Hammersmith and Fulham news

• What to do in these times of stress and anxiety - Wilson's School - Ali Abdul-Gafoor

  28-02-2022 23:57
  
  Ukraine versus Russia. The politics and the war and the violence behind it. The common people stand behind it cowering in fear, not knowing what will happen, not knowing what to do. This is a time where many will feel scared, alone, isolated and anxious. It is important to support one another and help keep one another uplifted.
  
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• The gateway to The Alps- Lenah BWHS

  28-02-2022 23:57
  
  Geneva. Its the small urban gem, and the gateway to the mountains!
  
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• Living With Covid- What does this mean for the vulnerable? Fahad Hussain, Hampton School

  28-02-2022 23:57
  
  Just recently, Boris Johnson announced the full removal of all preventative laws for the spread of Covid-19. Replacing it is the new ‘living with Covid’ guidance, which, as the name suggests, does not contain many actions that need to take place once someone tests positive for the virus. In fact, there are next to no restrictions anymore- masks are no longer required to be worn on public transport, the legal requirement to self- isolate when positive has been removed and is now only
  
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• Is cycling now the best option to commute? - Felix Synge - Dulwich College

  28-02-2022 23:55
  
  Since the age of 13 I have been cycling the same route to school all year round; through sun, wind, rain, and even snow. During my time as a cyclist, I have noticed the shift towards greener travel which has been heavily supported by London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
  
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• A Fairer Focus in Reigate - Abigail Rayner, St Bede's School

  28-02-2022 23:54
  
  It’s Fairtrade Fortnight! From the 21st of February until the 6th March, Fairtrade towns across the UK are hosting events and raising awareness to promote Fairtrade.
  
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• Think Different? Think Emmaus - Neeraja Govindan, Greenshaw High School

  28-02-2022 23:47
  
  Shops all over the UK, ranging from a mum's favourite Bonmarche to the local Chinese, saw their untimely ends during the pandemic. Local businesses were faced with empty rooms, waiting for their vacant tills to gradually fill up with the uproar of customers.
  
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• Why is Russia invading Ukraine? - Evie Barrett, Wimbledon High School

  28-02-2022 23:46
  
  Russia and Ukraine are now in a state of war, following Putin officially invading Ukraine on the 24th of February after months of lining up troops on the borders and promising to not invade.
  
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• Crayford Retail Park Revamp- Libby O'Connell Townley Grammar

  28-02-2022 23:43
  
  Like most towns, Crayford has had new shops opening and closing over the last few years, most recently including businesses based at the Tower Retail Park in Crayford's town center. However, the new food-based attractions seem to be eliciting mixed reactions.
  
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• The Hospitality Sector: A Voice From The Inside - Alexander Poli, DC

  28-02-2022 23:42
  
  How badly has COVID-19 truly affected the hospitality sector - an inside perspective.
  
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• The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh review - Nishtha Sukhadia, The Holy Cross School

  28-02-2022 23:40
  
  The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh - spoiler free book review
  
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• S'parks Light Up Award Ceremony

  28-02-2022 23:39
  
  On the 21st of February in the Redhill Harlequin, Reigate and Banstead Late Leisure Services held a local sports award ceremony. This gave the opportunity for local heroes and talents to be recognised in a range of different categories.
  
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• How has the situation in Ukraine affected fuel prices?

  28-02-2022 23:38
  
  The cost of petrol and diesel has been steadily increasing over the UK over the past few years and the current situation in Ukraine has caused a further surge.
  
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• How can we do our best to combat coronavirus? - Chinedu Ndukwu, St. Olaves Grammar School

  28-02-2022 23:38
  
  With the relaxing of restrictions this week, doctors fear that the number of cases will severely spike again to levels achieved in early February, leading to around 12,000 new cases everyday to start off March despite a roll-out of 6,500,000 vaccines across the UK.What can Londeners do to help reduce the spread of coronavirus between loved ones? Here are 3 Top Tips.
  
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• Tragedy: Local Feltham Basketball Club Unavailable

  28-02-2022 23:34
  
  An insight into the woes experienced by students who would have normally attended the weekly basketball club.
  
