At the moment if you’ve got a car it’ll pretty much be bleeding you dry. Petrol at an all time high with a large proportion of cars costing well over £60 to fill, car tax stings every year, parts and labour if anything goes wrong you need to sell a kidney for and now insurance is, to put it bluntly, whopping.
It has been announced by the Home Secretary, Theresa May, that the amount of people allowed to enter the UK on student visa is to be slashed by up to 80,000. The subject of foreigners coming into our country continues to be a touchy one, especially in the light of new information that some are using the allowances given to those who are seeking study to gain illegal entry and working under the radar.
If all the fashion magazines are anything to go by, this year is set to be filled with statement pieces (small and bold) that will make you dedicated followers of fashion turn heads at every corner.
However, if you don’t quite have the fashion budget of Posh but still want to ooze sophistication with on-trend pieces, follow our 5 quick steps below and you will soon feel fab schmoozing in all the top night spots (even if it is the student union!)…
Warning- this book is not for the faint hearted.
Slave Girl tells the true story of how at just 19 years old, Sarah Forsyth was lured to Amsterdam under false pretences and sold to the notorious Red Light District.
Despite this ordeal alone providing more terror and desperation than most people face in a lifetime, Sarah’s nightmare began at 3years old when she was abused by her Father. Due to this abuse Sarah was put into care, whilst still having contact with her long suffering Mother and brother. Shockingly, it was at one of these homes Sarah’s abuse continued with people, whose jobs it was to look after her, subjecting her to mental and physical torture.
With DIGS Social you can share your pictures (embarrassing or otherwise) with not only your fellow residents, but with our other resident students across the north of England (Huddersfield, Lincoln and Sheffield if you’re wondering!).
Not only that, but if your picture gets the most hits in a month, you’ll be in receipt of a lovely DIGS hoody…. Check out the DIGS shop here.
So what are you waiting for, start uploading now! Not joined DIGS Social yet? You can register here. Read the rest of this entry »
What’s going on in Japan at the moment is almost unimaginable. Even for a country that is so well prepared for a natural disaster like an earthquake, what followed no nation can ever be equipped for. Read the rest of this entry »
Never in my twenty(cough) years have I seen such frenzy for a piece of technology or known of friends logging on in such numbers to watch the official unveiling of a new product from one manufacturer but where Apple is concerned, they can do no wrong. Those who are in the club are in it for life. Read the rest of this entry »
A recent study has shown a staggering 92% of us have clothes in our wardrobe that we don’t wear. With this in mind, Marks and Spencer are holding a One Day Wardrobe Clear-out on Thursday 24th March.
The idea is to bag up all your unwanted M&S clothes and take them down to your local store where they will be donated to Oxfam. As a thank you, you will be given a £5 M&S voucher to be used when spending £35 or over – perfect for making your first summer dress purchase!
For more information and to find your local participating store, click here. Read the rest of this entry »
The Time Traveller’s Wife is fundamentally a love story. The book’s two main characters Claire Abshire and Henry DeTamble meet and fall in love. However, what makes this story different from all the thousands before it is Henry’s ability to time travel. Read the rest of this entry »