The new club the Library opens to mixed reviews
Logan Collins
KU students have given mixed reviews to new Kingston club The Library after its grande opening Friday night. The club, which replaced Ama-gi, has undergone an over £100,000 re-branding that…
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Three men jailed for dealing A class drugs
Elizabeth Stromme
Kingston Crown Court sentenced three men responsible for major heroin and crack cocaine distribution in Hounslow to a total of 16 years in jail last week. The three men pleaded…
KU women’s rugby team set to appear on TV
Hanne Olsen
KU women’s rugby team have been asked to appear on BT Sport’s Rugby Tonight, where they will be part of a play demonstration alongside famous international players from the sport.…
Three men charged for Wimbledon burglary
Three men have been remanded in custody to appear in Kingston Crown Court in wake of a Wimbledon burglary. The alleged incident happened on Monday, August 11, and police appeared…
Metropolitan Police launches London wide gun amnesty
The Metropolitan Police Service has granted a ‘get out of jail free card’ to all Londoners in possession of illegal firearms. The authorities have launched a two-week #giveupyourgun campaign, promising…
‘Blood cleaned from walls’ after violent assault on Eden Street
Christopher Jutting
Police and ambulance services were seen ‘cleaning blood off of shopfronts’ after being called to Eden Street on Tuesday evening in response to reports of a violent assault in an…
EMMY-winning Channel4 reporter is coming to Kingston University
Adriana Martins De Sousa Calado
Channel4’s Unreported World reporter Ramita Navai is coming to Kingston University for a one-off workshop, teaching aspiring journalists the cores of foreign reporting. The British-Iranian journalist, who has been awarded…
Creative Writing KU graduate hears her characters on BBC Radio 4
Sofia Delgado
Kingston alum Sumia Sukkar’s debut novel, The Boy From Aleppo Who Painted the War, has been adapted to a BBC Radio 4 drama aired on Saturday. The novel, published just…
Police arrest two men in wake of Surbiton homophobic attacks
Kingston police have arrested two men after the homophobic attack on two men outside the KFC restaurant on Brighton Road, Surbiton, early Saturday morning, November 1. Authorities arrested the two…
Profiles in success: Two KU student blogger/vlogger gain online fame
Hanaa Foura
It is no secret that bloggers/’youtubers’ are making a living and becoming highly successful doing what they love. Following this YouTube ‘phenomenon’, an array of british youtubers are starting to…