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Like so many other families across the UK, Kate Middleton and Prince William have entered back into the world of homeschooling their children this week, as England was placed under yet more tight national lockdown restrictions. In an announcement made on Monday night (4 January), Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the nation that primary schools, secondary schools and colleges must move to remote provision because we now have to do everything we possibly can to stop the spread of the disease.
While clearly necessary for the coronavirus pandemic, the update will not have been the most welcome of news to busy parents, who spent much of last year trying to juggle childcare, education and their own jobs. And although the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have access to many more privileges than most, they too will probably be sighing in frustration about the prospect of having to restart homeschool this week.
Dr. Dre Is in the Hospital After Suffering a Brain Aneurysm
The hip hop icon shared a message with his fans following the incident via Instagram. Karwai TangGetty Images
Legendary producer and NWA rap star, Dr. Dre (real name Andre Romelle Young) is in hospital following a brain aneurysm. He is reportedly recovering and recently shared a message to his fans on Instagram, letting them know he appreciates all of their well wishes while he rests up.
The NHS website describes an aneurysm as a a bulge in a blood vessel caused by a weakness in the blood vessel wall, usually where it branches the brain is one of the most common places where it can occur. It also adds:
Cosmopolitan UK is facing harsh backlash and mockery on social media for its latest issue. More specifically, for suggesting there is nothing unhealthy about being obese, prompting accusations that the magazine is endangering lives amid the pandemic.
healthy! 11 women on why wellness doesn’t have to be one-size-fits-all.”
First, we need to settle on the definitions. “If we’re to listen to the World Health Organization, people are overweight if their body mass index exceeds 25 and obese if it is over 30,” general practitioner, medical researcher, and founder of PrimeHealth Clinical Research, Iris Gorfinkel, M.D., told
Bored Panda, adding that this measure has its problems.
Kiera Murrell
After a long day of staring at her laptop, feeling stuck and deflated, second year psychology student Kiera Murrell picked up her phone and turned to Twitter. After nearly ten months of feeling unsupported by staff at Bournemouth University, ever since the coronavirus pandemic hit, she finally wanted to share her thoughts online – and the response from over 179,000 others shows she s far from alone with her experience of COVID student life.
Alongside a photo of herself doing a thumbs up, looking visibly upset, 20-year-old Kiera wrote: In case anybody wondered how it looked or felt to be a university student in a pandemic – it looks like this. I am so exhausted and drained.