BBC News • 28th June 2026

Salford Cathedral to reopen after three-year £20m restoration

A city's cathedral is set to reopen after a £20m restoration project which has taken three years.Salford Cathedral, officially known as St John the Evangelist Cathedral, will be reopened to the public on 4 July.The project included repairs to stonework, roofs and stained-glass windows and implemented measures aimed at making the building environmentally sustainable."The parish are going to be absolutely blown away," Pauline Morgan chief operating officer for the diocese, told BBC Radio Mancheste...

City News • 23rd October 2025

Are Londoners' Attention Spans Fried? - City News

From doomscrolling to “brain rot”, the way we consume content is rapidly evolving. And the trend of watching and listening to online videos in two times speed is growing.
Dr Steven Buckley, Lecturer in Digital Media Sociology at City St George’s, University of London, says it’s no wonder why Londoners are pressing fast-forward.
“There’s a deluge of content these days,” he says. “We’ve got so much choice that people feel they have to consume as much as possible, just to keep up with what’s happen...

Intergenerational Foundation • 4th February 2025

The Turing Scheme - are today's students getting a fair deal?

The Turing Scheme: Are today’s students getting a fair deal? Meera Saravanan, IF student researcher, investigates

Since the UK’s exit from the European Union (EU), it no longer participates in the Erasmus+ programme. The UK’s membership to the Erasmus programme was first established in 1987, and since then cross-cultural education has been heavily prioritised in the UK. The scheme was renowned for provided stability and a consistent stream of funding. This gave students the ability to take up i...

Intergenerational Foundation • 26th March 2025

The Spring statement and young people

Meera Saravanan, IF student researcher, looks at the Spring Statement from a young person’s perspective.

Earlier this week, the Chancellor delivered the Spring Statement. For young people, the impact is undeniable: while positive steps have been taken – such as commitments to invest in apprenticeship opportunities and social housing – many of the other challenges young people face remain unaddressed. With welfare cuts on the horizon, and job market uncertainty growing, the statement leaves many...

City News • 4th December 2025

Meet the bakers behind London's mince pies - City News

National Mince Pie Day fell on 22 November and new data suggests that Britain’s appetite for them isn’t slowing down. A recent YouGov poll found more than half of Britons (56–58%) still include mince pies in their festive traditions.
Behind the nostalgia of a sweet, fruit-filled pastry lie the London bakeries who are working to meet the demands to make thousands of them each festive season.
Today’s mince pie is synonymous with sweet fruit, brandy, and rich, flaky pastry. In medieval England, min...

Intergenerational Foundation • 30th October 2024

A Commitment to educational equality?

A Commitment to educational equality? Meera Saravanan, IF’s Royal Holloway student placement, investigates

The Children’s Wellbeing Bill, introduced in the King’s Speech 2024, is a cornerstone of the new government’s agenda to break down the barriers to opportunity.
The Bill highlights the need to both improve school standards nationally as well as put children at the centre of the education system. The Bill aims to ensure “greater consistency” is delivered, through the requirement for all scho...

City News • 13th November 2025

Home Swapping: A New Way to Travel - City News

A growing number of people are turning to home swapping. A trend amplified by social media, and in part fuelled by the concept seen in 2006 romantic comedy, ‘The Holiday’.
Posts across social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram show users offering up their homes to ‘swap’ with strangers. Many are keen to do so in order to travel to dream destinations without added accommodation costs.
Rising Costs to Travel 
Mikaela, who is based in New York attempted to arrange a swap in London by post...

City News • 13th November 2025

Women's Super League releases new planning guidelines - City News

Women’s Super League (WSL) has released design guidelines to improve stadiums for elite women’s football in England.
This is a world first.
The guidelines aim to help football clubs, local authorities and architects to create venues that are more suited to female athletes and supporters.
This comes following a wide consultation, it included input former players, supporters, clubs, and sustainability experts, as well as many others.
The framework is going to be used to address a gender imbalance...