Five things you should know about Donald Trump

Donald Trump is not a very nice person. The reason you will have seen him in the news recently is due to his frequent controversial comments which have been regarded as offensive and dangerous by many people (mostly because they are). And, rather scarily, there is a small possibility that he may be in the running for President of the United States next year. Trump has a long history of being controversial and saying ridiculous, offensive and dangerous things in the public sphere – and he doesn’t seem to have a problem with it. Here is all you need to…

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Saint West – and other silly celebrity baby names

The internet is slowly pulling itself together after breaking again last night, following the announcement that Kim and Kanye West have named their child Saint. I mean, come on!  Pete Wentz’s child has the same name and has managed to slip under the radar… until now. And what about North? Her baby brother is named after a religious deity and she is named after… a direction. But no matter how much slating the tiny tot received in Twitter, he’s still probably more minted than all the trolls put together at the tender age of 72 hours. His title got us…

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Clean up your act

As one of 7 billion people on the planet, it can feel like what you do won’t make a difference when it comes to eco measures to make the world a cleaner, greener place. However, for your children and the people of the future, you have a responsibility to do your bit to save the planet because we don’t have another one. Here’s how you can make a difference: Recycle your old phone (and everything) We all have at least one old Nokia kicking about a drawer. One million recycled phones could provide 35,000 pounds of copper, 772 pounds of…

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Our changing world

Last week, 150 world leaders met in Paris to begin a meeting that would last 11 days on the topic of climate change. This is a huge gathering, one of the biggest in the world in terms of leaders being in one place.  And I should think so too – the future of the planet is pretty important. The gathering is called the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and has focussed on a warning about a 2°C rise in global temperature. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned that a 2°C would increase the number of…

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TGIF Playlist

Thank god it’s Friday! We thought we’d put together a little something to get the weekend started. Whether you’ve been slaving away all week at classes or working hard to save for Christmas, the weekend is here so let your hair down and relax with our little mix of party jams

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Ten reasons to be a proud Scot today

Stick on your finest tartan item, grab yourself a haggis and maybe even fling a ceilidh if you’re feeling organised, because today is St Andrew’s Day! While we don’t celebrate our national patron saint in quite the same manner as some of our neighbours (we’re looking at you, Ireland), today is a great day to celebrate everything that’s brilliant about being Scottish. Sophie Mead offers her top ten reasons to be proud of your magnificent heritage. Glasgow is THE PLACE TO BE. Seriously. According to the National Geographic (kind of a big deal) Glasgow is one of the most desirable places…

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Street drugs: Cocaine

One of the many TV series keeping us glued to our screens at the moment is Narcos, a drama following the life of infamous Colombian drug lord, Pablo Escobar. His network of distributors mainly sold Colombian cocaine to ‘gringos’ (North Americans) in the 80s. However, since Escobar’s heyday Scotland has become a big consumer of the drug. In 2014, a United Nations report stated that Scots were the highest consumers in the world, a claim that was rubbished by the Scottish government. At the time, a spokesperson for the charity Addaction said: “We treat some 4000 people every year whose health,…

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Live review: Bring Me The Horizon

Passing the O2 academy on Tuesday I was greeted by bright lights telling me that one other than Bring Me The Horizon were playing at 7pm. Well, I wasn’t going to let them slip through my fingers. I promptly tried to buy tickets but there were no standing and let’s be honest a BMTH gig is not worth it unless your shoulder to shoulder with the sweaty masses. I managed to wangle a couple of tickets and even made it down for the support, Mallory Knox. The crowd watched still and silent, clearly saving themselves for the main event. The…

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Refugees are not terrorists

A worrying number of people in Scotland seem to be confusing the victims of the civil war in Syria with terrorists from the extremist organisation, Isis. Following the attacks in Paris, there were anti-Muslim attacks in Glasgow and couple of protests promoting anti-immigration with signs saying ‘no to refugees’ in small towns.   One of the attackers in Paris allegedly came to Europe via the Greek island of Leros as a refugee from Syria, and people are now pointing the finger at refugees coming in, questioning their innocence. Let’s make something clear: the people who are coming here from Syria…

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