16 h. ago We live in a surveillance culture – but why would I want to track my son or husband | Polly Hudson

A campaign group of health professionals is urging parents to stop surveilling their children. I couldn’t agree moreNews just in: the sky is blue, water is wet, and tracking our kids’ every move with phones or AirTags is causing a “deeply concerning” increase in anxiety among young people, according to more than 70 psychologists, doctors, nurses and health professionals who have come together to urge parents to “reconsider whether the surveillance childhood we are sleepwalking into is really benefiting our children”. They add: “We are implicitly telling them that the world is unsafe,” and warn that constant monitoring prevents kids learning the skills and developing the autonomy necessary to navigate real life.“It’s so normal to want to keep our children safe,” says Clare Fernyhough, co-founder of campaign group Generation Focus. “But there is no evidence that tracking makes them any safer.”Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a re...

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17 h. ago ‘It felt like she was asking me to save her’: the film based on a five

The Voice of Hind Rajab has stunned audiences with its use of the real-life audio of a girl’s call for help after her family’s car was attacked by an Israeli tank in Gaza. Its director explains why she had to tell Hind’s tragic storyWhen Kaouther Ben Hania heard Hind Rajab’s voice for the first time, she was in Los Angeles airport scrolling through social media. The five-year-old’s cry for help cut through the clamour around her. This was in February 2024 and Hind had already been dead for at least a week, left to bleed out among the corpses of six of her relatives after their car was targeted by an Israeli tank, leaving it with 335 bullet holes, according to the Forensic Architecture research group.More than 20,000 Palestinian children were killed in two years of Israeli bombardment of Gaza, according to UN estimates. Another 82 have been killed since 10 October when a ceasefire was declared and then routinely breached. The pictures of the dead have often been published online, inc...

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22 h. ago Mum has leg amputated after family dog attack leaves it 'hanging by a thread'

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24 h. ago 'If he'd had the vaccine, I fully believe he would still be here today'

Owain James died in 2024 from a type of brain tumour known as a glioblastoma

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25 h. ago Mum has leg amputated after her own dog leaves it hanging "by a thread"

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26 h. ago Best movie fans have ever seen based on heartbreaking real life on Film4 tonight

Fans have described it as 'heartbreaking' and 'wonderful'

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37 h. ago Inside EastEnders Jean Slater star's life including 'real brush with death'

EastEnders' Jean Slater star Gillian Wright has been a regular on the BBC One soap for than 20 years and has been at the centre of several hard-hitting storylines

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37 h. ago Inside EastEnders Jean Slater star's real life including near

EastEnders' actress Gillian Wright has starred in the BBC soap as Jean Slater for 21 years

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42 h. ago Welsh Corriedale star Gareth Pierce's life away from ITV soap

Welsh actor Gareth Pierce, who plays Todd Grimshaw in Coronation Street, is currently starring in a harrowing domestic abuse storyline. Here's everything about his real life, wife Amy Lee Pierce and family

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44 h. ago 'My wife is Millie Bobby Brown's lookalike and the resemblance is uncanny'

A man has shared a video of his wife on Instagram showing her striking resemblance to Stranger Things actress Millie Bobby Brown, racking up more than 255,000 likes as it went viral

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50 h. ago 'Real life fairytale village' at storybook estate hidden in Welsh countryside

The stunning estate near Port Talbot features storybook buildings and 500 deer in Grade I listed gardens

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51 h. ago 'I told my mum a lie on my birthday and it's followed me for more than 30 years'

A person shared on Reddit how a lie they told their mum more than 30 years ago was still following them today, and they have no intention of ever admitting what really happened

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52 h. ago 'White lie I told my mum on my birthday still follows me more than 30 years on'

One Reddit user shared how a little white lie they had told their mum when they were just a small child was still following them more than 30 years later, and the reason is truly heartwarming.

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66 h. ago Dear Jobs Guru: ‘My cliquey new colleagues keep leaving me out of office banter’

Reader Lucinda has been struggling to make friends with the new hires at her office – and she’s starting to feel overwhelmed. Our Jobs Guru James Innes is here with some advice

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66 h. ago Stay safe in icy weather by placing 1 item over your shoes before going outside

Greater Manchester woke up to snow this morning (January 5th), and those braving the outdoors have been urged to do one thing to prevent slipping on ice

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3 d. ago 'I spent 22 years in jail for murder but now I'm free, I want to go back inside'

Iain Macpherson says making a new life for himself on the outside is all but impossible

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3 d. ago 'I'm a female tradie her are 7 eye rolling comments men say to me'

A woman working in a trade said people often make comments and ask rude questions when they see her

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4 d. ago Netflix viewers 'emotionally beaten up' as true crime documentary tops charts

Netflix's latest true crime documentary has left viewers 'emotionally beaten up' and 'deeply disturbed' by the real-life horror story

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4 d. ago Want to grow your hair this year? Here are four serums that do the job – including a £6 buy that prevents dandruff

WHETHER that's smooth tresses or glossy waves, we all want hair that looks and feels healthy. For many, one of our New Year's resolutions is to become a real-life Rapunzel - but where to start? If you've tried the viral rosemary oil trend, scalp massages and other hacks but with no results, one beauty buff...

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4 d. ago 'I found perfect name for my baby but people say he'll be bullied because of it'

A dad-to-be was left red-faced after asking people for advice on what to name his unborn son, with some claiming it could lead him to being bullied later down the line

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