Shirin Ghayad
How The Cost Of Living Crisis Is Affecting Students
While some get government support with energy bills and housing costs, students are being left out. This especially applies to international and other students...
Will Twitter Users Make A Bee Line For Hive?
After Twitter’s rough year with Elon Musk generating so much bad press, Twitter users have sought out alternatives. One of the front runners is...
The Mercury Prize 2022
After being postponed for a month following the Queen’s death, it was finally time for the Mercury Prize with FREE NOW Album of the...
Beginning Of An Era?
The Driver Era – an American sibling duo comprising Rocky and Ross Lynch - recently opened their long-awaited tour of the UK and Europe...
Newham’s Mayoral Candidates
The 2022 London local elections take place on the May 5th. For the elections in Newham, local community newspaper Newham Voices organised two hustings...
Safety On Campus Is A Priority
Following the recent murder of Sabita Thanwania in student accommodation at London’s City University, Rising East spoke to students from The University of East...
Conversations With Harry Sorrell
Last Sunday night I met Harry Sorrell at his flat. Harry is a blind drummer from Kent who studies Music Performance and Production at...
Pro Ukraine Flashmob Brings Classical Music To Trafalgar Square
On Sunday an orchestra of about 200 professional and amateur classical musicians - conducted by Russian-British pianist Petr Limonov - assembled in London’s Trafalgar...
Boxing Day Movie Review
Boxing Day is a rom-com by Aml Ameen, in which Hollywood-based novelist Melvin returns to his British Caribbean family in London for Christmas with...
Beckton Response Team Short – According To Met Police Officer
Beckton currently only has three frontline response team officers on the street at any one time. This sobering fact was shared with Rising East...
A Newbie’s Eye View Of England vs Albania
Rising East Reporter Shirin Ghayad watched England qualify for the World Cup after their compelling win over Albania, and shares her experiences of this...
What The Posters Say No. 5 – The Astroworld Tragedy
The tragedy that took place at the Astroworld event in Houston Texas last week took me back to 2017 and a Harry Styles concert...
A Review Of Sarah Kane’s Crave
Crave is a one-act play by British playwright Sarah Kane, in which she presents her very personal meditation on the meaning of love. It's...
After We Fell: Movie Review
As a fan of the 'After' books I was very excited to get to go to the exclusive Amazon Prime UK screening of After...