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Violence against women a “shadow pandemic”, UN warns

Posted on Dec 11, 2020Dec 14, 2020 by Andjela Milivojevic

Around 243 million women aged 15-49 have been subjected to sexual or physical violence by an intimate partner during the Covid-19 pandemic. UN Women shared these figures in a new report published as part of the “16 Days of Activism”...Read More

Winner - Mahalia - MOBO Awards 2020 Credit: Michael Tubes

Nines and Mahalia win big at MOBOs 2020 virtual ceremony

Posted on Dec 11, 2020Dec 12, 2020 by Lauren Hurrell

The MOBO awards were back celebrating Black music last night for the first time since 2017 in an event which saw the north London rapper Nines and R&B soul artist Mahalia each take two awards. Favourite to win Nines won...Read More

Live blog: UK’s Covid vaccination campaign

Posted on Dec 10, 2020Feb 19, 2021 by Yaroslava Kiryukhina

10:00 on 13 December Sarah Gilbert, the lead researcher on the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, has said chances were "pretty high" of the jab being available by the end of the year. "I think the chances are pretty high. But we do...Read More

The 7 members of K-pop band, BTS, stand together in matching white suits with black shoes and black turtlenecks.

South Korea changes the law to delay BTS members’ enlistment into the military

Posted on Dec 8, 2020 by Matilda Davies

South Korea has introduced new legislation to allow members of K-pop band, BTS, to delay their enlistment into the military for two years. One of the band’s seven members, Kim Seok-jin, whose stage name is Jin, turned 28 last Friday....Read More

Premier League: Three mighty London-based clubs

Posted on Dec 6, 2020Dec 8, 2020 by Mahesh Nathani

Just about a quarter way into the Premier League, and the season is already heating up. As Matchday 11 approaches, Raven News takes a look at how the London teams are doing. Embed from Getty Images Arsenal F.C. The once...Read More

Multitude of music albums to look forward to in 2021

Posted on Dec 5, 2020Dec 8, 2020 by Mahesh Nathani

We have been through difficult times in 2020. Hopefully, things will look up with the announcement of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, Christmas and 2021 around the corner. Even without the hope of a vaccine, the year witnessed great musical releases which...Read More

Scientists to monitor climate change with drones that shoot sensor-fitted darts at trees

Posted on Dec 5, 2020Dec 8, 2020 by Dimitris Mavrokefalidis

Imperial College London researchers have come up with technology which allows them to patrol forests and measure environmental changes. Scientists from Imperial College London have developed a solution for measuring climate change in hard-to-reach forests. Drones that shoot darts loaded...Read More

California Monolith Removed Overnight as the Mystery Continues

Posted on Dec 5, 2020Dec 8, 2020 by Harry Turner

A group of men livestreamed themselves toppling the 12ft tall metallic structure overnight on Wednesday, only a few hours after its initial discovery. The large metallic structure is the third of its kind found in recent weeks, the first having...Read More

Government to stagger student return on campus in 2021 amid rent refund protests

Posted on Dec 4, 2020Dec 8, 2020 by Yaroslava Kiryukhina

As Christmas holidays are getting nearer, many students across the UK are packing up to go home during the official travel window starting on 3 December. However, some of them may have to remain there until February as part of...Read More

All On The Board: The story of two TfL poets

Posted on Dec 3, 2020Dec 8, 2020 by Dimitris Mavrokefalidis

Until now, they were just two anonymous TfL underground employees, known as N1 (NoOne) and E1 (EveryOne). The last three and a half years, a masked pair, named All On The Board, has made it their mission to bring smiles...Read More

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