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  • Two trains crashed this morning in Upper Bavaria, leaving nine dead and about 180 injured, authorities say. The head-on crash happened around 6:45AM local time (5:45AM GMT) near the popular spa resort Bad Aibling, 60 km (37 miles) southeast of Munich.   (Photo by @BILD)   The two trains crashed on a bend, both driving…

  •   On Tuesday 9 February rugby fans all over Ireland woke up to the news that Irish legend Paul O’Connell had retired from the game. In a statement O’Connell said, ‘It is with deep regret that I have decided to retire from professional rugby following medical advice. I would like to take this opportunity to…

  • Margaux Nadler weighs in on the controversies surrounding the nominated categories  in the Oscars.  On February 28th, the 88th Academy Awards will take place in Los Angeles, bringing together all the biggest names in the film industry under one roof. Since last year, the Oscars have been linked to a worldwide controversy. The #OscarsSoWhite hashtag…

  • Iona Shearer discusses women’s bodily autonomy and medical bureaucracy.  The Centre for Disease Control’s (CDCs) recent announcement that sexually active females of childbearing age should not drink alcohol unless they are taking birth control has caused an impressionable disturbance to women’s bodily autonomy. According to the CDC’s research, up to 1 in 20 school children in…

  • Jenny Mooney reports on the statistical information revolving around sexual consent in light of Trinity College’s introduction of sexual consent classes for incoming Freshers in September, 2016.  Trinity College are introducing mandatory sexual consent classes to incoming Freshers in Trinity Hall accommodation from September 2016. Similar classes have been introduced in the University of Oxford…

  • Sports Editor, Charlie Redmond, takes a quick grasp of the Six Nations Championship and discusses what we can expect when it kicks off on Saturday, February 6th.  Tomorrow sees the return of competitive international rugby, with France and Italy set to kick off the annual Six Nations Championship. The Six Nations Championship is a competition…