Internet highlights – w/c 27th September 2020

3 10 2020

A very special Homes Under The Hammer crossword.
Moments when people realised they were old.
Why Africa hasn’t had the COVID19 disaster we expected.
Things that suck about being a grown up.



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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to share new photographs of their family with @DavidAttenborough. The photographs were taken earlier this week in the gardens of Kensington Palace, after The Duke and Sir David attended an outdoor screening of Sir David’s upcoming feature film 🎞️ ‘David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet’. With a shared passion for protecting the natural world, they continue to support one another in their missions to tackle some of the biggest environmental challenges our planet faces. This includes working together on The @EarthshotPrize 🌍 the most prestigious global environment prize in history – further details of which will be shared in the coming weeks. When they met, Sir David gave Prince George a tooth from a giant shark 🦷 the scientific name of which is carcharocles megalodon (‘big tooth’). Sir David found the tooth on a family holiday to Malta in the late 1960s, embedded in the island’s soft yellow limestone which was laid down during the Miocene period some 23 million years ago. Carcharocles is believed to have grown to 15 metres in length, which is about twice the length of the Great White, the largest shark alive today.

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From "Give us a wave" to "send beer" to "9k well spent", these students forced to isolate in their halls at Manchester Metropolitan University have turned to humour to cope with a two-week coronavirus lockdown. About 40 universities around the UK have now reported cases of Covid-19 and thousands of students are self-isolating as the new term begins. Some students have questioned why they were told to leave home when most teaching is being done remotely. (📸 Getty Images/PA). Tap the link in our bio 👆to learn more about the infection rates and the tough conditions facing students, many of whom only recently left home for the first time. #University #UK #Education #Students #Covid19 #Pandemic #Coronavirus #bbcnews

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Thought or the day

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Welcome to Knittingale Hospital… 🏥🧶 That's what Margaret Seaman, 91, calls her woollen creation, which she made to raise funds for the NHS. It took 34 balls of wool to make the model of four wards, an A&E Department, X-ray unit, fracture clinic, a cafe, a helipad and even a car park, along with 59 staff and patients. "I wondered what we could do to help in lockdown and I thought, why not knit a hospital that will raise money?" said Margaret who lives in Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. It will be displayed to the public at the Norfolk Makers festival in February 2021. 📸: Joe Giddens/PA Wire #theipaper #inews #nightingalehospital #nhs #nhsheroes #clapforourcarers #nhscharitiestogether #knitting #knittersofinstagram #knittingaddict #knittinginspiration

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Most will have seen the heartbreaking news of Chrissy Teigen & John Legend and the death of their baby, Jack. To answer some questions that people seem to feel the need to ask: Why would you take a photo in those moments? Because that is all there is. Memories, captured. The one thing I knew that was staying in my hospital bag was my camera. Because, despite death, I was taking photos of my baby, of their moment, of our love, of our family. Because taking photos is what I do. It’s how I record, it’s how I remember. There are many too raw to look at longer than a scroll, but I have them. I have them, when I don’t have him. And that means something. Many aren’t afforded that privilege – for many reasons. We photograph everything these days. So of course we photograph this. Why on earth would you be sharing that right now? Whilst we waited a week to share on social media the death of Leo, I was eager to do it. I refused to accept that people in the world were allowed the luxury of thinking of Leo alive, if I, his mother wasn’t able to anymore. If he was dead for me, he had to be dead for everyone. It also gave us the chance to control the narrative, to use the language that we felt suitable at that time, to control when the news broke. I think this is fair for us all – especially those with a bigger (global) circle. And also – we share. It’s the modern world. To share. Doing so helps the sharer and helps the reader. It raises awareness, it releases pain, it makes others feel less alone. It is too much to hold. You need to give some of it away. Your baby may have died, but you still have pride for them. Pro-life versus pro-choice You can sit wherever you feel you need to on this spectrum of political and human debate (I know where I sit very much pro-choice). Wherever you are – you are still able to grieve the death of your child. Being pro-choice doesn’t invalidate the pain, the grief or the loss. Don’t use the death of a baby to politically point score on a debate – especially one that is SO concerningly influential in our global progress right now. Let’s aim for one thing right now? Compassion. For all. #babyloss #pailmonth #blaw #babylossawarenessweek

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Breast cancer affects every ethnicity and every gender yet sadly we see reduced uptake of screening and delayed presenting amongst those from BAME backgrounds. Men also continue to generally believe that breast cancer only affects women. This needs to change. We need to collectively raise awareness because breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK and can affect any one of us. We need to encourage each other to self-check, to seek help if worried and normalise chat around being more breast aware, especially in south asian communities. The key is to pick up changes as early as possible which is why I advise you to make checking your breasts/pecs a habit that can soon become second nature. Set an alarm and examine yourself on the 1st of every month. Do it in the shower, in front of a mirror, lying in bed – wherever you feel most comfortable. Also try do this at the same time every month and very quickly you’ll become familiar with what is “normal” for you. We are all different so getting to know your natural shape, size, familiar bumps is important so that if or when something changes, you pick it up straight away. Avoid checking on or around your period. 7 days after your last period is usually a good time as hormones make our boobs feel generally lumpy. Breastfeeding can also cause some changes but still keep checking! As well as the breast itself (or pecs for men), remember to feel behind the nipple, all the way across the chest wall into the armpit and collarbone too. If you feel any new lump, any unusual persistent pain, change in size or shape of breast, skin rashes, dimpling – anything that’s different – pick up the phone and call your GP. The earlier it’s picked up, the better the chances of recovery. Most lumps are normal but let us doctors tell you that, please do not ignore it. As an Indian woman, a special note to my South Asian community. Breast cancer affects us too. We must champion each other, speak to our elders and normalise chat around breasts, about examining them and not feeling ashamed or embarrassed about seeking help. Make the change and create this habit today – examine yourself breasts/pecs #feelonthefirst #breastselfexam

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LOL @laurenfrench @theblackwizards

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"I wanted the whole volume of the space to be in focus, so for most of the images I used a small aperture of between f22 and f32 for maximum depth of field." – Peter Marlow, @peter_marlow_foundation⁠ .⁠ Over four years, Peter Marlow shot all 42 of the cathedrals of the Church of England. From depth of field to dedication to detail, Peter Marlow’s technical notes reveal how his project photographing the spaces was as much a labor of love as it was skill.⁠ .⁠ Read the full story and see a selection of images from his work at the link in bio.⁠ .⁠ PHOTO: Lichfield Cathedral, St. Chad and St. Mary. England, Great Britain. 2010.⁠ .⁠ © @peter_marlow_foundation/#MagnumPhotos

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