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• The best street markets in London- Arjun Deepak, Wilson's School

  28-02-2022 23:33
  
  London's markets have a long legacy of being the heart of London's merchant population in the 17th Century to now being staples for locals and tourists to eat and shop to their heart's content in the 21st Century.
  
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• Why Read? - Nancy Bowman Croydon High School

  28-02-2022 23:32
  
  Recently, the hashtag ‘BookTok’ has gained popularity on the popular app TikTok. This has caused many, including myself, too regain a love for reading. This new trend made me think, what causes us read?
  
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• Warner House Charity Week Begins at WCHS by Harman Kour WCHS

  28-02-2022 23:32
  
  The last day of the month February marks the beginning of Warner House’s Charity Week at Woodford County.
  
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• The Pressure of Trying to Know Yourself-Temisola Morgan, TGS

  28-02-2022 23:32
  
  ‘What do you want to be when you’re older?’ ‘What are your interests/passions?’ ‘How would you describe yourself?’, you can either love these questions or hate them, you can either answer them in seconds or stall and give a vague answer.
  
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• How Boy Perms came to be - Caitlin Walters Latymer Upper School

  28-02-2022 23:32
  
  Perms, short for permanents, short for permanent waves, have been trendy for years after the invention of the permanent wave machine in the early twentieth century. In the last few years, perms have reentered and may have become even more popular with men than with women.
  
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• Is Pancake Day still relevant? Rishi Vijayan Hampton School

  28-02-2022 23:29
  
  Shrove Tuesday, or as it's more informally known as, Pancake Day, has been celebrated for centuries, with the tradition of eating pancakes on this day being documented in the Middle Ages. However, as Christianity and the following of festivals and celebrations have been fading rapidly as of late, there are questions about if Pancake Day is still relevant.
  
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• 50 homeless children in Watford by Pericles Cross Merchant Taylors'

  28-02-2022 23:23
  
  On Friday the 25th to Saturday the 26th of February Teresa Omert ran a sleepout at Merchant Taylors School to raise money for New Hope charity in Watford (https://www.newhope.org.uk/) that helps the homeless in the local area. 9 teachers were present for security but looking after the 54 volunteers were 20 sixth formers as part of the school charity drive team. They were given the responsibility of “running the event” and split the night into shifts looking after students as young as
  
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• Eunice hits London with a red alert by Nina Kramarz, St Catherines School

  28-02-2022 23:21
  
  On Friday 18 February, Storm Eunice hit the entire UK with incredibly strong winds, causing great damage to buildings and people’s lives. The rare red alert in London meant there was a ‘Danger to life’. This is the highest warning possible and indicates significant disruption and dangerous conditions in the city.
  
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• How the Kids for Kids’ Goat Loan is Saving Lives in Darfur- Avneet Sapal Bancrofts

  28-02-2022 23:09
  
  Kids for Kids helps villages in Darfur combat poverty and climate change through goat loan and tree planting schemes.
  
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• A rowing race day out with J15 coxes- Shannon Barkley-Nakajima (Surbiton High School)

  28-02-2022 23:07
  
  A race day out with J15 coxes
  
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• HOUSEWIVES-THE REAL TRUTH-MANVEEN KAUR- GURU NANAK SIKH ACADEMY

  28-02-2022 23:06
  
  Why are housewives so frowned upon? No one knows the struggles that they face and how hard they work.
  
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• Pea-s on Earth! 3 reasons you should become vegetarian today - Louise Riley Croydon High

  28-02-2022 23:05
  
  In September 1847, the first vegetarian society in the UK was formed, and the term “Pythagorean” was replaced. You may be wondering how these two things are linked, but Pythagoras - yes, the Greek philosopher and discoverer of the theorem we all know and love - was, above all this, an avid vegetarian, and those who shared the same beliefs were named after him.
  
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• Bar Mock Trial - By Mawada Najem Bentley Wood High School

  28-02-2022 23:05
  
  On Wednesday the 23rd of February, the year 12 students of Bentley wood took part in the Bar mock trial against several other schools. In the end they got the school’s first win!
  
