Barnaby Harrison

Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire is a play so broad in its themes that the number of possible dramatic focus points seems infinite. The most obvious include the destructive, primitive, and inescapable nature of desire, and the decadence and decay of an entire social class as embodied by Blanche DuBois. This interpretation, produced by English Touring Theatre, Nuffield Southampton Theatres, and Theatr Clywd focuses on the first.

Under the proposed agreement, the current defined benefit pension scheme will remain until at least April 2019 A new deal has been proposed by Universities UK (UUK) in an aim to solve the ongoing pensions dispute, potentially bringing widespread industrial action to a halt. Under the proposed agreement, the current defined benefit pension scheme will remain in place until at least April 2019. It will also ensure that a full switch to a defined contribution scheme is entirely off the table.

Where to watch, who the favourites are, and what to look out for in this year's Boat Races More than 250,000 people will line the banks of the Thames this weekend, and a further 15 million will be glued to their TV screens, as the flagship Varsity sporting event of the year rolls into town. With the women’s race starting at 4.31pm, and the men’s just over an hour later at 5.32, we are set for a fantastic afternoon’s viewing. Oxford are playing catch-up in both the men’s and women’s event.