7 h. ago Two hours 'doomscrolling' on their phone or tablet can double teenagers' risk of anxiety and quadruple the likelihood of depression

Teens who spend more than two hours a day scrolling on phones or tablets double their risk of developing anxiety and quadruple their chances of depression, say scientists.

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12 h. ago Stacey Dooley slammed by fans for featuring controversial OnlyFans star Lily Phillips on her documentary show: 'You shouldn't give her a platform!'

The TV presenter, 38, will be spending 72 hours with the controversial porn performer, 23, who attracted global attention when she had sex with 100 men in a day and filmed it for her OnlyFans.

Sport

17 h. ago Children could be banned from spending more than two hours on any one phone app and blocked from social media after 10pm in new anti

Technology Secretary Peter Kyle is mulling a move to cap the amount of time per app youngsters can spend on their phone as part of a swathe of measures designed to reduce 'doomscrolling'.

Events

24 h. ago What REALLY happens when you spend an evening with a geisha? Two

A date with a traditional Japanese performer in the historic former Japanese capital of Kyoto doesn't come easily - or cheaply - with some offering subscription-only style arrangements.

Politics

25 h. ago Review: Homedics Modulair wrist support wrap targets aches and pains

If you spend too many long hours in a job using your hands - this might be just what you need

Society

3 d. ago MAUREEN CALLAHAN: Taylor Swift ghosting Blake Lively is just the start. I know the very public REAL revenge that's coming

Blake has been cut off at the knees, has become a social pariah, and quite likely has her number blocked by Tay-Tay. If she hadn't got the message before, she surely gets it now...

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3 d. ago MAUREEN CALLAHAN: Taylor Swift ghosting Blake Lively is just the start. A very specific public revenge is coming it'll be deliciously cruel

Blake has been cut off at the knees, has become a social pariah, and quite likely has her number blocked by Tay-Tay. If she hadn't got the message before, she surely gets it now...

Politics

3 d. ago TikTokers spend 27 hours in stadium toilet to break into Champions League final

They watched a historic final as Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Inter Milan 5-0 to lift the title

Sport

3 d. ago Two vital steps to take every time you download an app onto your phone

Lee Elliott, chief product officer at Compare and Recycle, has shared some vital advice for those who use their phones to download new apps

Politics

4 d. ago Staggering number of Brits who would lick a stranger’s armpit for £10k revealed

Brits would also shave their eyebrows off to bag the cash as well swimming in a bath of baked beans and spending 24 hours locked in a lift with their ex

Economics

4 d. ago Federal judge blocks Florida from enforcing social media ban for kids while lawsuit continues

A federal judge has barred state officials from enforcing a Florida law that would ban social media accounts for young children, while a legal challenge against the law plays out

Events

5 d. ago Sweden urged to ban international adoption after damning inquiry findings

Inquiry head accuses Swedish state of human rights violations, citing child-trafficking cases across four decadesSweden should ban international adoption and apologise after thousands of children were illegally and unethically taken from their home countries including South Korea, Colombia, China and Sri Lanka over several decades, a government inquiry has found.Presenting the damning findings of the almost four-year investigation, the head of the inquiry, Anna Singer, accused the Swedish state of “violations of human rights”, citing child-trafficking cases spanning from the 1970s to the 2000s. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Voices: I’m gay – I don’t want to be surrounded by children on holiday

As France is told that their adult-only hotels and restaurants are ‘violence against children’, Gary Nunn says that’s another country off his bucket-and-spade list

Politics

9 d. ago Children injured, wildlife slaughtered, forests ravaged: is it time to ban disposable barbecues?

Single-use grills are ‘the worst form of litter’, says the boss of Keep Britain Tidy, whose own young son was badly burned by one left on a beach. They’re also a terrible way to cook. Should shops stop selling them?Toby Tyler can still hear his son William’s scream. “That will never, ever leave us,” he says, speaking on a video call from the family home in Stockport, Greater Manchester. “But we didn’t understand what had happened. We thought he’d stood on something that had gone into his foot. It was only when he got to us and we grabbed him that we could see his foot completely stripped – all the skin had gone.”It was 2020, in a break between lockdowns, and the Tyler family – Toby and Claire, their kids Lily and William, who was nine at the time – had gone to the beach at Formby. “There was another family who’d brought a disposable barbecue which they’d used on the sand in the morning. The whole unit had cooled, so they had moved it because they were worried about the kids standing...

Events

9 d. ago The Japanese government is cracking down on unique children’s names – here’s what it means

Government bans unconventional kanji pronunciations to dissuade parents from giving children quirky and individualistic names

Politics

9 d. ago The Japanese government is cracking down on unique children’s names – here’s what it means

Government bans unconventional kanji pronunciations to dissuade parents from giving children quirky and individualistic names

Politics

1 week ago The Japanese government is cracking down on unconventional children’s names – here’s what it means

Government bans unconventional kanji pronunciations to dissuade parents from giving children quirky and individualistic names

Politics

1 week ago 'Entitled neighbours demand their kids play in my garden as it's better than theirs'

A woman has been praised for banning the neighbourhood children from playing in her garden because the 'risks are too great' - but not everyone is pleased with her new rule

Politics

1 week ago The one change that worked: I began listing everything I bought – and finally got my spending under control

In an era of targeted ads and contactless payments, it is all too easy to splash out on things you don’t need – or already have. Here’s how I brought some mindfulness to my mindless consumptionSometimes, you don’t realise a habit is odd until you mention it casually and people stare at you as if you’d grown a second head. Last year, I mentioned my shopping lists in front of my parents. These lists, stored in the notes app on my phone, are not where I write down things I want to buy (although I have one of those too). Instead, they are a meticulous record of everything I’ve already bought.One list is for groceries, divided into categories (dairy, fresh vegetables, tins) to reveal everything I have in the fridge and cupboard at any given time. The other list covers almost everything else. There are sections for books, makeup, clothes, miscellaneous practical items (batteries, vacuum cleaner filters, a new bike lock) and more. Transient purchases that don’t take up space in my life – t...

Economics

1 week ago Jordan Banjo admits he's 'stressed' over milestone with wife Naomi and rules out having more kids

EXCLUSIVE: Kiss Breakfast show host Jordan Banjo is already a busy man with three children and his radio job, but now he's adding another string to his bow with a tech collaboration

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