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• The Future of Electric Vehicles. – Neel Sobhun, GGSK College

  28-02-2022 23:04
  
  For many years, the world has used petrol and diesel vehicles as a way to travel around the country, and even the world. They have been around since the 19th century and have adapted in all ways, leading to well-known and established car brands nowadays, such as Porsche, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Toyota, Volkswagen, and many others. These companies have made several models and have also gained several millions as time progressed. However, as time goes on and global warming becomes a much more no
  
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• Should I do the school play? by Jennifer Graham, Wimbledon High School

  28-02-2022 23:04
  
  As someone who often participates in co-curricular activities, such as plays and musicals, I jump at the opportunity to delve into a new world and portray someone else. Plays offer a fantastic opportunity to express yourself, learn new skills, gain confidence, build on teamwork and collaboration skills, meet new people and ultimately, to have a great time.
  
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• Concert's post-pandemic, Evie Casemore, Tiffin School

  28-02-2022 23:04
  
   
  
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• No Time to Die Review - Mahi Patel Bentley Wood High School

  28-02-2022 23:03
  
  Daniel Craig's fifth and last franchise as a British spy comes to a close in No Time to Die. No Time to Die is the 25th entry in the James Bond film franchise, and it picks up where Spectre left off in 2015. No Time to Die features plenty of action as well as a different side of Bond, who is depicted as quite romantic in contrast to the other films.  The film is a direct successor to spectre, it features a completely different and convoluted plot thread, as well as a different tone of a Jam
  
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• The Law Of Attraction- Bindi Patel, GGSK College

  28-02-2022 23:02
  
  Good evening guys! Today I want to talk to you about a secret that has been passed down through generations, something that has been understood and habituated by many significant people throughout history; Plato, Galileo, Beethoven, Edison, Einstein and all great intellects you can possibly think of. You must be wondering as to why this secret had been left unspoken of and why only a handful of people knew about it. Well, it was because the secret came with great power and responsibly that only
  
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• Hamlet review - Brummie Hamlet and the shredded script (Emily Bascombe, The Holy Cross School)

  28-02-2022 23:01
  
  The recent performance of Hamlet at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse had no method to it’s madness. A gloomy Hamlet trudges around the stage in his Doc Martins whilst sardonically singing The Smiths, making many cringe worthy and juvenile attempts to be edgy which could not go unnoticed. For me, the main flaw in this production was that it was void of the central theme of a gradual descent into madness - this is only impactful when the characters go from zero to ten, however, in this production
  
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• Broken Wings in Charing Cross Theatre - Mahrosh Saleem WCHS

  28-02-2022 23:01
  
  Earlier this month, I went to the first showing of the new musical ‘Broken Wings’. Performed in-the-round, musical attempted to convey the delicacy of Gibran’s poetry in a story based in Beirut, which was inspired by a semi-autobiographical novel of the same name.
  
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• Don't indulge Dolce & Gabbana

  28-02-2022 23:00
  
  Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are problematic individuals and neither them nor their luxury fashion brand should be supported.
  
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• Books are running out of stock

  28-02-2022 22:58
  
  Waterstones and whsmith are having people rush into their stores for only one thing on their minds- Books!!
  
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• A School Student’s Thoughts Over the Russian Invasion of Ukraine by Jack Hussey, St. John's School Leatherhead

  28-02-2022 22:58
  
  With what seems like the everlasting onslaught of media coverage surrounding the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine by Russia, I interviewed a secondary school student, Oscar Saville, to understand the thoughts and concerns of an ordinary secondary school student surrounding the events. In today’s age the youth have an increasingly powerful role in protests, as already demonstrated by the many demonstrations held in the capitals of European powerhouses, and their voices are becoming increasing
  
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• Cirque de Soleil: Luzia , Holly Croxford Parmiter's School

  28-02-2022 22:57
  
  Hearts were pounding in the audience as a man descended holding onto a rope with only his hand. For several moments gasps came from the audience as he continued with his breath-taking act.
  
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• Siblings and their true psychological effects.

