5 Things posted Sep 25, 2020 @ 08:00am by Josh Duncan

5 things you need to know this morning: Sept. 25, 2020

Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.

Five things you need to know

1. Heavy restrictions being placed on university students in Scotland

The university experience in Scotland is quite different this year. COVID-19 is running rampant through the country right now, including on post-secondary campuses, so students have been told to basically lock down. That means no going out to pubs or restaurants and no visiting families. There’s even talk about students being banned from going home for the holidays if this persists.

Imagine being a 17 year old student, fresh from school, turning up at your student accommodation and being told you must stay indoors possibly for the rest of the year and you won't even get home for Christmas. Very frightening.

That's what Sturgeon has done here. pic.twitter.com/T1QagIAQaj

— Agent P 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 (@AgentP22) September 25, 2020

2. Jamal Murray’s insane layup draws comparisons to Michael Jordan

Jamal Murray was already considered one of the NBA’s top players, but this year’s playoffs have been a true coming out party for the Canadian. Murray has led his Denver Nuggets to the Western Conference finals and despite a tough game four loss on Thursday, he scored an incredible basket that has drawn comparisons to the great Michael Jordan.

JAMAL MURRAY WENT MJ ON THIS LAYUP 🤯 pic.twitter.com/V3pkJv3VOB
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 25, 2020

3. Biggest wave surfed this year also the biggest ever surfed by a woman

It’s official, the 73.5-foot wave surfed by Maya Gabeira earlier this year is not only the biggest wave ever surfed by a woman, it’s the biggest wave surfed by anyone during the 2019-20 winter season. It’s the first time a woman has held that honour. The 33-year-old Brazilian surfer rode the wave in Nazaré, Portugal back in February.

Maya Gabeira, a 33-year-old Brazilian surfer, rode a 73.5 foot wave in Nazaré, Portugal, in February. Now it's official: The wave was the biggest surfed by anyone during the 2019-20 winter season, a first for women in professional surfing. https://t.co/R3uHu1qJlP pic.twitter.com/OaoVFdC20Z
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 23, 2020

4. Kim Jong-un issues apology for killing South Korean official

Kim Jong-un has issued an apology for the “unfortunate” fatal shooting of a South Korean official. The 47-year-old was allegedly trying to defect to North Korea, but was shot and killed by troops when he was discovered in North Korean waters. His body was also burned in line with anti-coronavirus regulations. Kim Jong-un says he “feels very sorry” for the incident.

North Korea's Kim apologises over killing of South Korean official, Seoul says https://t.co/GiatXNuUv8 pic.twitter.com/TCJ9PaZE5K
— FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) September 25, 2020

5. Amazon unveils a new line of products at big hardware event

A number of new products were unveiled by Amazon on Thursday. That includes a revamped version of the Echo, a video game streaming service, a flying security camera, a security system for cars, Alexa upgrades and plenty more.