By Jack Walker Fourth place in Iowa. Fifth place in New Hampshire. A distant second place in Nevada. Most candidates in a primary contest would see these first three results and conclude that they could not win their party’s nomination for President of the United States. In 2008, Joe Biden dropped out after performing badly in just the first state, […]
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Calder Primary School students get creative and win short story writing competition
By Jazmine Ella Blackah Two students from Calder Primary School in Mytholmroyd won a short story writing competition, organised by Calderdale Council and based on BBC Radio 2’s 500 Words contest. Edith Davies, 11, won in the 10 to 13-year-old category with her story about a group of best friends who found all their belongings had gone missing. Sidney Dodds, nine, won in […]
Donald Trump travel ban sparks second protest in Leeds
By Charlotte Lascelles ALMOST 200 protesters marched through Leeds city centre in response to US President Donald Trump’s travel ban.
Hundreds take to the streets in Leeds at anti-Trump protest
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Leeds city centre to protest against American President Donald Trump banning citizens of several predominantly Muslim countries from entering the US on Monday January 30. The march was hosted by Leeds Stand Up to Racism and supported by other groups such as the Leeds Socialist Party. The protest began in Dortmund Square, going through Briggate, finishing […]
LGBT groups pledge to continue fight against discrimination after Trump victory
By Charlotte Lascelles DEEP CONCERN has been expressed for members of the LGBTQ community in the US after a surge in phone calls to suicide hotlines following Donald Trump’s election victory.
UK-based Americans worried about Trump presidency
By Lauren Entwistle AN AMERICAN student living in Leeds is fearful to go home after seeing the effects of Donald Trump getting voted into the White House.
