Did you know that 41% of the names of the babies born in England and Wales were ‘typos’? The shocking revelation was made this week by ‘I am not a typo’ (IANAT), a new campaign calling on tech giants to “correct autocorrect and spell-check spell-check”.

Author: The Spill

Category: CULTURE

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On Wednesday, lawmakers stormed out of parliament with tensions rising to an all-time high among Britain’s three major political parties, after they attempted to outmanoeuvre each other over a vote on a Gaza ceasefire.

Author: Jennifer Hakim

Category: POLITICS

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As a new year begins, the pages of a good book can be a welcome escape from the world’s complexities, or the means of engaging with them. Here are 6 books we're particularly excited to read this year.

Being hyper aware of everything happening everywhere all at once thanks to social media, is both a blessing and a curse.

A recent study by People Like Us and Censuswide has revealed that ethnically diverse professionals in the UK are grappling with a dual crisis – the burden of unequal pay coupled with the escalating cost of living. 

In case you missed it, from 29th November to 5th December 2023, Publishers for Palestine, a “global collective of publishers and others who work in publishing around the world, who stand for justice, freedom of expression, and the power of the written word”, ran #ReadPalestine week.

Author: The Spill

Despite what the top 1% wants you to believe, Muslim and Palestinian lives matter. 

ONS birth data recently revealed that half of Brits were prioritising sex in the months leading up to October. While the idea of a pleasure-centred season sounds appealing, much needs to be improved when it comes to the sustainability of sex and pleasure. We spoke to Ben Foster, Co-founder and Director of The Natural Love Company about sex, self-love, inclusivity, and the environment. 

“untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play” is at the Young Vic Theatre, London from 18th September to 4th November 2023.

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The last few months have been hard on Pakistanis, and the media bias is real.