It's the thirteenth year into the Millennium and despite advances in technology, ease of travel and the emergence of more hobbies and fitness classes than ever, we still, it seems, take pleasure in destruction.

The global movement website, Avaaz.org has yet another plea for help on behalf...

'What's on your mind?'

Well, isn't that the question. It seems that an extraordinary number of people actually feel like Facebook is personally talking to them when they read this question in the website's status bar. Cue statuses about feeling lonely, not being able to sleep, or feeling so...

When walking through some of Britain's high streets, one could be forgiven for feeling like they have stumbled onto the set of another end-of-the-world disaster movie. Whilst some are positively thriving amidst the bustle of January sales, others appear more like an adult's deserted playground. With three shops in administration...

It's time to face facts; whether we like it or not we are living in an aesthetic age where appearances matter. The discussions surrounding body image and the pressure to look slim have become almost a part of the everyday; size zero is arguably less shocking than it once was...

If you'd asked me about Malala Yousafzai a month ago, I might have shrugged in ignorance. Now however, it's a name I don't think I'll forget for a while. It seems that the young schoolgirl has captured the attention of both the UK and Pakistan so much, that last Tuesday...

Things are getting rather steamy on the literature scene right now. Wherever I go, it seems that I can't escape the endless chatter about Fifty Shades of Grey. Struggling to close my ears and fight what seems to be a sudden modern classic, I thought I might as well join...

I was flicking through the Sunday supplements the other day, when something in The Times magazine caught my eye. It was an article by Clover Stroud entitled 'Stand by Your Man' with the background image of a 1960s style woman who had the blankest expression I have ever...

The tennis this weekend caused quite a stir. In the big Murray VS Federer debate, loyalties across the country were torn between supporting a Brit and supporting a tennis favourite. Of course, if you admitted you were supporting anyone other than Murray, the aftermath was almost as bad as telling...

Kenya: an African nation renowned for its wildlife. A population with an expected economic growth of 5% this year and a hotspot for safari-seeking tourists everywhere. But for how much longer?

I think it's fair to say that I fell in love with Kenya when I spent a month...

I was recently forwarded an email which contained a link to Richard Branson's own personal blog. Now I'll admit, naively I didn't even realise Mr Branson had a blog! But it makes sense - he's one of our country's greatest entrepreneurs so he probably has a fair amount to say...

It constantly bugs me that when I explain to people what my career aim is, I usually receive one of two responses.
1) Oh brilliant, that sounds interesting! (*cue comment about my writing skills/chance to travel...*)
2) Oh... really? (*cue sceptical face*)

So I would like...

March began with an internet phenomenon. Kony 2012.

Now I'm sure everyone's getting a bit bored of this by now but there's something rather interesting about it. As a student, social networking sites tend to get logged onto automatically every time I turn my laptop on. Facebook is allowed...