Friday the 4th of October marks World Animal Day every year, when people all over the world celebrate animal life, bless their pets and livestock, and organise fundraising events and awareness drives. This October 4th was something of a big day in the history of wildlife conservation and animal protection as it […]

Electro pop Scottish trio from Glasgow, CHVRCHES have finally released their long awaited debut album The Bones of What You Believe. Kicking it off with a single that they released last year, The Mother We Share is a palatial mix of sparkly synths and hard hitting percussion. The tune hooks […]

STOP: Meat plant next to place of worship It has been 1 month and 12 days since Bradford Council approved a planning application, submitted by Pakeezah Supermarket – a premier ethnic food store – to open up a meat processing plant, which will be directly situated behind Guru Gobind Singh […]

On the 4th September 2013 I celebrated possibly the best anniversary I am yet to have. It was not a anniversary shared with a boyfriend or loved one, nor was it an anniversary to commemorate a special event. It was simply the ten year anniversary of starting secondary school. Now, […]

“We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.” Said Sir Winston Churchill. And he was right. If an enemy of the state wanted to bring a nation to […]

Every few years, a film comes out that acts as a cautionary tale about the anonymity of internet chat rooms and the inherent dangers that come with them. These films usually suck,  they explore the issue but never add anything interesting or insightful. It is that these films are works of […]

Just before your visit to the Moon, there is one landscape on Earth where you can familiarise yourself with the lunar terrain. The Apollo crews used it before their expeditions, or if you’re Ridley Scott and need an alien world for your next film, replete with angry volcanoes and spectacular […]

I arrived at Clapper Street sometime around half eight despite my train being delayed by exactly twenty-three minutes. At the time the delay had seemed like it would be my undoing as I waited impatiently at the station with the other commuters, pacing like a madman up and down the […]