ANIMAL CARE ASSISTANT Care assistants are responsible for looking after a range of different animals in kennels, rescue centres and sanctuaries. Duties include preparing food, grooming and exercising animals, cleaning out kennels and pens and looking after animals that are unwell or distressed. This can be dirty, hard work, but also hugely rewarding – where else do you get paid to play with puppies? You… Continue reading Can I make a career out of working with animals?
Category: Features
The best of the Obama and Biden Memes
With less than two months to go until Donald Trump enters the White House, fans having been busy imagining the conversations between President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. Well, we think they’re imagined… https://twitter.com/HobbitLindsey/status/798462440916721664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Joe: I told trump that there was important meeting in a room but it was a broom closet &… Continue reading The best of the Obama and Biden Memes
App-y Studying
PRODUCTIVITY: Evernote and Simplenote Both free on iTunes Make notes, create endless to-do lists and file everything away in the ultimate neat and tidy virtual notebook Evernote. You can even record voice reminders if you have a ‘eureka’ moment during your studies. For a more stripped back version when you have to get all your brilliant… Continue reading App-y Studying
How do I become a solicitor? All your questions answered
We sat down with Heather McKendrick, careers and outreach manager at the Law Society of Scotland, to find out how you go about pursuing a career in law… How do you go about becoming a solicitor? The first stage is the law degree, also known as the LLB. For students with a degree in a different… Continue reading How do I become a solicitor? All your questions answered
Donald Trump and Sir Philip Green are the celebrity entrepreneurs people would least like to work for…
You spend a third of your life at work (even if it sometimes feels like more), so you want, at least, to be sure that the person you’re working for deserves your precious time. Most of us hope for a boss who is fair, who inspires and motivates us, and who seems approachable and decent… Continue reading Donald Trump and Sir Philip Green are the celebrity entrepreneurs people would least like to work for…
How the world reacted to the news that Trump is president
What has been the response to Trump’s presidency? We round up the best Tweets from around the world… American activist and political pundit Danielle Moodie-Mills labelled it “hatred on a level that we have not seen since Jim Crow "I have nothing left to lose so I will say it: This is white supremacy's last… Continue reading How the world reacted to the news that Trump is president
Louise Pentland tells us what she really thinks about Trump
Tomorrow will draw a close to what seems like the longest elections ever. That’s right, after months of leaked emails, pantsuits and dodgy fake tans, one of the two blondes (that’s either Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton) will finally be named President of the United States. At least that’s the plan. Donald Trump said he… Continue reading Louise Pentland tells us what she really thinks about Trump
Was Brexit Illegal? High Court Ruling Explained
Three judges ruled on Thursday that Theresa May cannot invoke Article 50 – to start formal exit negotiations with the EU – without Parliament’s support. But what does that all mean? Source gives you the answers. Following the EU Referendum in July that saw 52% of Britain vote to leave the EU, there has been a… Continue reading Was Brexit Illegal? High Court Ruling Explained
REVIEW: Doctor Strange
Dir: Scott Derrickson Cert: 12A Release date: 25/10/16 When Benedict Cumberbatch was cast as Marvel’s Doctor Strange, a few eyebrows were raised. Could the British favourite make it as a superhero? Or would he just be Sherlock in a cape? The good news is that Benedict takes this role and makes it his own – he… Continue reading REVIEW: Doctor Strange