Promotion of current affairs article titled 'UK government introduces crime and policing bill to tackle rising crime’ by Khushboo Malhotra. Includes the article's featured photo of a police officer by King’s Church International via Unsplash.

Can this sweeping new bill reverse the surge in UK crime?

Khushboo unpacks the introduction of tougher measures to restore public trust.

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Promotion of current affairs article titled 'UK government moves to criminalise child exploitation and cuckooing’ by Khushboo Malhotra. Includes the article's featured photo of a police officer by Phil Hearing via Unsplash.

More needs to be done to protect vulnerable children and adults.

Khushboo explores how new UK legislation aims to tackle child exploitation and hidden abuse known as cuckooing.

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Promotion of current affairs article titled 'Canada says ‘no’ to Elon: Over 250,000 sign petition to have tech billionaire stripped of citizenship' by Sydney Johnson. Includes the article's featured image of flag of Canada by Hermes Rivera via Unsplash.

Why are Canadians petitioning to revoke Elon Musk's citizenship?

Sydney discusses the public outcry over Musk's controversial statements and political affiliations.

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Promotion of current affairs article titled 'Trump will leave Paris Climate Agreement, White House confirms' by Macy Hall. Includes the article's featured image of three flags of France on display at the Louvre Museum, by Stephanie Klepacki via Unsplash.

The US withdraws from the Paris Agreement again.

Macy reports on Trump's renewed decision to exit the climate accord and its implications.

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Promotion of current affairs article titled '2025's good news' by Charlotte Hardie. Includes the article's featured image of a mug with a finger pointing towards the words 'SEE THE GOOD', by Nathan Dumlao via Unsplash.

Looking on the bright side - here are some 2025 positive news stories!

Charlotte provides a compilation of good news that occurred at the start of 2025.

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Promotion of current affairs article titled 'Empoword explains: What to expect from Trump's second term' by Alexea Norman. Includes the article's featured photo of an image of President Donald Trump by Jon Tyson via Unsplash.

Donald Trump has begun his second presidential term.

Alexea explains the effects it will have on issues such as immigration and climate change.

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Quote from our head of current affairs about their sections nomination. "Anna transported us to California and provided important updates. She covered the extent of damage, response efforts and the human impact. By citing multiple authoritative sources, she provided reliable and newsworthy facts."

Our January current affairs nomination is ‘A City Under Black Smoke: Updates On The California Wildfires’

A winner will be announced on Sunday.

We asked Michaela to tell us why their section nominated Anna's article.

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Promotion of current affairs article titled 'Medical leaders call for abortion law reform following rise in prosecutions’ by Jennifer Cartwright. Includes article's featured photo of a nurse putting a baby on a scale, by Christian Bowen via Unsplash.

Last year’s UK election stalled the debate on abortion.

Jessica explores why medical groups are calling for change.

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Promotion of current article titled 'Trump signs orders to dismantle DEI measures’ by Bethany Lee. Includes the article's featured photo of President Trump signing Executive Orders by Trump White House Archived via Flickr.

Is this the end of DEI policies in the U.S.?

@bethanylee.bsky.social reports on the implications of Trump’s executive orders.

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Promotion of current affairs article titled 'Malala Yousafzai urges leaders to challenge oppressive laws’ by Poppy Cottle-Bailey. Includes the article's featured photo of Malala Yousafzai, by DFID - UK Department for International Development via Flickr.

Have you watched Malala’s speech?

Poppy dives into the key points from the recent summit where Malala spoke out against gender apartheid.

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Promotion of a current affairs article titled A city under smoke, by Anna Johnson. Includes article's featured photo of wildfire on a Californian mountain by Patrick Campanale on Unsplash.

Residents fear the future as they wait to find out if their homes are still standing

Anna reports on the wildfires and the damage they’ve caused.

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Promotion of current affairs article titled 'Hundreds of sexual assault allegations made against Mohamed Al Fayed’ by Eleanor Harvey. Includes the article's featured photo of a close up of buildings at night time, credited to JOE Planas.

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More allegations have emerged after a BBC documentary featured 20 former Harrods' employees

Eleanor reports on the accusations made against the previous owner of Harrods.

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Promotion of current affairs article titled 'The global elections of 2024: What to watch’ by Angel Sun. Includes the article's featured photo of 'poll station sign', credited to Phil Hearing.

2024 was a historical election year!

Angel Sun looks at key elections and identifies how their results may impact global politics as a whole.

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Promotion of a current affairs article titled 'Hurricane Helene: One Of The "Deadliest Hurricanes" In History ' written by Elma Taric . Includes article's featured photo of a traffic light sign underwater.

The impact of this hurricane could continue to affect people for many years.

Elma Taric reports on the catastrophic natural disaster which killed over 200 people.

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