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I don't really know what is in the air right now, but for some reason, there seems to be an alarming amount of teachers engaging in sexual activity with their students. Whether it's the teacher who not only entered a sexual relationship with her student, but also bought them drugs,…
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Three boys were walking home from school when they found themselves in the midst of a harrowing and scary situation. Devonte Cafferkey, 13, Sammy Farah, 14, and Shawn Young, just 12 at the time, were heading home when they found a troubled man sitting on the edge of a bridge…
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There's nothing quite so shameful as the feeling of waking up after a big night out on the town, only to discover while in the throes of your hangover, that you did some drunk shopping hours before. Personally, I'd rather have drunk texted my ex than spent a fortune on…
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If you enjoy mental puzzles, weird days out and memorable experiences, then a trip to an escape room is the thing for you. They're fantastic, even if I'm not smart enough to break out. For those of you out there who haven't a clue what I'm talking about, allow me…
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In case you've been living on Mars for the past year or so, you might be interested to learn that it hasn't exactly been plain sailing for Donald Trump since he found himself - inexplicably - in the White House as President of the United States. Trump's victory over rival…
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Buying lottery tickets seems like a waste of money. The chances are miniscule that you'll win, and all that cash you blow on tickets adds up. Why not spend it on something you can enjoy, rather than a worthless slip of paper? Then I read an article about someone winning…
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It's fair to say that we're living in anxious times and facing an uncertain future. It's not completely paranoid to be worried about the continued survival of civilisation. Recently, we've seen a profound escalation in nuclear tensions between North Korea and the west and an increasingly divided United States. It's…
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In the wake of the tragedy of the Parkland school shooting, in which 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz killed 17 students and wounded a further 17, the United States has been forced to re-evaluate its policies on the availability of firearms. The Stoneman Douglas massacre was so egregious that it threw American's problem…
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I don't really know what is going on, but for some reason, there seems to be an alarming amount of teachers engaging in sexual activity with their students. Whether it's the teacher who not only entered a sexual relationship with her student, but also bought him drugs, or the teacher…
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When it comes to things that women have to put up with that men don't, the list is pretty much endless. Unfortunately, with sexism ingrained into our culture in many ways, this extends far beyond the obvious signs such as cat-calling or sexual misconduct. Even in the workplace, women are…
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Corey Feldman, who hit the big time as a child actor in the 80s, reported that he had been attacked earlier this week. The 46-year-old, who starred in movies such as The Goonies and Stand By Me, believes that it was an attempt on his life and has tried to spread…
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Childhood: it's a wonderful thing, isn't it? Carefree days were spent booting a soccer ball around a field, afternoons were lost getting dizzy on Sunny D and schoolyard chat incessantly revolved around one question: "who loves orange soda?" Childhood was the best and there are certain smells that will always…
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As if dealing with periods and everyday sexism wasn't enough, women also have to contend with being shamed for the decisions they make, and this is often in regards to their sartorial choices. Certainly, while many consider their online presence to be something that they're wholly in control of, one…
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Anyone out there who cares even the slightest bit about their appearance will know how much effort it requires to stay looking good. Aside from the basic showering, hair-washing, and teeth-cleaning routine, you've also got to invest time and money into keeping your skin healthy, spend hours in front of…
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During WWII, the Nazis slaughtered approximately six million Jewish people - around one-and-a-half million of whom were only children. While the holocaust waged on, however, a few daring individuals were brave enough to risk their life for the sake of others. Johan van Hulst, a Dutch seminary leader and schoolteacher, was…
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In recent weeks, we have heard a worrying amount of news reports about female teachers engaging in inappropriate relationships with their students. First, there was the married teacher who purchased drugs for and had a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old boy; then, a religious studies teacher was prosecuted for sleeping with…
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On the internet, almost anything can inspire conspiracy theorists, no matter how innocuous the subject. It could be a tiny smudge on picture taken by a NASA telescope, or the sight of contrails in the sky above our heads, and suddenly a bunch of tinfoil hat-wearing "experts" will appear from…
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As President of the United States, Donald Trump seems to spend an alarming amount of time tweeting. Whether he's congratulating Fox News on some apparently excellent journalism, throwing shade at other world leaders, or announcing changes to the military that haven't actually been approved, the former businessman just loves to get the…
