Raven News

Raven’s Top Christmas Films

Posted on Dec 20, 2020 by Adam Perry

With Christmas around the corner, Raven has been voting on our top Christmas films to watch over this holiday season. Debbie Isitt, writer and director of Nativity!, spoke to BBC Three about the message of Christmas films, saying: “All...Read More

Asia-Pacific trade deal: New battlefield for China and the US?

Posted on Dec 19, 2020Dec 19, 2020 by Ye Hong

The signing of the trade agreement Region Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was seen as a weakening of US influence. A new battlefield in the power struggle is on stage now. Ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations...Read More

Screenshot of the game Cyberpunk 2077.A man in a yellow plaid shirt and orange cap faces away from the camera watching a TV in a scrap yard. The old frame of a car sits in the foreground.

Game Developer Apologises for Messy Cyberpunk 2077 Console Launch

Posted on Dec 18, 2020 by Harry Turner

Several members of CD Projekt RED’s upper management have apologised for Cyberpunk 2077’s underwhelming base-console launch. The statement, shared on the game’s Twitter account, opens with an apology to disgruntled fans: “We would like to start by apologising to you...Read More

Spotify Wrapped shows female artists are still less popular than male artists

Posted on Dec 18, 2020 by Matilda Davies

The 2020 Spotify Wrapped statistics have been released globally, and very few female artists reached the top of the streaming charts. The top five most streamed artists were all male, with similar trends across all categories. Dua Lipa was the...Read More

UK femicide: quarter of murdered women reported earlier violence

Posted on Dec 18, 2020Dec 18, 2020 by Andjela Milivojevic

“If I’m not in on Friday, I might be dead,” were the words of Judith Nibbs, mother of five, who was killed in April 2014 in east London by her husband. These chilling words were also the subheading of the latest Femicide...Read More

Premier League concussion substitutes to be introduced as early as January

Posted on Dec 18, 2020Dec 18, 2020 by Adam Perry

Premier League shareholders have agreed a deal in principle to introduce permanent concussion substitutions following meetings on Wednesday and Thursday. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) has approved a trial of the new rule which the Football Association (FA)...Read More

Greenwich’s Advent Windows brings more “Christmassy” feeling

Posted on Dec 18, 2020 by Mio Matsui

The Advent Windows event in Greenwich has become an annual Christmas tradition for locals and in its 14th year it has returned to light up the streets during the pandemic. The event run by St. Alfege Church sees schools, shops,...Read More

Changes to Blood donation rules allow more LGBTQ+ Men to donate

Posted on Dec 17, 2020Dec 17, 2020 by Anna-Maria Pego Pineiro

Campaigners have welcomed relaxation changes to the donor health check questionnaire made by NHS blood and transplant changing blood donation across the UK to allow more gay and bisexual men to be able to donate. The new criteria now focuses...Read More

Emmanuel Macron wearing a dark navy suit standing to the right of the frame facing the camera. Next to him on the left of the image is German Chancellor Angela Merkel

French President Emmanuel Macron Tests Positive for COVID-19

Posted on Dec 17, 2020 by Harry Turner

French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19. The 42 year-old leader will be isolating for seven days after developing early symptoms. A statement by the presidential palace said: “He will continue to work and take care of his...Read More