  28-02-2022 22:56
  
  Growing up with siblings abundantly alters a kid’s childhood and everything that follows. Brothers and sisters are, more often than not, a child’s first playmate and an adult’s oldest friend. Brotherhood and sisterhood can teach social skills and help us learn to resolve conflicts. At the same time, unhealthy sibling relationships can cause life-long social dysfunction. Depending on whether you have an older brother or younger sister, your sibling relationship ma
  
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• Morden Free Cycling Lessons Are Back On! - Angel Mukoro, Ursuline

  28-02-2022 22:56
  
  After several months of closure due to the cold weather. Bikeability’s free Merton adult cycling lessons are back on.
  
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• Among the Alps : The Sörenberg Ski Area Boglarka Nagy Gumley House

  28-02-2022 22:52
  
  White mountains and a bright sun breaking through from behind them, fresh snow, fresh air and a sublime view in which you are reminded of nature’s power and beauty, experiencing Sörenberg is a unique opportunity and makes for a beautiful winter holiday.
  
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• Local Heroes Visit Surbiton High -Olivia Simpson

  28-02-2022 22:49
  
  ‘Local Heroes’ is an exciting new scheme ‘The Community Brain’ is running. Over the last few months they took in nominations in order to recognise local people who have been a crucial part of the community. Of those selected, seven have been chosen to have artwork of them created by students from Surbiton High School. These portraits will ultimately be presented in Tolworth station in March 2022.
  
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• End ear cropping worldwide! - Maya M Williams The Holy Cross School

  28-02-2022 22:48
  
  Dogs need their ears. They wouldn't be born with them if they didn't have a use. Ear cropping is an unnecessarily cruel procedure that is only used for the satisfaction of their owners. Is this ethically moral?
  
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• Little Women book review! Loukya Sujeevan, GGSK College

  28-02-2022 22:43
  
  Little Women is a story about four young women, who live in poverty.  The book revolves around their lives and how they were raised and what they did when they are older.  I wouldn’t say it is a full romantic book but it does have some love here and there.  The events of a story follow on from one another by parts.
  
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• Taylor vs Catterall, was it fair? Oscar Davis, Latymer

  28-02-2022 22:40
  
  The super-lightweight champion was disputed on the night of the 26th in Glasgow Scotland. After much build-up the two fighters, Taylor and Catterall, clashed gloves; however the end split decision was a controversial one. 12 rounds led to the victory of Scotsman Josh Taylor and since emotions between the two camps have run high. But why was it controversial and how does this affect the future of corruption in boxing?
  
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• The Diffusion of Responsibility - Pearl D'souza, Latymer Upper School

  28-02-2022 22:39
  
  Have you ever witnessed an accident in public and noticed how most people tend to flounder and look to others to determine how to react? Or perhaps you have even done this yourself? If so, rest assured that this is not unusual by any means. This response is due to a psychological phenomenon known as the diffusion of responsibility which is when people are less inclined to take initiative in a situation when surrounded by others.
  
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• Fresh bread in Forest Gate by Eedie Baker-Thompson, City and Islington

  28-02-2022 22:39
  
  Every Saturday morning come rain or shine, Forest Gate comes to life with the Woodgrange Market. People flood the market square and the smell of delicious bread fills the air marking the official start of the weekend.
  
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• Borough Market - Phoebe Copley, Newstead Wood

  28-02-2022 22:33
  
  Renowned for its traditional, organic produce and the quintessential liveliness of a London food market, Borough Market brings in tourists from all over the globe.
  
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• Batman: A brief history of the Dark knight on screen- Cleo Bador WSFG

  28-02-2022 22:29
  
  Matt Reeves’ ‘The Batman’ has been one of the most anticipated films of the year. Staring Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz amongst other big names and with a release date for March 4th, the latest adaptation appears to be taking the Dark Knight darker than he’s ever been before. So, in honour of Reeves’ new (and by the looks of it much edgier) adaptation, I’m going to be looking back at the numerous adaptations of the comic book series. The Caped Crusader has don
  
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• Missing Dog in Dartford (Nahiyat Q. - Townley Grammar School)

  28-02-2022 22:28
  
  A black terrier male cross dog has been lost in the DA2 area. Its owner, John Regan, has said that the dog is 'friendly, but wary of strangers.' It does not have a collar, and is microchipped right over its shoulder. The dog is grey around the muzzle, and is an older adult. If you find this dog, please contact 07800552266.
  
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