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Volunteer Label writer Katrina Maria Sweeney discusses the impact of PrettyLittleThing’s infamous ‘Up to 99% Off’ Black Friday sale on both people and the environment. PrettyLittleThing (PLT) has faced criticism before this Black Friday sale, with its concerning working conditions and low pay to workers at garment factories in Leicester, UK – paying workers a mere £3.50 an hour. PLT also faced further controversy when it was blasted on Twitter that, buried in their terms and conditions, they had a notice sign reading “WARNING: Some Products on our Online Store from time to time may contain chemicals that are known…
Chairman of the House of Commons Defence Committee and former LSU President Tobias Elwood has come under fire today for allegedly attending a Christmas dinner event with 27 guests the night before London entered Tier 3. The MP has openly called for tighter COVID restrictions in the House of Commons, and said he checked with the central London venue before attending to check that it was Covid compliant. Elwood gave a speech at the event, which was hosted by the Iraq-Britain Business Council, at the Cavalry and Guards Club in Piccadilly on Tuesday. The event was described by the group on its…
In a Christmas campaign named ‘Operation Jingle Bells’, Loughborough Students’ Union Action Section has collected over 944 gifts for the local charity, Toys on the Table, breaking previous records set. The annual campaign, established in 2018 by the Action Executive Officer 2018-19, Joel Brocklehurst, works with local charity Toys on the Table, which works to provide underprivileged children with Christmas presents and does so through donations by Loughborough students, staff, and members of the public. In 2018, over 700 toys and £300 of donations were collected by the campaign and gained regional press as a result. This year, LSU Action…
Returning volunteer Label writer Leah Langley informs us about the protests currently unfolding in the French capital. On Saturday 28th of November, around 46,000 people lined the streets of Paris in protest of a new security bill that has been backed by the lower house of parliament and is awaiting senate approval. Demonstrations were also seen outside of the French capital in Bordeaux, Lille, Montpellier, Nantes, and many other cities in response to the news of the bill, which if passed would make it a criminal offence to film or take photos of police with “malevolent intent”. Many of those…
Entertainment Editor Sophie Alexander gives a rundown on the incoming President’s actions to begin his presidency, and the outgoing President’s attempts to thwart this 2020 has certainly been a tumultuous year; with a devastating pandemic and glaring social injustice, it certainly didn’t stop America’s political landscape. As the world saw Joe Biden take the reigns as the new President of the United States, many would have thought they’d seen the last of Donald Trump. No more false promises, conspiracy theories and Twitter rampages – but we were very wrong. It seems that Mr Trump has not taken his defeat lightly.…
The mass testing of students here at Loughborough has to date only found 0.09% of those tested to be positive for Covid-19. Loughborough University opened an Asymptomatic Testing centre on the 27th November and have so far (up until 13/12/20) tested 4521 students for Covid-19 using lateral flow tests. Of these 4521 tests, 4 returned positive results, indicating that the prevalence of Covid-19 among students and staff being tested is extremely low at 0.09% of tests. Other universities have reported similarly low rates of infection during their asymptomatic testing, with the University of Portsmouth reporting 0.2% of students tested positive. The University…
News Editor, Izzie Naish, explains what’s been happening with Britney Spears and the #FreeBritney movement As one of the most influential singers of the 90s / 00s, you could say the name ‘Britney Spears’ to anyone and they would know who she is. Throughout her time, Britney has been no stranger to the headlines, whether this be for her smash hits such as ‘…Baby one more time’, ‘Toxic’, or ‘Circus’ or for bringing a python on stage during her performance at the 2001 VMAs. Over the years Britney has gained a strong following, however, recently fans have become increasingly concerned…
Volunteer Writer, Leah Langley, takes us through the Christmas films that’ll get you in the festive mood For a lot of people, Christmas is one of the best times of year for a variety of reasons. The food, the music and of course, the presents, but there is one aspect we cannot forget: the Christmas movies. But with such a wide selection, which film should we choose to get us in the festive spirit this Christmas? There’s some old classics that we could get started with that bring back memories of Christmas joy throughout the years and never seem to…
Exeter Chiefs visit Loughborough University to face Loughborough Lightning in the 8th Round of the Allianz Premier 15s. Tune in for live coverage with Rosa Serret and Sam Peters from 2:30pm, exclusively live on LSUTV! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pRZMMmS9fM
Head of Lens and volunteer writer Helen Forrest, brings with her the Christmas spirit as she gives us some tips on how to shop small this Christmas! With the widespread impact of the COVID-19 pandemic this year, it is more important than ever to shop small and support local businesses this Christmas. Here is a quick gift guide to give you some inspiration on how you can shop locally this year! All photos used in this article are from the owners’ websites. To kick things off, LSU Rag has created a Virtual Christmas market this year where many students/alumni are…