Cyclists gear up for military drone protest
A mobile protest by hundreds of cyclists converges on the Midlands next weekend to draw attention to the siege conditions for Palestinians in Gaza. According to organisers, the protest aims to highlight “a trade in death that implicates the British...
Report Shows Sharp Decline in Birmingham Youth Employment
According to statistics revealed by a Birmingham City Council report, the amount of young people claiming unemployment benefits has undergone a steep decline since 2012.
Four years ago there were 14,450 people seeking benefits. This has now dropped to 5965.
This...
Student Grants Scrapped for Loans
Theresa May’s new higher education shake up has left new students, those applying this September, without the option to apply for grants.
Student grants, worth up to £3387, were previously given to those whose families had an annual income of...
The Magic Continues
The eighth and supposed final book in the Harry Potter series launched to global rapture over the weekend, the story involves an adult Harry Potter raising his son whilst helping him face their dark family past. The story however...
Life Sentence for Tube Attacker
Muhiddin Mire, who tried to enact his own IS-inspired attack in a tube station in East London, has been jailed for life. On December 5th 2015, Mire entered Leytonstone Station and began attacking people at random.
One of those targeted...
Exclusion Escalation
Physical attacks against teachers have risen resulting in Birmingham primary school pupils being more likely to be permanently excluded.
Figures from 2014-2015 revealed there were 76 permanent exclusions of primary school children in the city. 25 pupils were excluded for...
25000 Low-caste Dalits Protest Class Violence
Earlier this month, four young men were stripped and flogged for taking a cow across the road. The four men were Dalits, previously known as untouchables, and the lowest-rung in the Indian caste-system.
It is thought the attackers accused the boys of killing...
UK Terror Attack ‘Highly Likely’
According to Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, the Met Police Commissioner, the UK is under 'severe' threat of a terrorist attack.
After a string of ISIS related incidents across Europe that saw dozens dead in France and Germany, including the beheading of a priest, fears...
Online child sex abuse identifies more than 500 potential victims
An operation carried out by Police Scotland, known as Operation Lattise, has identified 523 children as potential victims of online sex abuse.
There were 134 investigations between 6th June and 15th July which have led to raids on 83 suspect’s...
