2000 Trees Festival’s Lineup just got even bigger

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The lineup for 2000 Trees Festival in Cheltenham has just been updated, including a new headliner for the Saturday. The second day of the festival will be headlined by Brit rockers Enter Shikari, and will be joined by Boston Manor, Black Foxxes, Conjurer, SHVPES, Holding Absence, Holiday Oscar, Chapter & Verse and Loathe.

Enter Shikari gear up for their second large-scale British Festival headliner following their massive stint at Slam Dunk Festival 2017, as well as their huge UK arena tour in support of their new album The Spark. The band will be joining the lineup as it already stands, joining bands like At the Drive-In, Creeper, Basement and many others.

2000 Trees will take place at Upcote Farm in Cheltenham between July 12-14. Tickets can be purchased here.

Folic acid should be added to flour according to new research

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There have been new calls for the UK to add folic acid to flour to protect babies from common birth defects.
The high levels of Vitamin B in folic acid will not pose a risk to the general public according to new studies. More than 80 countries have already added folic acid to flour and pregnant woman are already encouraged to take folic acid tablets.
With health ministers in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland already backing the move England have previously remained wary.
Previous advice suggested that the intake of folic acid should be limited to 1mg a day. However, new research, published in Public Health Reviews dispels this idea.
Nutrition expert, Prof Tom Sanders of King’s College London suggests that there is overwhelming evidence that shows that folic acid will prevent neural tube defects.
Prof Sir Nicholas Wald, of the Wolfson Institute of Preventative Medicine also stated: “Fortification would be a major saving. Failing to fortify flour with folic acid to prevent neural tube defects is like having a polio vaccine and not using it.”
Some experts are still not convinced however with Prof David Smith of Oxford university stating: “The matter has not been resolved.”
According to BBC news, the cost of adding the acid would cost “pennies”.

PM faces growing dissent from party members.

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Theresa May’s visit to China to discuss trade has been overshadowed by her attempts to quiet the growing mumbling regarding the stability of her position as PM following recent comments from within the Conservative party.


She faces both internal strife between the so called ‘hard and soft brexiteers’  led by Jacob Rees-Mogg and the Philip Hammond respectively, as well as more direct criticism from people like former DexEU minister George Bridges.


His comments in yesterday’s House of Lords debate of the withdraw deal are an obvious attack on May’s ability to manage the growing schism within her own cabinet, let alone successfully steer Britain to an amicable conclusion to Brexit negotiations with the EU.

 

If this continues and ministers cannot agree among themselves on the future relationship the government wants, how can this Prime Minister possibly negotiate a clear, precise heads of terms of the future relationship with the EU?

Extract from Bridges comment in the Lords yesterday.

 

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Video Assisted Referee (VAR) – The Inquest

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Video assisted referee (VAR) was trialled for only the fourth time in English football on Wednesday night in the FA cup tie involving Chelsea and Norwich city. Following a controversial penalty decision which was reviewed but not overturned, many are questioning the reliability of the VAR system.

 

 In Plymouth, fans of the game shared their opinion on the use of VAR.

 

For Many its clear that this is the way forward in football, but there is still a long way to go before implementing VAR across the English game.

MARJON STUDENTS LEFT STRANDED

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Plymouth Marjon students were left stranded last night after a mix up by Pryzm Nightclub management led to the bus service being cancelled.

Pryzm Nightclub are normally reliable with the weekly complimentary bus laid on for Marjon students on a Wednesday but unfortunately last night a group of students were left out in the cold. MUS President Elias McGill explained that he did not know about the problem until the last minute when the busses were due to arrive. Unfortunately it was too late to do anything at that time. He spoke to the general manager of Pryzm who apologised for the mix up. Elias is currently looking for compensation and hopefully next Wednesday all Marjon students will get free entry into the night club.

One student affected by the mistake said: ‘It wasn’t great and caused students to have to frantically call cabs last minute. I think a good compensation would be free entry into the nightclub in the future.’

 

Should we give money to homeless people?

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You’re walking down the street doing a bit of shopping when a small voice to the side of you calls out “Do you have any change?”

What do you do?

We’ve all heard the cautionary word of warning that you shouldn’t give homeless people money because they’ll just spend it on drugs. But do they? Recently there’s been a lot of media coverage perpetuating this idea and implying that anyone who asks you for money on the streets is faking it or using it to fuel a drug habit. So what do people at Marjon actually think of this conundrum? Do you give homeless people money or do you donate to a homeless charity?

 

Views on Marjon Campus Community

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SU deputy president, Reece Roberts, shares his point of view on Marjon campus events and the campus community. As juxtaposed by Marjon students.

Reece stated, in a recent interview, that he feels there is a good balance of events between campus and the city. A number of students expressed opposite opinions, claiming that the majority of events are held in the city. This is negatively effecting the sense of a community in and around the campus.

Just pure evil

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Manchester United will charge Sevilla fans £89 to attend the Champions League last-16 tie at Old Trafford on 13 March in response to the Spanish club’s “unfair and excessive” ticket pricing.

United say they will use the proceeds to subsidise fans attending the first leg in Spain on 21 February.

The La Liga side are asking for £35 more than they took from Liverpool fans in the group stages in November.

Sevilla are not breaching Uefa rules and are charging their own fans more.

United said they had taken the decision as “a deterrent to future opponents who look to increase ticket prices for our travelling supporters”.

United fans will be refunded £35 before their trip to the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium, with any additional money donated to the Manchester United Foundation.

In response to complaints from ticket holders, United outlined their stance in a letter, which was issued on Wednesday.

It read: “In this instance we believe that our travelling supporters are unfairly being subjected to increased/excessive ticket prices from the host club.

“Ultimately Sevilla have not agreed to significantly lower the price to what we view as a reasonable level.

“Therefore, we have taken the difficult decision to charge Sevilla fans the same amount as our fans have been charged for the away fixture.”

In response, Sevilla said they will subsidise their fans for the price increase and will “be in contact with Uefa” over the matter.

“Sevilla will also look to guarantee that no Sevillista pays a penny more than any Manchester United fan for similar tickets – as competition regulations dictate,” the Spanish club said.

Jewelled pasties stolen

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Police say they have removed a crime scene guard from Truro city centre after an armed robbery at a jeweller.

Men wearing balaclavas carried out the raid at Michael Spiers Jewellers just before 10:00.

Police said a noxious substance was used in the raid and a handgun was found on the ground. A member of the public was believed to have been injured in the incident but his injuries were described as minor.

Insp Rick Milburn, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said the city centre was “slowly returning to normal”.

He also thanked the witnesses present during the incident, but appealed for any other members of the public who witnessed anything to contact police.

He said: “Even the smallest detail may help and could make a difference to this investigation.”

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