Lottie Gibson • 29th September 2026

“But where are all the women and children?”: Untold stories of the migrant crisis

Maryan* is 2, from Somalia. She loves arts and crafts: drawing, making friendship bracelets out of string. Sitting on the dusty ground of an aid distribution site, she scribbles on a sheet of paper. After using each pen, she carefully puts the lid back on and places it back in its allocated spot in the box.Zahra* is 42, from Iraq. She is in Dunkirk in northern France with her daughters. She says her daughter is a talented musician, she used to play piano well. Now, she doesn’t have access to a p...

30th August 2026

The Young Women Keeping The Art of Haute Couture Embroidery Alive

Hannah Dye was 6 when she first picked up a needle and thread. At the age of 11, she taught herself how to make clothes. 
Fast forward 12 years and she is now studying haute couture embroidery at the prestigious École Lesage in the fashion capital of the world, Paris. But what led her to this point? And how important is it for young artists to take up this skill, which some consider to be a dying art?

Lottie Gibson - Student Journalist • 25th November 2025

Cut and forgotten: The UK's failure to protect girls from FGM

Content warning: This article contains graphic details that may be upsetting to some readers.
Afiya* was just three when her genitalia was cut in the kitchen sink of her east London family home. Her parents brought over a “cutter” from Uganda to perform the procedure. She had to be rushed to hospital to stop the heavy bleeding.

Lottie Gibson - Student Journalist • 21st June 2025

Education system has ‘collapsed’ amid ongoing civil war in Myanmar

Children in Myanmar are facing an education crisis, according to special correspondent Sylvia Manchester from The News*. Speaking at a press conference, she highlighted the current developments in the Myanmar civil war.

Lottie Gibson - Student Journalist • 21st June 2025

'Survive until 2025’: Young Actors in UK Struggle One Year On From Hollywood Strikes

One year on from the SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors’ Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) strikes of 2023, young actors worldwide are struggling to break into the industry. Éloïse Richmond graduated from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in July 2023. Since leaving drama school, she says that the phrase ‘survive until 2025’ has been circulating in the industry.

Palatinate • 28th June 2024

All Eyes on AI: false Information, deepfakes, and the risks to global society

Nobody can deny that artificial intelligence and false information go hand-in-hand and can have real impact in society. Images or videos spread onto people’s feeds — most of the time without context. This has been seen recently with the ‘All Eyes on Rafah’ image, which in the past few weeks alone was shared over 47 million times on Instagram.

Palatinate • 25th January 2024

Students to the ballot box: vote in 2024

In the 2019 General Election, only 47% of 18- to 24-year olds voted, according to statistics published by Ipsos, representing a 7% decrease since the 2017 election. But why are so many young people choosing not to engage in politics?


According to a 2022 report by the UK Parliament, 60% of 18- to 25-year-olds think that politicians ‘don’t care’. Further statistics from the British Youth Council reveal that 71% of young people do not feel that political parties speak directly...

Palatinate • 24th December 2023

Equal Pay Day: how far have we come in the fight for equality?

The UK’s leading charity campaigning to close the gender pay gap, The Fawcett Society, designated 22nd November this year’s Equal Pay Day. In other words, from this date, based on average earnings, women start working for free until the end of the year. The charity claims that the mean gender pay gap is currently 10.7% for full-time workers.

Palatinate • 1st December 2023

Germany’s Riviera: a travel guide to Lake Constance

Nestled among the Alps between Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Lake Constance (Bodensee in German) is an underrated, non-touristic gem in Europe. Central Europe’s third-largest lake, and a location not often visited by English tourists, it is the perfect part of Germany to visit for an authentic, historic, and activity-filled holiday.

Palatinate • 10th November 2023

Good news, and how to find it

Keeping up with what’s going on in the world is incredibly important. With so many political, humanitarian, and social problems in the world, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by all the information coming at us from every angle. Some of the most upsetting stories are the headlines which make the front pages or pop up first on news websites. In fact, it has been proven that negative headlines have more than a 60 percent higher click-through rate than positive ones.

Palatinate • 19th July 2022

Prima Facie: the play destigmatising consent

C/W: This article contains mention of sexual assault.

From April to June 2022, BAFTA-award winning actress Jodie Comer performed a sold out run of Suzie Miller’s play, Prima Facie. From the masterfully crafted and atmospheric music by Self Esteem, to Miriam Buether’s breath-taking set, the one hour 40-minute production was a masterclass on how to put on a play which all of the 60,000 total audience members, myself included, were privileged to witness first-hand.