‘9 out of 10 stories on young people don’t report what they say’  ‘Less than 1 in 4 stories are positive about young people’ These are a couple of many sad but true statistics that portray the majority of young people negatively in the press and media, however, there is […]

Lewis Hamilton took his third pole position of the 2012 Formula One season today at the Circuit De Catalunya in Spain. The real story of qualifying, however, was that of Venezuelan hero Pastor Maldonado who pushed Hamilton all the way to snatch 2nd on the grid. After Friday’s free practice […]

Nicholas Sarkozy was subdued as he spoke to his supporters, the most prominent emotion here was relief, and for good reason. He had lost responsibility for a country where unemployment is at its highest in twelve years and the vulnerable state of the euro has been a source of constant […]

Nine men have been imprisoned this week for their involvement in the exploitation and rape of young, underage girls in Rochdale and Oldham. If I rewrite that sentence to say that the men were British Pakistani, and that the girls were white, does this change our impression of what went […]

In two hours time I will be sitting very nervously in front of two French university professors and a microphone, armed with an oral essay with a few nifty subjunctives shoved up my sleeve. It’s the first French oral exam that counts since I started at uni, and they really […]

As we entered the controversial Bahrain Grand Prix weekend with three different winners, this weekend Formula One rocks up in the sunshine of Catalunya close to the classical city of Barcelona with four drivers triumphant so far in 2012. Spanish fans will be eager to see if the recent in-season […]

Many of us have the craving to travel, especially when there are so many different ways of doing so in today’s globalized society. In this article I would like to make the case that inter-railing is not only thoroughly enjoyable, but also one of the most cost-effective forms of travelling. […]

“Dystonia is a movement disorder which causes involuntary contractions of your muscles. These contractions result in twisting and repetitive movements. Sometimes they are painful. Dystonia can affect just one muscle, a group of muscles or all of your muscles. Symptoms can include tremors, voice problems or a dragging foot. Symptoms […]