Francesca joined The Tab as an Assistant Editor in 2023, after graduating. Whilst at university, Francesca joined The Tab as a student writer, going on to become Co-Editor in Chief after eight months.
Francesca graduated from Newcastle University in 2023 with a BA Honours in Geography. She completed her final dissertation on sustainability, graduating with a 2:1 overall.
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The influencer ended her engagement after receiving messages about an anonymous affair
Luke should have studied boxing, clearly
Freya is unable to exercise or leave her room throughout the whole 10 days
Nothing makes me prouder of my country than memes of the British public
Brad has all the rizz of a Just Ham sandwich
There goes hope it was a hoax
He has since been released on conditional police bail
Students wearing Arab dress as a costume is proof that we have a long way to go
I honestly didn’t think he had it in him
I wonder if the universe told him to apply for MAFS too?
Finally we can put the spoon to bed
‘It is really important that the Experts on the show called this out as controlling behaviour’
Nothing good ever comes from dropping the L-bomb that quickly
I can’t even imagine the chaos if they were allowed out together
Brad is a reality TV veteran at this point
I don’t think it’s healthy to be this upset over a tree
Paul needs to ditch the food bib if he wants his marriage to survive
He was just 20 when he appeared on the show
It’s giving teenage break up
We really did sleep on him and I regret it
Peggy and Laura are going to butt heads, I can feel it
Can someone please tell me what’s going on?
She’s a dog person too which says it all
Shona said she was ‘so scared to tell’ her family about being cast on the show
Squadka should simply be illegal
Seeing an ex on TV is not the trauma I would ever expect facing
Thomas really is a dark horse
‘I’m a black queer guy and I’m pansexual, I think a lot of people put you in boxes’
‘Unfortunately, you only get one chance with me’
‘I’m just like one of the normal girls. I’ve just had a slightly different life’
Imaginary friends > siblings
This is a PSA to Sophie – let’s be friends
I honestly can’t keep up
I do – fancy a bit of Brad
Why am I so upset?
My brain physically can’t take another one
Please don’t let mine be Sheffield
Carol Vorderman will be taking no prisoners
Jorts belong at Exeter and Exeter only
FOMO simply doesn’t exist
It’s not Results Day unless someone cries
Don’t smile because it’s over, cry because it happened
How did Cardiff make the list?
No clowns here!
Captain Lee, if you’re reading this, please do a meet and greet
Extra hot cappuccino with oat milk, please
Greta Gerwig is girl bossing hard
Lets take it back now, y’all
Only two per cent of eligible graduates have claimed a refund so far
This really is a blow to my ego
The images of Jamie Laing will haunt me in my sleep
They’re all a little bit Weird Barbie
All the funniest people are northern, I don’t make the rules
Curtis Pritchard’s acting haunts me to this day
No amount of free washing is worth the trauma
This Ken is cosy in his hoodie
John Cena had no business looking so good in a wig
Corduroy really isn’t as cool as you think it is
Emily Drouet took her own life in 2016 after a campaign of abuse
The uni has assured students that all assessments will still be marked but may be delayed
In an email sent to all the uni urged students to use AI ‘responsibly’
I’ve poured months of my life into my dissertation and now it could all be for nothing
Only the Communist Party of Britain received fewer votes than Shah
Phoebe Grime’s mother Hilary is campaigning as part of For The 100
The toon is the sixth highest uni where students experience loneliness
‘I would not have voted for him if I had known’
Students are calling for a vote of no confidence in Shah Ali following his Tory candidacy for City Council
Aaron Ray stabbed Jason in his student halls after reading messages on his phone
Charlotte’s housemates were forced to sleep in coats in order to keep warm
Why can’t we all have a country walk and a silly little dessert?
This comes after Shein held a table at the Discover Newcastle Fair held yesterday in Venue
The university is being criticised for going against its sustainability targets
I don’t want to see any stress-induced butterfly haircuts about Jesmond this month
Aaron Ray is set to go on trial on March 14th
Having a northern accent has meant I’ve had a completely different university experience than I expected
Jeni Larmour died in student halls in October 2020
Jeni Larmour died after her first night out after arriving at university
Jason Brockbanks was described as having a ‘beautiful soul’
Other students living in the hall had their fingerprints taken and were relocated
I will be eternally jealous of the party bus kids
Are they the next hot boyband?
Some of these are too close to home
This is not the news I need right now
It’s giving little sister copying everything you do vibes
Alice Birchall was described as ‘the most caring and considerate young woman you would ever wish to meet’