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'I've Been Given A Second Chance': Meet The Charity Helping Young People...
One in six young people who have been excluded from school will die before they reach 25. Two thirds of the current prison population were excluded from school. Every year in the UK, 370,000 young...
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Hate Attack on Ukip Councillor's Home in Farage Constituency Thanet South
Vile thugs have attacked the home of a UKIP Kent county councillor, smearing obscene political hate slogans all over the walls of his garage last weekend. The attack occured in the Thanet South...
View ArticleOne In 20 Students Taking Up Sex Work To Pay Their Way Through University,...
One in 20 students are selling their bodies for sex in order to pay their living costs while at university, major new research has claimed. The "significant findings" revealed men are more likely to be...
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How The Prince's Trust Is Giving Every Young Person The Chance To Succed
“Many times in my life I have felt like just giving up. There were days when I felt so isolated and alone that I was terrified to face the outside world." For young people like Georgia Hardie, from...
View ArticleIsolation Through Stereotypes
Stereotyping any type of person is problematic. The LGBT+ community, like many others, is rife with preconceived false notions of what 'should' constitute an LGBT man or woman. A prevalent stereotype...
View ArticleFive Pretty Extreme CV Lies
A look at 3,000 CVs by a group of employee screening experts found a whopping 63% contained "discrepancies"- a rise of 15% in the last decade. The Risk Advisory Group found 25 to 32 year olds are the...
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Vice Co-Founder: Females Shouldn't Go On Spring Break As They 'Can't Hold...
The co-founder of Vice magazine has sparker controversy by claiming that female students shouldn't attend Spring Break as they "can’t hold their booze as well as men" on a Fox News segment. Gavin...
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We Need a Free Education, and I Don't Just Mean No Fees
This week, three universities in London are under occupation - shout out to LSE, UAL and King's students for taking action! - and it's not just about fees. We need a free education, because its...
View ArticleSorry Zayn, Being a "Normal" Twentysomething Isn't All It's Cracked Up to Be
Zayn Malik: "I want to be a normal 22 year old" After five years, millions of records sold and successful worldwide tours, Zayn Malik has officially left One Direction after signing off due to "stress"...
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You're About to Graduate - Now What?
My favourite typo on a graduate cover letter has to be from one pompous student who had attempted to turn his one shot at a particularly prestigious placement into a philosophy essay. "Yes" - he opined...
View ArticleMy Mental Illness Inspired My Ambition to Fix Other Young People's Minds
Hello, my name's Danny and I am a selfie addict. At least, that's how the press have dubbed me. I became headline news last year for 'taking 200 selfies in a day', trying to create the perfect image....
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The Real Truth About Combatting Period Pain
Every month, I sit in silence and suffer massive amounts of ridiculous period pain (well not in silence, I frequently complain and throw my head on my desk dramatically, rub my belly as though I'm...
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Hull Children's University - Learning Experiences Every Child Needs
Hull Children's University is a registered charity in of course, Hull. They're an incredible team of amazing people who dedicate themselves completely to giving the children of Hull and the surrounding...
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Man's Best Friend?
*Matt Cassels [2014] is doing a PhD in Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge with the support of a Gates Cambridge Scholarship. Picture credit: Witthaya Phonsawat and www.freedigitalphotos.net The...
View ArticleWhy Should Young People Bother to Vote?
2014 really was a bumper year for British politics, with the most interesting Euro elections for decades, and the thrilling roller coaster of an independence referendum. As we hurtle into the new year,...
View ArticleGeneration Screwed
"We're paying down our debts!" You'll hear that a lot during the Election. Politicians might be playing with words, but the words hide a nasty truth - the national debt has rocketed up, year after...
View ArticleGoing Teetotal for the Easter Holidays
For me, 'Dry January' has always been a bit like the Liberal Democrats. A nice thought but highly impractical. I love, love, loved the idea of weight loss, healthier skin, an improved bank balance and...
View ArticleImprisoned By My Eating Disorder
Trigger warning: anorexia, self-harm "I'm fine" I keep saying. "I feel positive" flies out of my mouth, it's like I'm on repeat. I must be okay, I can't let people down but in reality I feel so...
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Hundreds Of Foreign Students Banned From Studying In The UK Over Fears They...
More than 700 foreign students have been banned from studying in the UK over fears they may use the knowledge they learn to build weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). Student applicants to science and...
View ArticleWhy I Left My Job for Earth Hour
When I joined the Earth Hour team at the beginning of the year, I suspected my time at WWF would not be your ordinary internship, and I'm happy to say I was 100% right! Highlights have included...
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