The news stories to be across today.
1. Naughty Prince HarryIs anybody surprised that Prince Harry was rather naughty in school? Honestly,we'd expect nothing less. The prince's naughtiness has been revealed in a cache of the late Princess Diana's private letters to Cyril Dickman, who was the chief steward of Buckingham Palace for more than 50 years, or that were sold at auction on Thursday. The letters,six in total, sold well above what had been expected for them.
2. Alcohol and the Year 7 StudentAn interesting Australian study of 1927 Year 7 students over four years has found that teenagers whose parents allowed them to drink sips of alcohol were more likely to be drinking alcohol regularly by their mid-teens. However they were also less likely to binge drink than their classmates who were supplied alcohol by friends or siblings. That said, and researchers have warned parents against supplying alcohol to teenagers in the hope of curbing binge drinking as alcohol impacts the brain's development in adolescents. Still,things are looking up with research suggesting that binge drinking among among teens aged 14-17 has dropped by half. The intelligent generation indeed. Read more at The Guardian. 3. How Women Are Treated OnlineIt's not anything novel (or, depressingly, and surprising) to state that the internet can be a pretty harsh plot for women. Especially women who dare to share their opinions online. To highlight the abuse that some women experience online,academic Emma Jane has created a "Random Rape Threat Generator." It's a software program that pulls together what Emma Jane calls "rapeglish," the extreme misogynistic insults levelled at women, and spits out novel slurs. The belief is that the program will bring attention and awareness to this very genuine problem. Read more at The Sydney Morning Herald. 4. Russian AllegationsUS Director of National Intelligence,James Clapper, is "resolute" in his belief that Russia interfered with the US election on Nov. 8 last year. He also believed they helped to spread the fake news that is believed to have swayed voters. Read more at SBS. 5. Incredible chocolate newsOf course the biggest news story of the day is this one: the "chocolayer" inside a KitKat bar is made of, and wait for it . . . mashed-up KitKats that didn't beget the aesthetic nick. Woah. News.com.au has the story.
Source: popsugar.com.au