15/12/17

[Maik]

'Selfitis’ - the obsessive need to post selfies - is a genuine mental disorder, say psychologists

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/12/15/selfitis-obsessive-need-post-selfies-genuine-mental-disorder/

[Misty]

'Selfitis’ - the obsessive need to post selfies - is a genuine mental disorder, say psychologists

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/12/15/selfitis-obsessive-need-post-selfies-genuine-mental-disorder/

Loved this, especially the bit saying the article writers themselves must be suffering from it.

[Maik]

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to marry on 19 May 2018

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42369780

[Maik]

For anyone who flies Ryanair: New Cabin Bag Policy to Start in January 2018

[Maik]

Better late than never: Rome revokes the exile of the poet Ovid, 2,000 years after his death

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/12/15/better-late-never-rome-revokes-exile-poet-ovid-2000-years-death/

[Maik]

Fishery puts up fences around lake to stop fish being slaughtered by otters

Large coarse fish can be worth as much as £30,000 a piece as they attract anglers who pay good money for the chance to catch them. But in recent years carp and barbel have been threatened by the resurgence of the wild otter population in Britain, which eat the fish.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/12/15/fishery-puts-fences-around-lake-stop-fish-slaughtered-otters/

[Maik]

Sand mafias and vanishing islands: How the world is dealing with the global sand shortage

The growing scarcity of sand in parts of the world is a serious issue, and one that has been linked with everything from organised crime to natural disasters

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/sand-shortage-world-how-deal-solve-issue-raw-materials-supplies-glass-electronics-concrete-a8093721.html