Intro
Week three of the blog. I've decided I'm gonna include any announcements for the blog here or random little anecdotes, I think. Tite Kubo did the same when he was writing the Bleach manga and I always enjoyed those.
Politics
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? no, it's a giant balloon in the shape of the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, clad in a yellow bikini. The 29ft blimp was launched from Parliament Square as part of a campaign to remove Mr Khan from office.
In total, campaigners raised £58,182 in order to put the balloon in the air. It was conceived by organizer Yanny Bruere following the Trump Baby balloon protest that occurred during the Commander-in-Chief's visit in July. The Mayor has since commented on the balloon, saying that anyone is welcome to look at the balloon, but that 'yellow wasn't really his colour'. The bikini wearing nature of the balloon is a nod to the mayor's disapproval toward TFL's 'Beach Body Ready' advert in 2016.
However, Mr Bruere has been hailed as an advocate for alt-right causes. He has denied this outright, instead claiming that he has been doing the same as those who led the Trump Baby protest.
Lets just hope that the mayor's ego doesn't get inflated (sorry).
(Source: BBC News, The Guardian)
Entertainment
Much to the dismay of teenage girls everywhere, singer Ed Sheeran has strongly hinted that he and long-time girlfriend and fiance, Cherry Seaborn, tied the knot.
In an interview with Access Online, Sheeran was asked if the pair had set a date for getting hitched after their engagement anouncement in January. He then proceeded to hold his hand up, ring-finger bound, in what is likely the best example of thinking out loud.
The couple have been friends since childhood and in 2015 began dating. With this announcement coming after the release of Sheeran's smash-hit, Divide, last year as the best-selling album of 2017, it seems Ed really has hit upon a good rush, and hopefully it continues.
Still, I'd like a photograph.
(Source: BBC News, Standard)
Health
Now for a story a little closer to home. This week has seen the latest step in an amazing journey of recovery.
Chloe Jacques woke up on an average morning last year, and preceded to get ready for college. However, she never attended that day, as she suddenly collapsed in her bedroom due to a vicious stroke. She was then rushed to A&E where an MRI was conducted and a blood clot was found on her brain, after which she was transferred to the Walton Centre, where she was placed in a medically-induced coma for 2 days, while doctors operated to remove 90% of the clot. She was then transferred to the Liverpool Royal Hospital where she began her recovery. As a result of her collapse, she was left with a swelling on her brain, unable to walk and lost the feeling in the entire left side of her body.
However, it has been 7 months since then, and Miss Jacques has been able to graduate not only from being wheelchair bound to walking unaided, but also from college. Now she is raising awareness for the condition, including completing in a 5K run, in which she managed to raise £5,000 for the Walton Centre, which she says were the people who 'primarily saved her life'.
(Source: Liverpool Echo)
Business
The government has put plans in place to enforce a ban on energy drinks being sold to children.
the sale of such beverages as Monster Energy, Red Bull and a number of others are set to be restricted to adults, amid growing concerns about the impact that high-caffeine, high-sugar drinks are having on children's health. The proposal for the scheme's implementation is to be unveiled on Thursday, with the principal question being whether 16 or 18 will be the age that the restrictions will apply until.
Theresa May has said that this has linked to the government's plans to tackle obesity, the main argument in favor of the ban is the high caffeine content that the drinks include, which has been linked to a number of health problems such as headaches, stomach aches, sleep problems and hyperactivity, which, bar the hyperactivity, sounds like the symptoms of being drunk.
(Source: BBC News)
Actual Politics
Alex Salmond has resigned from the Scottish National Party (SNP) after claims of sexual misconduct.
Last week, it was found that two Scottish government staff members had lodged complaints earlier this year against the former first minister, about his conduct during his time in the position, this coming only weeks after a new complaints procedure was put in place. He however has denied the claims calling them ridiculous and the complaints system itself unjust.
As a result, he has formally began legal action against against the Scottish government. The current first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has said she 'felt a huge sadness about the whole situation'.
(Source: BBC News)
In total, campaigners raised £58,182 in order to put the balloon in the air. It was conceived by organizer Yanny Bruere following the Trump Baby balloon protest that occurred during the Commander-in-Chief's visit in July. The Mayor has since commented on the balloon, saying that anyone is welcome to look at the balloon, but that 'yellow wasn't really his colour'. The bikini wearing nature of the balloon is a nod to the mayor's disapproval toward TFL's 'Beach Body Ready' advert in 2016.
However, Mr Bruere has been hailed as an advocate for alt-right causes. He has denied this outright, instead claiming that he has been doing the same as those who led the Trump Baby protest.
Lets just hope that the mayor's ego doesn't get inflated (sorry).
(Source: BBC News, The Guardian)
Entertainment
Much to the dismay of teenage girls everywhere, singer Ed Sheeran has strongly hinted that he and long-time girlfriend and fiance, Cherry Seaborn, tied the knot.
In an interview with Access Online, Sheeran was asked if the pair had set a date for getting hitched after their engagement anouncement in January. He then proceeded to hold his hand up, ring-finger bound, in what is likely the best example of thinking out loud.
The couple have been friends since childhood and in 2015 began dating. With this announcement coming after the release of Sheeran's smash-hit, Divide, last year as the best-selling album of 2017, it seems Ed really has hit upon a good rush, and hopefully it continues.
Still, I'd like a photograph.
(Source: BBC News, Standard)
Health
Now for a story a little closer to home. This week has seen the latest step in an amazing journey of recovery.
Chloe Jacques woke up on an average morning last year, and preceded to get ready for college. However, she never attended that day, as she suddenly collapsed in her bedroom due to a vicious stroke. She was then rushed to A&E where an MRI was conducted and a blood clot was found on her brain, after which she was transferred to the Walton Centre, where she was placed in a medically-induced coma for 2 days, while doctors operated to remove 90% of the clot. She was then transferred to the Liverpool Royal Hospital where she began her recovery. As a result of her collapse, she was left with a swelling on her brain, unable to walk and lost the feeling in the entire left side of her body.
However, it has been 7 months since then, and Miss Jacques has been able to graduate not only from being wheelchair bound to walking unaided, but also from college. Now she is raising awareness for the condition, including completing in a 5K run, in which she managed to raise £5,000 for the Walton Centre, which she says were the people who 'primarily saved her life'.
(Source: Liverpool Echo)
Business
The government has put plans in place to enforce a ban on energy drinks being sold to children.
the sale of such beverages as Monster Energy, Red Bull and a number of others are set to be restricted to adults, amid growing concerns about the impact that high-caffeine, high-sugar drinks are having on children's health. The proposal for the scheme's implementation is to be unveiled on Thursday, with the principal question being whether 16 or 18 will be the age that the restrictions will apply until.
Theresa May has said that this has linked to the government's plans to tackle obesity, the main argument in favor of the ban is the high caffeine content that the drinks include, which has been linked to a number of health problems such as headaches, stomach aches, sleep problems and hyperactivity, which, bar the hyperactivity, sounds like the symptoms of being drunk.
(Source: BBC News)
Actual Politics
Alex Salmond has resigned from the Scottish National Party (SNP) after claims of sexual misconduct.
Last week, it was found that two Scottish government staff members had lodged complaints earlier this year against the former first minister, about his conduct during his time in the position, this coming only weeks after a new complaints procedure was put in place. He however has denied the claims calling them ridiculous and the complaints system itself unjust.
As a result, he has formally began legal action against against the Scottish government. The current first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has said she 'felt a huge sadness about the whole situation'.
(Source: BBC News)
