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After looking into coronavirus in Gloucestershire, the facts were very clear. To this date, Gloucestershire have generally done well with the uptake of first and second doses of the Covid vaccine with 12-15-year-olds now being offered their first doses. With the new Omicron variant in the country, boosters are now being rolled out at a […]
Right now, efforts to identify the 27 people who drowned in attempts to cross the English Channel are underway. Tragedy struck on November 24th when an inflatable boat carrying hopeful migrants sank not long after setting off on the treacherous journey to the UK from the French port of Calais. French authorities have arrested five suspected traffickers […]
The newly released app “Flare” allows woman to anonymously report when and where they have felt vulnerable. The app aims to not only inform authorities of the extent of sexual harassment, but to also help woman feel more comfortable in areas where they have felt unsafe. Flare was released yesterday, November 25th, but there is […]
“People were going nuts pushing each other, falling over left, right and centre.” Music fans are calling for safety concerns to be taken more seriously after events unfolded at the Astroworld festival. Calum Kent, a music business student, remembers his haunting experience at a Ghostemane concert in London back in 2019. The venue only held […]
The number of children living in poverty in the UK rises year after year, but the pandemic has revealed a whole new kind of modern day poverty. Digital poverty is where children are without access to appropriate hardware, software or reliable access to the internet. This creates a divide between kids with and without internet […]
“All in all, the worst Oscars ever, and that’s quite an accomplishment.” The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ scaled back pandemic version of the Oscars on Sunday, could be described as either incredibly refreshing or incredibly awkward; depending on what you thought of Glenn Close doing Da Butt, among other moments. But the […]
Boris Johnson is under pressure to explain how and when the costs were met for the refurbishment of his private flat above 11 Downing Street According to Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser, Dominic Cummings, the prime minister had devised a plan to have donors “secretly pay for the renovation”, which he regarded as “possibly illegal”. […]
Welcome to The Delve podcast, where we delve deep into the consequences and social impact of current affairs.How does the media represent the rich diversity of today’s Britain? As a debate rages in the wake of Harry and Meghan’s interview with Oprah Winfrey, Bia Souza, Jack Shute and Ulani Seaman look at what needs to […]
Students are currently set to return to school on the 8th of March as part of the government’s roadmap into leaving lockdown. ParkLife will be looking back on all of the key announcements that have been made about schools over the Covid-19 pandemic. We will also be bringing you all the latest updates coming in […]
As death rates in the UK near 96,000, the ONS has released data that suggests an average of one in ten people in the UK could have been carrying COVID-19 antibodies in December. Across the four nations, England was seen to have the highest percentage of antibodies before the Christmas period, with 12% of the […]