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Two Teens Charged With Terror Offenses After Allegedly Planning Attack on a Cathays Mosque

By Gabriela Hunt Two Welsh 18 year-olds have been jointly charged with terror offences. Rhys Edwards and Talan Vincent appeared in court on the 12th December, accused of plotting terrorist attacks against Jewish and Muslim targets in the Welsh Capital, according to Counter Terrorism Policing Wales (CTPW.) Edwards and Vincent appeared before the Old Bailey, London from the 21st to 22nd of November and remanded … Continue reading Two Teens Charged With Terror Offenses After Allegedly Planning Attack on a Cathays Mosque

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UCU Fears Redundancies As 1000 Staff Told Jobs Are At Risk

By Alicia Tariq Over 1000 staff at Cardiff University have received notice that their roles are at risk. On Thursday November 6th, a formal S188 notice of risk of redundancies were issued to the three campus trade unions. The UCU stated that “Cardiff University has now put at least 41% of their overall staff at risk of losing their current jobs in a single year”. … Continue reading UCU Fears Redundancies As 1000 Staff Told Jobs Are At Risk

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Israel’s Unknown Consul in Cardiff

By James Roberts Despite the war in Gaza having become an enduring concern for many people in Cardiff over the last two years, it is probable that not one in a thousand Cardiffians know that Israel has an active diplomatic presence in the city. For over a decade, Mr Phillip Stephen Kaye, a Roath businessman and “honorary consul of Israel” has been lobbying Welsh politicians … Continue reading Israel’s Unknown Consul in Cardiff

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Making Cardiff a Safe Space for Trans Students, at AGM 2025

By Kani Abdullah Maria Pollard welcomed all attendees at the 2025 AGM of Cardiff Students’ Union. This year marks 50 years since the doors of the current building opened, Daniel Palmer CEO of the Union, stated. Many students expressed that Cardiff University is a community-like university for diverse groups of people. However, issues such as sexual violence, equality, pro-choice, freedom of speech and transphobia are … Continue reading Making Cardiff a Safe Space for Trans Students, at AGM 2025

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My Scrubs, My Choice: Equality in Healthcare Dress Code, Passed at AGM 2025

By Alicia Tariq The Annual General Meeting reviewed four agendas on Thursday evening. The second agenda ‘My Scrubs, My Choice: Equality in Healthcare Dress Code’, focused on students in healthcare that are required to wear scrubs but follow religious and cultural beliefs and require certain parts of their body to be covered e.g. arms. Lots of students at Heath campus raised concerns over not having … Continue reading My Scrubs, My Choice: Equality in Healthcare Dress Code, Passed at AGM 2025

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