Cambridge University students made to write essay on ‘perils’ of flouting Covid rules if caught

Students at Cambridge University have allegedly been forced to write five-page essays on the ‘perils’ of breaking Covid-19 rules if caught flouting them. Bosses at the university have also allegedly asked repeat rulebreakers to carry out ‘community service’ and undergraduates at one college have even been banned from their own rooms as punishment.  These punishments … Read more

The Bachelor’s Bella Varelis discovers the perils of being an influencer

The Bachelor’s Bella Varelis discovers the perils of being an influencer after falling victim to a ‘neighbour’ who keeps stealing her deliveries By Louise Starkey For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:46 GMT, 3 January 2021 | Updated: 11:46 GMT, 3 January 2021 She gained a legion of fans after being dumped by Locky Gilbert on … Read more

‘The perils of live TV!’ BBC news presenter apologises after he is caught on camera yawning

‘The perils of live TV!’ BBC news presenter apologises after he is caught on camera yawning in live gaffe that had viewers in stitches BBC news presenter Ben Brown was caught off guard on live TV on Sunday The director cut back to him in the studio by mistake catching him yawning Viewers thanked him for the … Read more

The perils of being a ‘nan-mum’

At the age of 37, it was being described as an ‘elderly primigravida’ — the technical term for any pregnant woman over the ripe old age of 35 — on the hospital notes that kick-started my inevitable journey towards being a ‘nan-mum’. By the time I ‘popped’ out my second beautiful boy at the grand … Read more

Lizzo is in tears as she discusses the perils of fame in emotional TikTok

‘You can be the richest person ever and it doesn’t buy you happiness:’ Lizzo is in tears as she discusses the perils of fame in emotional TikTok By Joanna Crawley For Mailonline Published: 08:41 GMT, 19 November 2020 | Updated: 08:41 GMT, 19 November 2020 Lizzo broke down in tears during a candid TikTok video … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: The perils of closing Britain

The annual gathering of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) without the cacophony of voices heard when you bring together financial officials, economists and bankers in one place cannot be re-created online. It is the focused conversations in and around the IMF/World Bank meetings which make them the Wimbledon of global finance. After the collective misery … Read more

Revellers defy the perils of Storm Alex and coronavirus curfew for a Saturday night out in the rain

Revellers have defied the perils of Storm Alex and the coronavirus curfew for a Saturday night out in strong gales and torrential rain. Young drinkers flooded the streets of Newcastle, Manchester and Leeds last night, with many carrying umbrellas while others held their jackets over their heads to shield themselves from the conditions. Party-goers in … Read more

The thorny perils of gardening: A pricked thumb, rashes… and even poisoning!

A thorn in the finger is an everyday injury for most gardeners — and for tree surgeon Lindsay MacPherson it’s more routine than most.  So when he snagged his finger on a blackthorn tree he was chopping, he naturally thought little of it. But that little thorn caused an infection that left him in hospital … Read more

Laura Whitmore shares the perils of wearing red lipstick with a face mask

Laura Whitmore shares the perils of wearing red lipstick with a face mask as she reveals smudged make-up while making her way to rooftop bash By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline Published: 01:32 BST, 3 July 2020 | Updated: 01:32 BST, 3 July 2020 Laura Whitmore shared the perils of wearing a face mask with a … Read more

GMB’s Laura Tobin discovers the perils of working from home as her daughter, 2, interrupts

Like thousands of other parents, Laura Tobin is still juggling working from home with childcare during the coronavirus pandemic. And the Good Morning Britain star found it impossible to keep her daughter Charlotte, two, busy during her Tuesday morning weather forecast. GMB shared a clip of Laura trying to prerecord a forecast, only to be … Read more