Selfies are everywhere – throughout magazines, the news and all over social media. Every day hundreds of thousands of selfies are taken. Even children as young as 6 are taking pictures of themselves. Selfies are great for memories of people, places or simply good times, but are we obsessed? Have our lives become too engrossed in taking the perfect picture of ourselves? In this article we will explore the secret world of the selfie.

Britain has been placed on high alert as a toxic, polluted smog has passed over from France and has settled all over the country for a couple of days. The smog could potentially ruin a front row seat to the solar eclipse on Friday. It was spotted late Wednesday and will remain for the whole of Thursday, hopefully dissipating by Friday morning due to the arrival of a new weather front. The clouds that will remain may block the view of the solar eclipse.

As part of British Science Week we have been researching different aspects of the subject every day. This article will explore the injustice and discrimination towards woman and their work for science that has not been credited. 

It has been found that the dental health of children in Wales lags behind that of England.

In the announcement of the 2015 Budget yesterday, George Osborne claimed that Britain is “walking tall again” and that the government has “a plan that is working”.

There is not a large degree of observational intelligence needed to see that in the modern age, music has become a huge feature of almost everyone’s lives; teenagers especially are rarely to be found without some kind of music playing in their ears.

With YouTube becoming increasingly popular, YouTubers are making a career out of their videos. There are many different channels, and several famous YouTubers who are making a great deal of money out of their hobby/profession. One of the most popular sub sections of these channels, especially with teenage girls, are the beauty channels.

The date of the General Election in May is coming up shortly, and all eyes are on the opinion polls, predicting who is most likely to win the most seats in Westminster. At the moment, there seems to be no overall majority, with the Conservative party predicted to have the most seats in Westminster. However, support for the Labour Government is still going strong in the latest polls, so will the predictions stand correct? Or will another party win the majority?

Proportional Representation (PR) is an electoral system in which parties gain seats in direct proportion to the number of votes they receive. Currently in Britain we don’t have PR, and instead have a “first past the post” system: by which a party wins an election by achieving a simple majority. However, many people think that a system of proportional representation is fairer, or some have mixed views on the subject.

Since November 5th 1964, when the Mariner 3 was launched to Mars, the human fascination of this planet has sparked theories, ideas and imaginings for the future. 

Whilst our society has moved on and developed its views on the roles of women, it is still evident that gender inequality exists – particularly in the area of sport.

The participation levels of girls in sports has increased across the board in recent years and society is even more accepting of female athletes than ever. Despite this, the fact that girls continue to drop out of sport at six times the rate of boys, is an indication that we still have a long way to go in reaching the goal of gender equality.

Has the true value of “Je suis Charlie” become lost in its ubiquitous power?

Last week, Top Gear’s host Jeremy Clarkson was suspended from the BBC programme due to the alleged reports of his “fracas” with the producer of the show.

Friday 20th March marks the 2015 UN International Day of Happiness. According to the United Nations’ website, this is a day in which individuals are asked and encouraged to “reach out and make new connections”.

The Play Your Part Campaign needs £3,500,000 in order to achieve everything that they wish to provide. The school was given a grant of £2,200,000 from the government, which would fund the Sixth Form centre. This money could not cover the art, music and PE schemes but the school has remained determined to give its students the best surroundings possible.

The new pound coin, designed by a fifteen year old, has been revealed by the Royal Mint. The new coin will be released into circulation in 2017, and is said to be the ‘most secure coin in the world’.

Last week, we interviewed a teacher at our school, Tonbridge Grammar School, about the General Election, women in politics and voting at 16. The latter is a heavily debated issue, because young people, especially under the age of 18, are gaining more and more responsibility in our society. We sent out a survey to 57 students in our school, and these are the results we collected: