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I love living in the ‘uncool’ part of Hackney

It’s cheap and occasionally cheerful

Hangover anxiety is definitely real and it’s why you feel so guilty in the morning

We asked an expert

Craig David’s Valentine’s playlist is a banger

He picked out his favourite ‘heartbreak’ tunes

There’s a new app that works out what kind of dog you are

It uses artificial intelligence

Your social media game is making you seriously undateable, says science

Don’t get caught Facebook stalking

Checking Facebook all the time is damaging your sleep

Study finds it’s interfering with your shut eye

We asked a load of guys called Pablo what their lives are really like

One of them hadn’t even heard of Kanye West

The worst thing about turning 26 is a myth – you still get a railcard

Cheap trains are still an option

J.K. Rowling has set the record straight on the new Harry Potter ‘book’

It’s NOT a novel. It’s a script

Pete Doherty is still going, and he’s releasing another album this year

It’s expected to include a tribute to Amy Winehouse

Siri is trying to kill your Scottish, Irish or Welsh accent

‘Sorry I didn’t quite get that’

The weirdest things you’re giving up for Lent

ASOS, sex and one guy is even giving up his girlfriend

This is how much the top graduate employers actually pay

Some salaries are a lot higher than others

Law is by far the most employable degree, even for non-legal jobs

LLB is the place to be

I posted gross pictures of myself and lost over 3,000 Instagram followers

Model Stina Sanders decided to capture facial hair removal and colonic irrigation to be more honest

Union removes ‘offensive’ card after student complains…as a JOKE

LUU have banned another product, after a sarcastic complaint by a student about a topless greeting card was taken seriously

Student found dead in Leodis

Leeds Student confirmed dead in University accommodation on Friday evening

Leeds puppy England squad need new homes

Missing Pet of the Week? Check out these Leeds puppies giving a whole new meaning to the word ‘WAG’.

Outrage as club promoter posts naked photo of his 100th ‘conquest’ without her consent

Taking Liberties promoter celebrates bedroom milestone with a naked selfie on Facebook.

Rizzle Kicks to headline Summer Ball

Union announces line up for the Summer Ball 2014 – including Rizzle Kicks, Foxes and Duke Dumont.

VIDEO: Leeds student aims to inspire by writing motivational dissertation song

If you’re suffering through dissertation hell, this song from a Leeds student should brighten your day.

‘Leeds is on fire’: Giant chemical blaze causes dangerous smoke warning

Canal Mills evacuated and residents told to keep windows closed as firefighters tackle Leeds blaze

Student loses £1million after filling in wrong betting slip

Leeds Met live up to their rep as betting mistake costs student a fortune

Headingley cat becomes internet celebrity after ‘opening bakery’

Internet goes bonkers for entrepreneurial cat who invented a new way to catch birds on Headingley Avenue

Random drug tests to be introduced before exams

Leeds Uni bring drug cheat crackdown – meaning you could be disqualified for doping before an exam

Police launch appeal after multiple students mugged near Oxley

Two street robberies took place over the weekend close to Oxley halls of residence.

BNOC of the Year 2014: The Final

Two weeks of tireless campaigning and over 5000 votes later, we’re finally here. Who will be crowned BNOC of the Year 2014?

Join The Tab team

We’re recruiting! Here’s how to get involved with The Tab Leeds next year

How to be a BNOC

You too can be a Big Name On Campus – just follow these 6 easy steps.

Union say they DID NOT cut Leeds Student budget

Union blame new format of Leeds Student for financial crisis and claim they are not cutting their funding.

‘Sexual Harasser’ business cards sent round halls

Birthday prank business cards delivered to residents of James Baillie.

Tequila watered down?

Controversial club night taken over by new management promising “Fun but responsible events” after council pressure. But have they changed?

Best election video 2014 gets played on BBC Radio 1

Scott Mills goes crazy for Leeds Union election tune

Return of Tequila

Controversial club night relaunches in Leeds with a new name and venue.

Is this the best election video of 2014?

Featuring worse singing than a first found X Factor auditionee and a bloke dancing in a leotard in the library, somehow this could be the best exec video of 2014.

Students sexually assaulted in Hyde Park

Police investigate four reports of sexual violence in one week in Hyde Park

9 Things you’ll only understand if you lived in Devonshire

From feeling like a wizard to getting pre-drinks shut down by wardens, here’s 9 things you’ll only understand if you lived in Leeds’ ‘most privileged’ halls.

Is this the best election video so far?

Video: Rapping in the library and popping fake champagne outside the Union? We think this hip hop parody might be the best campaign video so far.

Club posts official photo of punters ‘blacking up’

Medication at Control share photos of nightclub goers in ‘blackface’ dressed as the Jamaican bobsleigh team

Oceana to close down

The place you voted ‘The Worst Club in Leeds’ is closing its doors for the final time this weekend

Ed Balls to speak at Leeds Uni

Everyone’s favourite Labour Twitter politician is coming to Leeds

Rage Against the Latrine: Mystery urinator caught with his trousers down on Brudenell Road

Student spots naked man urinating right outside her kitchen window on Back Brudenell Road.

One in three strippers are students, says new study

Researchers at Leeds Uni discover 29.4% of strip club dancers are students and many are from middle class backgrounds

Leeds student assaulted in “sadistic” scissor attack

Thugs jailed after inflicting severe injuries on a student on a railway bridge off Cardigan Road

Leeds Met library brawl

Meanwhile at Leeds Met… Students caught fighting in the library.

Color Me Rad: Weird new race comes to Leeds

Does getting blasted with colour bombs whilst running sound like your thing? Check out this new race coming to Leeds.

Fallen tree blocks Uni halls as winds batter Leeds

Fallen tree blocks entrance to Oxley Halls and Otley Road still closed after Leeds is hit by gale force winds

Attempted mugging in Hyde Park

Police appeal for information after an attempted street robbery takes place close to Hyde Park Sainsbury’s.

Hyde Park and Woodhouse car break-in spree

Police release warning after multiple reports of vehicle crime last week

Distressed woman rescued from Hyde Park roof

Brudenell Road closed as police, fire services and ambulances talk down a woman from the roof of a house

Hockey Club smash over 300 Snakebites in just one hour

Leeds hockey boys neck six snakebites each in annual Snakebite Challenge

Students caught getting Fruity in Union nightclub

Two students, including one Union worker, were kicked out Fruity for having sex in the middle of the club

Video: Met invade Uni lecture in Neck and Nominate challenge

Met student interrupts Uni lecture with neck and nominate in front of packed theatre.

Give me some sugar: Leeds in top 10 Unis for Sugar Daddy Dating

143 Leeds Students have signed up to a ‘Sugar Daddy’ dating website on which 80% of matches involve sex.

10 things we’d rather have than Essentials

Essentials is useful, but what about something we actually need? From a second Popina’s to a laser quest arena, here are 10 things we’d rather have than essentials.

Animals Have Soles: Student Wins First Ever Vegan Shoe Competition

A Leeds student has won a worldwide competition to develop vegan footwear.

Police appeal for help after student goes missing

Student missing for five days after a night out in York

Return of the Strike

Classes cancelled as staff plan another higher pay protest in the first week of term

False alarm in suspected bank job opposite uni

Police called as smoke is spotted pouring out of Barclays

Man arrested on suspicion of Halo nightclub rape

New Year’s Eve sex attack suspect is caught by police

Tequila Kicked Out of Halo

The controversial club night has been cancelled at Halo due to council pressure

Three Leeds Strip Clubs Shut By The Council

Red Leopard, Wildcats and Deep Blue have been stripped of their licenses

It’s Grim Up North

Students blown off bikes, injured pedestrians, cancelled puppy visits and more as Leeds gets battered by 80mph winds

Mezz closes down

Club shuts, but Tequila is here to stay

Gunman on the run after policewoman shot in Hyde Park

Police launch urgent appeal after a female police officer is shot on Cardigan Road

Strike 2.0: Lecturers Walk Out Again

Lectures cancelled across uni and Eddie B, Brotherton and Health Sciences libraries to close early

The Brudenell Social Club Turns 100

One of Hyde Park’s oldest institutions celebrates its 100th birthday

Lecturers to Strike Again

Lecturers to go on strike for the second time in the ongoing row over pay

Tequila Slammed in Police Report

Underpouring, out of date drinks and stripteasing uncovered in new investigation

Student launches campaign against The Sun ban

Petition put up to lift Page 3 ban and put the vote to a referendum

What a load of rubbish!

Students face fines for leaving bins out

Student Pet of the Week

Every week we’ll be picking a BPOC (Big Pet On Campus). Meet Alfie, the Dutch Rabbit from Hyde Park

The Sun banned on campus

The Sun newspaper will no longer be sold in the Union over Page 3 debate

Leeds Met Officially change name

Met are having a name change. What are we supposed to shout at Varsity now?

Samurai sword found in lost property

Collection of weird weapons and other questionable objects spotted in the uni lost and found box

Is this the worst charity single ever?

LSTV release single which proves charitable spirit can soar … even if the vocals are a bit flat

Batman gatecrashes lectures

Student dressed as The Dark Knight bursts into lecture theatres to save us from boredom

Arson attack in Hyde Park

5 cars burned out in Hyde Park blaze

Leeds students caught shagging in the library

Students grab a naughty study break between the bookshelves on level 12.

Union prank goes horribly wrong

Pulse evacuated as student gets stuck in Union lift for over an hour

Students caught shagging in the library

Students grab a naughty study break in Eddy B level 12

Hyde Park landlord guilty of hit and run

Two children injured in Brudenell Road crash

Garage to Close

House and techno lovers must get their gurn on elsewhere as award winning club shuts down

They’re at it again: lecturers call second day of strikes

It’s another day off for students as staff walk out over pay

Wanted: Leeds University Challenge Team

Trials seeking Leeds boffins to take place on campus tomorrow

False Alarm as Bogus Union Worker Turns Out to be a TV Salesman

Union ‘imposter’ is revealed as a door-to-door seller with an unusual sales ploy

Student robbed at knifepoint in Hyde Park

Phone stolen in daylight mugging

Police launch murder inquiry in Hyde Park

A man’s body was discovered on Brudenell Road

RAG Speed Dating

Getting hindered by Tinder? Try some real life yes and no’s at RAG Speed Dating

Strike Out!

Lectures cancelled, libraries shut and cafes closed in uni staff protest

Leeds Graduate becomes a Drag Queen Wrestler

Student transformed himself into Priscilla, Queen of the Ring to launch wrestling career

Student Sexually Assaulted at Fruity

Police arrest a male student at Union event

Mezz could be stripped of license over Tequila Scandal

The club may be forced to close after police investigate rape joke video and free-pouring booze

The Tab Playlist

This week’s biggest tracks from Halo’s Abhinay Settipalli

You Cannabis Serious?

Weed plants found in drugs raid at Carr Mills

Protesters take a shot at Tequila

Over 100 students show up to campaign against Tequila’s rape joke video

Bargain Booze in Union bars

Leeds is one of the best places to study if you want to drink on the cheap

Coolio cooks up a surprise for UCLan students

VIDEO: 90’s rapper turns up at student house to make dinner and perform

Leeds RAG drop Tequila as Safer Sex Circus sponsor

Club night kicked off the bill due to rape joke video

Fruity phone thief caught in the act

Union pickpocket arrested after snatching 14 phones

Bombs away: union orders thousands of jägermeisters by mistake

4000 bottles of Jägermeister delivered in Union blunder