Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock In 2020, the pandemic has made homeschooling a fact of life. Even before this, though, what was once the obscure choice of a few families has grown in popularity over the past decade. In 2019, the Children’s Commissioner for England estimated that around 60,000 children were homeschooled. A persistentContinue Reading
Gennady Danilkin/Shutterstock In the 2012 film “Robot and Frank”, the protagonist, a retired cat burglar named Frank, is suffering the early symptoms of dementia. Concerned and guilty, his son buys him a “home robot” that can talk, do household chores like cooking and cleaning, and reminds Frank to take hisContinue Reading
Artist impression of Mars Insight. NASA/JPL-Caltech As I write this, Nasa’s Perseverance Rover is hurtling toward Mars at a speed of more than 80,000 km/h and is set to land at the Red Planet on February 18. Landing on Mars is no mean feat – the spacecraft will have toContinue Reading
Shutterstock The scene was set for May 6 2021 to be a historic day for democracy in Wales. It would be the first time that 16 and 17 year olds would be able to vote in an election in UK history. It still might be. Although the pandemic has forcedContinue Reading
Landing on Mars is extremely difficult. NASA/JPL-Caltech Following “seven minutes of terror” after it reaches Mars’ upper atmosphere, NASA’s Perseverance rover is expected to land on the surface of the red planet at 20:55 GMT on February 18. This is incredibly hard to do, with only about 40% of missionsContinue Reading
On a tricky pitch that has been turning since Day 1 of the second Test between against England, India captain Virat Kohli put on a brilliant display with the bat in the second inning. After being dismissed for a duck in India’s first inning, Kohli came out to bat inContinue Reading
IND vs ENG Live: Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara will look to help India set a big target for England.© BCCI India will look to set a big total for England on Monday after finishing Day 2 with a healthy lead of 249 runs in the ongoing second Test inContinue Reading
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a hat-trick as Arsenal beat Leeds United 4-2 on Sunday.© Twitter Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a hat-trick as Arsenal saw off a Leeds rally for a thrilling 4-2 win at the Emirates on Sunday. Aubameyang had not started a game for nearly a month after having to quarantineContinue Reading
Falmouth Harbour, have confirmed support for the Falmouth Classics in Cornwall, as headline sponsor for 2021. The event will take place from 11 -13 June, Covid 19 restrictions permitting. Support for the Classics will be the highlight of the Falmouth Harbour Commissioner’s celebrations to mark the Trust Port’s 150th anniversary.Continue Reading
Give Rishabh Pant a “break” from constant comparisons and let him go from strength to strength, his senior India teammate Ravichandran Ashwin suggested on Sunday. Be it for his keeping or batting, be it with one of India’s greatest or any other player, Pant needs a break from all sortsContinue Reading
