The 2019 Art World: Sorrow, Crime and Comedy
In the year 2019, we lost, and yet we gained. Here, VOL listed four stories that shock the art industry in the past year. Notre-Dame de Paris fire Photo By StuartLondon – Own work, CC…
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Vegan leather alternative found in Mexico
A new plant-based leather has been created from the ‘prickly cactus’. Mexican entrepreneurs Adrián López Velarde and Marte Cázarez have recently launched their eco-friendly material ‘Desserto’. Wanting to create a cruelty-free and sustainable alternative to…
Merriam-Webster announces another progressive word of the year
Merriam-Webster announced this past Tuesday that their word of the year is they, an all-inclusive pronoun that refers to people who don’t identify as male or female. Merriam-Webster and its users have kept up this…
General Election 2019 round-up
The General Election 2019 took place on the 12th December. Millions of people took to their local polling stations to cast their vote as to who should lead the country. The night started controversially with…
Is Brexit affecting the NHS?
The potential effects of Brexit in the NHS are a major concern in Britain right now. Many speculate that the instability of the deadlock may discourage nurses, doctors and other specialised staff to come to…
Results for Harrow constituencies declared
The results for Harrow East and Harrow West constituencies for the general election are now in For Harrow East, Bob Blackman has retained his seat with more than 54% of the vote share – and…
Iain Duncan Smith holds Chingford
The one-time Conservative party leader has held onto his north London constituency Mr Duncan Smith, 65, has been re-elected as the MP for the seat of Chingford & Woodford Green, seeing off the perceived threat…
Voters turned away despite being registered
Some members of the public have been refused their vote for one of the most important elections to date, despite being registered. Carmen Lees-Green, 21, tells Voice of London that although she had registered to vote at…
Initial counts in Harrow complete
The first stage of vote counting for the Harrow East and Harrow West constituencies is now complete The official stats for Harrow East after the first stage of counting are: Of an electorate of 72,106:…
Will Corbyn go tomorrow?
The shadow chancellor John McDonnell tells the BBC a decision will be made soon When asked if both he and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will stand down if the BBC exit poll proves to be…