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A new vaccine centre is being opened to the public at Loughborough Hospital from the 17th March, Charnwood Borough Council has announced. The centre, which was opened as a centre to vaccinate health and social care staff in early February, has been repurposed now that “the majority of these groups have been protected”. Currently, those aged 55+ and those with underlying health conditions are eligible for vaccination. The new centre will be open from 8am to 4pm, seven days a week. The news follows a reduction in the number of COVID-19 cases across the country, and deaths now below 100…

Trigger Warning: This article contains heavy and serious themes surrounding male violence against women, abuse and sexual harassment. There will also be some strong language, so please read with caution. Whether in broad daylight or underneath the moon, I have always felt the fear that comes with walking alone. You’re at a friend’s house but you need to walk home, so you say you’ll text when you get back safe or call on your way if that makes the journey easier. You’ll fasten up your jacket to cover your body, tuck your hair behind and keep your head firmly down.…

Volunteer Writer, Rebecca Pearson, explains what Rishi Sunak’s new budget plan will mean for those working in entertainment It is just under a year ago that #SaveTheArts began to trend on social media platforms – a conscious and collective call to start prioritising funding for the UK’s arts and entertainment industries. Lockdown had started to reveal the weaknesses in the papery financial structure which was upholding the UK’s well-loved cultural heritage. So, with Rishi Sunak’s recent announcement of the new budget plan, might #SaveTheArts finally begin to be realised? On Wednesday, Rishi Sunak announced that the Government will give £390m…

Volunteer Writer, Leah Langley, runs through this years BAFTA nominees The BAFTA Film Awards have released their full nominations list for 2021 which has been received with a welcome reception. After last year’s nominations sparked outrage, there have been many changes made to this year’s voting procedures after an in-depth investigation into membership and voting. The 2020 nominations failed, not only to recognise female directors but to adequately recognise ethnic minority groups, as all acting nominations were all-white. A seven-month review has seen BAFTA implement over 120 changes to its voting, membership, and campaigning processes. Such changes could result in…

Label volunteer, Leah Langley, shares which two women inspire her, in particular their advocacy of mental health, in light of International Women’s Day. Whilst there are many women in the world who are inspirational in their own ways, two major inspirations for me are Jazz Thornton and Genevieve Mora. Jazz is a 25-year-old director, speaker, author, and mental health activist from New Zealand. After spending much of her life battling various mental illnesses, she has devoted her life to creating change in the mental health community and speaking hope to millions of people around the world. As the youngest New Zealander to…

Volunteer writer, Sam Peters, details the reasons for England’s downfalls in the Six Nations. Accuracy. That is what has been lacking from England’s game in the two losses they’ve had in this Six Nations tournament. They currently lead the tournament statistics in 2 categories; Handling Errors, which is very uncharacteristic for an Eddie Jones side, and Penalties, of which they’ve conceded 41 over these 3 games, only 5 less than the total they conceded in the entirety of last year’s competition. Jamie George highlighted earlier this week how England have been playing confrontational rugby, meaning they play aggressively and look…

LSU CASH’s Workshop Coordinator and volunteer writer, Megan McKone, gives a guide of all of the different types of contraception available. Contraception in the UK is free for those that want it. Contraception is the use of methods to deliberately prevent pregnancy. Contraceptives can be hormonal or not and come in a variety of shapes and sizes, not all types of contraception will work for you and that is okay, there will be a suitable contraception for you; what may suit your friend may not suit you and that is okay – you can try different methods of contraception to decide…

Label volunteer Leah Langley explores the emergence of the ‘Reform UK’ party, founded from the remnants of the ‘Brexit Party’ which has little relevance in a post-Brexit world Reform UK was originally founded as The Brexit Party by Nigel Farage and Catherine Blaiklock, in November 2018, with a sole focus on Euroscepticism and stated purpose of achieving ‘Brexit’. The party’s priority was to have Britain withdraw from the European Union and transfer to the trading rules of the World Trade Organisation if a free trade agreement could not be settled. Much of the support for the party came from those…

Volunteer writer, Leah Langley, gives us  a run down of this years Golden Globe Awards The 78th Golden Globe Awards took place, 2 months later than its usual date, on February 28th, 2021. The ceremony had been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic but was aired on NBC as the first bi-coastal ceremony, with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler co-hosting the show. Award nominees dialled into the show, from home, with the live audience containing frontline workers and first responders of the pandemic. Whilst the show is usually one of the most watched programmes of the year, there was a…

Label volunteer Christina Major answers the question: Is the SNP in crisis? What impact will this have on the upcoming Scottish Parliamentary elections? Nicola Sturgeon is facing allegations of breaking ministerial code after the handling of allegations of sexual assault against previous First Minister Alex Salmond as well as the government admitting to breaching their own guidelines. There are 2 inquiries being undertaken for both issues, with some polls suggesting this would harm the want for Scottish independence as well as the domination of the SNP in Holyrood. In 2018 multiple sexual assault allegations about Alex Salmond surfaced – he…