UCU strike: ‘This is staff and students versus the bosses’
Munir Sulaiman
General Secretary of the University and College Union (UCU) Jo Grady made a rallying call for support this week for the one-day university strike action to take place on February…
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Kingston river suffers from sewage dumped by Thames Water
William De Sousa
Thames Water has continued to dump raw sewage into Kingston’s Hogsmill River with discharges lasting more than 20 hours in the last few days. The last recorded discharge of sewage…
Kingston plants 500 trees with help of nature-loving residents
Ollie Auguste
Kingston Council is in the process of planting 500 trees this winter in locations chosen by residents. One hundered and fifty local people responded to the council’s Winter Tree Planting…
International Liberty Association raise awareness for Iranian protest in Kingston
Lara Hassan
The International Liberty Association (ILA) was active in Kingston town centre this week raising awareness of protests for women’s rights in Iran. Demonstratons have been ongoing in Iran since the…
Jan Goodey: ‘Courageous’ KU lecturer is a ‘government scapegoat’
Charlie Evans
Kingston University lecturer and Writers Rebel member James Miller has said “courageous” imprisoned lecturer Jan Goodey has been made a scapegoat by the government. More than 100 public figures have…
Fans injured and Asake show stopped due to safety concerns
Megue Bondoki
Asake’s London concert was stopped 10 minutes in due to safety concerns after fans were injured in a crush outside the venue. Three women are in hospital in a critical…
Former KU student to judge Bentall Centre dance challenge
KU graduate, dancer and choreographer Saffron Smith will judge the Bentall Centre Christmas TikTok challenge. Smith also choreographed the dance video posted to advertise the competition on The Bentall Centre’s…
Saka and Rashford racially abused after England World Cup loss
Leah Kellman
Less than 24 hours since England was knocked out of the World Cup, Marcus Rashford and Bukayo Saka have once again been subjected to racial abuse online. It comes after…
Twitter doing nothing about racist tweets during World Cup
Twitter has reportedly not removed racist tweets that have targeted some black footballers during the World Cup. Research by the Center for Countering Digital Hate, a week before the World…
Just Stop Oil: KU lecturer sentenced to six months prison
Kingston University lecturer Jan Goodey, 57, was sentenced to six months in prison at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today, after taking part in Just Stop Oil protests early in November. Goodey,…