by Emily Phillips | Dec 10, 2021 2:43PM | Long Reads
On a cold winter’s night in 2013, Ian Courtney’s life was changed forever. His girlfriend at the time was on duty as a police officer when she heard scratching and whining coming from a box left at the side of the road. Upon investigating, she found an abandoned...
by Lauren White | Dec 10, 2021 1:49PM | Long Reads
In 2020, during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, junior doctor Jeremy Telford was deployed to an end of life ward. After four months on the unit, he moved to another placement, but kept having PTSD flashbacks, feeling as though he was physically at the...
by Samantha Hawkins | Dec 3, 2021 5:36PM | Long Reads
Will the decision to remove gendered categories help to promote inclusivity or does it further hinder the chances of equal opportunity? Following the BRIT Awards decision to replace female and male categories with gender neutral awards, Artist of the Year and...
by Louisa Hinks | Dec 3, 2021 5:21PM | Long Reads
Broomhill Community Library is undergoing plans to make the library “more suitable for the 21st century”, with increased accessibility. Kathy Harbord, a trustee of Broomhill library said: “It doesn’t have disabled access, it’s only got steps up to it so anybody with...
by Miriam Kuepper | Dec 3, 2021 5:08PM | Long Reads
by Miriam Kuepper Following the latest lockdown measures across Germany and Austria, the Swiss government has also been given the power to impose stricter Covid restrictions. Unlike most countries, Switzerland needed permission from its voters to implement controls to...
by Luke Gyesi-Appiah | Dec 3, 2021 5:04PM | Long Reads
This week, it has been announced that street names in Sheffield linked to colonialism and slavery anti-abolitionists will not be removed. A review has concluded there are various aspects of the city including public art and collections which “perpetuate racist,...
