Use of mobile device whilst driving to be illegal from 2022
There’s already a heavy penalty for using your mobile phone to text or make a phone call without any emergency. But the law will go further next year to completely ban any sort of…
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UN campaigns for elimination of violence against women
Today marks an international day to prevent violence against women, organised by the United Nations. Following the deaths of Sarah Everard and Sabina Nessa, along with recent incidents of spiking, women have been particularly concerned…
Natural History Museum: say goodbye to the iconic ice skating rink
The popular ice-skating rink at the Natural History Museum is celebrating its last year as plans for an Urban Nature Project have been unveiled. After providing Londoners and tourists with Christmas fun for the past…
COVID-19 cases rising in Harrow but data still promising
With countries in mainland Europe reporting high numbers of cases amid fears of a “fifth wave” and Austria even going back into a full-blown lockdown, questions are being asked of the UK government’s response to…
The Courtauld’s renovation and reopening are significant for both its collections and the city of London
London’s Courtauld will re-appear in public in a new visage. At the Royal Academy, visitors will find more Impressionism art masterpieces. They will be treated to a visual feast that demonstrates how French artists work…
Violent crimes against women are now to be the same status as terrorism
Violence against women and girls to the same status as terrorist attacks, severe crime and child sexual abuse, the government suggests. Brutality against women is planned to be added to the “strategic policing requirement”, which…
Netflix show ‘Sex Education’ releases an open casting call for transgender actors
As season 4 is on the way, viewers of Sex Education can get ready to invite two new trans characters into their homes. Following the show’s previous seasons, the writers have chosen to incorporate a…
‘Everything has changed”: the story behind why Taylor Swift is re-recording her albums
Following the release of Red (Taylors version), Taylor Swift has four albums left to re-record in order to own the masters to all her music. On November 12th, Taylor Swift released her long awaited album,…
International Men’s Day – Is it taken seriously?
In the wake of the #MeToo movement in recent years and ‘Kill the Bill’ protests over the murder of Sarah Everard, do most people roll their eyes over today’s global holiday commemorating the achievements of…
Meeting with Director Kim Jong-Kwan during a Q&A session at the London Korean Film Festival
Kim Jong-Kwan’s 2020 film ‘Josée’ tells the love story of university student Young-Seok and a young disabled women called Josée. Between reality and imagination, the limits are hard to define. The film was screened at the…