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The story of Perseverance 

A Guide to the Labour Leadership Contest

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Perseverance recently landed on the surface of Mars, but what does this mean? What is it doing there? And how was it made? Sam dives into the design and the purpose of Percy and why it is so cool.
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Roisin explores the Labour Leadership Contest, looking at the candidates and what the party would be like under their leadership.

Donald Trump Impeachment: What happened and what comes next?

General Election 2019: Results and Analysis

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Roisin explores the recent impeachment and subsequent trial of Donald Trump and what this could mean for the 2020 election.
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Roisin looks at the results of the recent general election and explores the reason behind the result.

Bolsonaro’s Brazil: a nation united by hatred.

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In recent years, the political context surrounding Brazil has been characterised by corruption and a rapidly declining economy. Grace gives us the most recent updates.

Christmas traditions from around the world

Hannah Davidson- Black Belt Master

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Not everyone celebrates the Christmas in the same way. Click here to read Ellie Trinnaman's top three alternative festive traditions
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Hannah Davidson amazingly competed to achieve black belt in Karate. Click here to learn more

​NHS celebrating 70 years

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Bertha looks in to the last 70 years of the NHS. Click here to read all about it!

Gun Control: March for our lives

#METOO movement

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Representation or Discrimination

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14th February 2018 a day normally associated with frilly hearts and cheesy love songs. But this wasn't to be for Stoneman Douglas high school students who experienced the most recent school shooting in America. Read Bertha's report on the campaign that followed
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Todays media has deceived the modern audience, and rejected ethnic minorities. They have lead to people believing that there is equal representation  of all minorities, but is this really the case? Read Kitty Barnes article to find out more.

Donald Trump's Travel Ban

West goes right

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There is a great deal of controversy regarding Trump's travel ban both in the US and throughout the world. Read Jessica Boodhun's article here
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In the last few years, it has been suggested that there has been a significant shift to the right in the west. Read Seemal's article on a worrying social political trend 

Reality Check For The NHS?

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What do the cuts in NHS budget mean for us? Jessica Boodhun shares her views on the on-going debate about the NHS crisis

North Korea: A threat to the west?

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The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea can be found in East Asia. Juliet Morris gives us an overview of this much discussed country

What Trump means for minorities

What does Trump Mean for the US?

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Bigotry prevailed last month as infamous misogynistic, racist, homophobe Donald Trump was elected as the 45th US president. Click here for Charlie Markham's article on what Trump means for minorities
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After what feels like years, the 2016 US election is finally over. But what does a Trump presidency really mean for America, and the world at large?

Omran Daqneesh and Syria's forgotten children

Mental Health Special: Does the Government Care?

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You may remember when a photograph of Alan Kurdi was featured on front pages. The photograph of a young child's lifeless body on a foreign beach was a cause of shock and anger worldwide, but what about the rest of Syria's forgotten children?
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We know that, according to a  Young Minds report conducted in 2016, in people under 65 almost half of all ill health is mental illness. What we don’t know is why this isn’t ringing alarm bells for the government. Click here for the full article.

Debate-sexism & double standards

Politicising Tragedy: Orlando/Cox

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Does the sexist comments and double standards playing out on one of the most prominent stages in the world, reveal an ingrained tendency to judge women more harshly than men? Read the Full article here.
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This June saw the gunning down of 49 innocent LGBT people in an Orlando gay club and the murder of Jo Cox. As is so typical of high profile murders it has been easy for the media to dismiss these tragic events as horrific but random. Click here to read the full article

Brexit: Rebecca Hill's response

EU live debate: report and video

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That's it. It's over. The United Kingdom has left the European Union.

Click here to read Rebecca Hills' response to brexit
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With the EU referendum just days away Herts & Essex welcomed four speakers to a live debate. Click here for Charlie Markham's report & the exclusive video

EU Referendum: Take the Poll!

Referendum: all you need to know

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Should we stay or should we go? Click here to have your say on this exclusive decision
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Rebecca Hills' guide to the EU referendum. Free from political bias and jargon. Click here for all you need to know to make up your mind.

Mind the Gap! Gender and pay, the issue that won't go away

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Men currently earn, according to The Independent, 23 per cent more than women per annum in the UK and the US, despite the fact that most people believe that the gender equality struggle is over. From this statistic, one thing is clear: the gender pay gap deserves far more attention than it receives.

Click here for Becky Hills' full feature on one of society's most enduring 
inequalitites 

Saudi Arabia: Network Special

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Fascist. Undemocratic. Prejudiced. Just three words used to describe Saudi Arabia by the Western media; yet, they continue to be an ally to the US and UK. Click here for the full Network special report.

Charlie Markham on Donald Trump

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With the legitimation of hate speech on the world stage, people as outspoken and controversial as Trump are becoming a much more common sight. Click here for our feature on Donald Trump

Featured in the press: Syria Poll

Syria Airstrikes: Network Special

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In a poll in their online newspaper, students at the Herts and Essex High School in Bishop's Stortford voted resoundingly against air strikes in Syria. Read the observer article here
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Read Rebecca Hills' breakdown of the arguments for and against air strikes in Syria and take our poll to share your views.

Young People and Politics

Who is Jeremy Corbyn?

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It is clear that we, as young people, are an increasingly marginal group within our electoral system. Click here to read Rebecca Hills' feature on an increasingly worrying issue
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Jeremy Corbyn has been subject to intense media scrutiny ever since his last minute entry into the Labour leadership election in June. But who is Jeremy Corbyn? Click here for more.

Volatility in Chinese markets?

What is Herts 1125?

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China's stock markets have lost more than 30% of their value since mid-June, a worrying statistic for investors and the government. Click here to read Alex Agnoli's full article explaining this complex issue.
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Herts 1125 is a group of young people who represent the views of those aged 11–25 in the county. Click here for more info.
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