domestic abuse victims
The acclaimed Canadian author Margaret Atwood has lent her writing to ‘Songs For Murdered Sisters’, an eight-song project in remembrance of women killed by their partners.
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6 March 2021
Meet BAFTA 2021's Rising Star nominees
With its prophetic power, the public-voted BAFTA Rising Star award is known for anticipating which young actors are on their way to stardom. Meet the 2021 nominees.
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5 March 2021
Google to drop personalised ad tracking after third-party cookies phased out
Google has said it will not develop new methods of tracking users for adverts after their current method is phased out. The company announced that they will remove support for third-party cookies in a move towards a ‘more privacy-first web’.