Sally-Ann Marshall reports on the horror of the Sewol Ferry Disaster Image: Sally-Ann Marshall and Cleo Brann If you were on a sinking boat surrounded by young students on a school trip while travelling to the Isle of Man, who would you rely on — the captain and crew, the coast guard, or the government? And how would you feel if all the people you relied on watched your boat fill with water and sink? Most people would think [...]

Alona Thomas and Lauren Griffen consider the pros and cons of TikTok  TikTok, the viral social media platform, was recently banned in the USA for under 24 hours. The company owned by the Chinese internet giant Byte Dance was prohibited due to security reasons. The American president Donald Trump has now signed an order for a 75-day extension to comply with a law that ensures either a ban or sale of the app. Trump also said he may impose [...]

 A-Levels, T-Levels, BTECs: is it time for a change? By Stevie Adams and Sofia Visco Rishi Sunak recently proposed plans to replace existing qualifications with a new system which he hopes will give students a more rounded education. Under the new plans, A-Levels which have been running since 1951, along with T-Levels which were only introduced in 2020, will be scrapped and students will study a minimum of five subjects including English and Maths under the Advanced British Standard. [...]