4 d. ago BBC Question Time audience applaud as guest shuts down GB News presenter

During Question Time on BBC One on Thursday, economist Faiza Shaheen challenged GB News host Matt Goodwin on the topic of asylum seekers — and it was a heated debate

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7 d. ago The Guardian view on global aid cuts: a malaria resurgence could be the canary in the coalmine | Editorial

The consequences of Donald Trump’s decision to scrap USAID, and other countries’ decisions to reduce funding, are playing out in deadly fashionMalaria is a pandemic disease that hits the voiceless hardest: most of those who fall ill and die are small children and pregnant women in Africa. It is the leading infectious killer of the continent, responsible for nearly 600,000 deaths a year. Cases are rising and there is an urgent need for more funding, yet western donor countries are instead cutting back on aid. We still hear brave talk about eliminating malaria. But an expert report now warns of a potential resurgence that could add almost a million more deaths to the annual toll by the end of the decade.Most of the money to fight the mosquito-borne disease – 59% – comes through the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Its executive director, Peter Sands, said last week at the World Health Summit in Berlin that of the three killers, the one that kept him awake...

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8 d. ago Dad stabs mother of kids to death in courtroom with 'outrageous violence'

Paul Gary Turner produced a knife during a mediation hearing with his ex-partner Sarah Thomas and stabbed her six times, with one of the blows severing her carotid artery

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1 week ago Parents admit this is the one topic they can't stop talking about

A new survey found that six in ten parents admit they can't stop talking about one particular topic of conversation - and it's not a pretty one.

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2 w. ago Police launch investigation after violent brawl breaks out as fans and players clash

Police have launched an investigation after violence broke out during a Northern Premier League game between Kidsgrove Athletic and Evro FC on Saturday afternoon

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3 w. ago Inside a parents’ group chat about raising kids in violent times

The Guardian’s parenting WhatsApp group discusses the recent spate of school shootings and political violence – and how they explain it to their kids“I have been emotionally at my wit’s end with the violence.”Gabriela Rangel is a glass dispatch coordinator in California City, California, and mother to a five-year-old. Like many parents across the nation, she was horrified to learn about the 27 August shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Two children were killed and 17 other people were injured. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Inside a US parents’ group chat about raising kids in violent times

The Guardian’s parenting WhatsApp group discusses the recent spate of school shootings and political violence – and how they explain it to their kids“I have been emotionally at my wit’s end with the violence.”Gabriela Rangel is a glass dispatch coordinator in California City, California, and mother to a five-year-old. Like many parents across the nation, she was horrified to learn about the 27 August shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Two children were killed and 17 other people were injured. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Maya Raichoora and Ailey Jolie on how to find a therapist and whether we all need therapy

How did we go from being known as a nation that never talks about their feelings to being called “overtherapised”? Psychotherapist Ailey Jolie and mental fitness expert Maya Raichoora discuss the therapy boom, anxiety and negative self talk, rising depression rates and how for some, therapy can still be very hard to access. With host Emilie Lavinia, Raichoora and Jolie also discuss how to find the right therapist and whether therapy is right for everyone.

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3 w. ago Experts on how to talk with kids about violence in the news: ‘No topic is off limits’

The Guardian spoke with therapists, media experts and journalists about helping kids process bad news and develop healthy media habitsWhen rightwing commentator Charlie Kirk was killed last month, footage of his shooting spread rapidly across social media. Today, anyone with a smartphone can access gruesome videos and images – as well as troves of misinformation. Though some experts have been sounding the alarm about the potential harm of smartphones on children and teen’s mental health, the fact is most young people still have access to phones – and the often disturbing content that flows out of them.The Guardian spoke with seven experts on how best to speak with kids about upsetting content and news, at what age to start those conversations – and what to avoid.Anya Kamenetz, journalist and publisher of The Golden Hour newsletterEugene Beresin, MD, psychiatrist and executive director of the Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds at Massachusetts general hospitalTara Conley, assistant ...

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3 w. ago How do you talk to kids about violence in the news? We asked experts

The Guardian spoke with therapists, media experts and journalists about helping kids process bad news and develop healthy media habitsWhen rightwing commentator Charlie Kirk was killed last month, footage of his shooting spread rapidly across social media. Today, anyone with a smartphone can access gruesome videos and images – as well as troves of misinformation. Though some experts have been sounding the alarm about the potential harm of smartphones on children and teen’s mental health, the fact is most young people still have access to phones – and the often disturbing content that flows out of them.The Guardian spoke with seven experts on how best to speak with kids about upsetting content and news, at what age to start those conversations – and what to avoid.Anya Kamenetz, journalist and publisher of The Golden Hour newsletterEugene Beresin, MD, psychiatrist and executive director of the Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds at Massachusetts general hospitalTara Conley, assistant ...

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