7 h. ago Parents fear screen time ruining Christmas with three in five concerned at tech

Brit parents have revealed their biggest fear this Christmas is that obsession with devices will derail the festive joy with many commenting they are trying to cut back on electronics at home

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28 h. ago The answer to iPhone addiction could lie in this blast from the past

As more parents try to limit their children’s screen time and keep them offline for as long as possible, many are turning back the clock — swapping smartphones for classic 1980s-style landlines. Amber Raiken explores why the retro phone is making a comeback as the latest parenting trend.

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48 h. ago Game of Wool: Britain’s Best Knitter review – Tom Daley is a twinkling, passionate joy of a presenter

The ex-diver is so fantastic that this needle-based Bake Off wannabe is 80% better every time he’s on screen. He absolutely makes this show‘A new generation of knitters is taking the world by storm,” says Tom Daley, striding towards us in his ankle-length woollen poncho. “With just two needles, they are testing the limits of creativity.”And so it proves, as 10 of “the nation’s finest” amateur wool enthusiasts join the Olympic diver (and recently murdered Celebrity Traitor) “to battle it out, stitch by stitch” for the chance to win the ineffably snuggly eight-part series Game of Wool: Britain’s Best Knitter. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Parents are reverting to landline phones to stop their kids becoming smartphone addicts

As more parents try to limit their children’s screen time and keep them offline for as long as possible, many are turning back the clock — swapping smartphones for classic 1980s-style landlines. Amber Raiken explores why the retro phone is making a comeback as the latest parenting trend.

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3 d. ago Tom Fletcher: ‘Who would play me on screen? I get confused for Tom Felton all the time’

The McFly singer on getting kicked out of Busted after two days, peeing himself on stage and learning to love his ‘big chin’Born in London, Tom Fletcher, 40, attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School and founded McFly in 2003. The band had seven No 1 singles, won a Brit Award for best pop act and continue to perform. In 2016, Fletcher published his first solo-written book for children, The Christmasaurus, which was shortlisted for a British Book Award. His titles have been translated into 40 languages. Paddington: The Musical, with music and lyrics by Fletcher, is at the Savoy theatre until next May. He is married to podcaster and author Giovanna Fletcher, has three children and lives in Hertfordshire.When were you happiest? On stage with my band. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Major supermarket launches kids eat free deal for Halloween with one condition

The supermarket is offering kids in fancy dress a free café meal for Halloween

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7 d. ago I am the first Indigenous journalist to exclusively interview António Guterres. How many others will listen?

A young journalist reflects on the UN leader’s responses, and hopes his messages – about human violence on an increasingly hostile planet – resonated before Cop30‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN headThere we were at the edge of the forest. The computer screen had been up for a long time, everything arranged so that nothing would go wrong; that the internet wouldn’t go down, that the computer battery wouldn’t die, and a glass of water and ice in front of me so I wouldn’t be left without words. Silence filled the other side of the camera until a figure appeared, and there he was: António Guterres, the man who speaks for the world, the secretary general of the United Nations.A few weeks earlier, I had received an invitation from Jonathan Watts of the Guardian newspaper, asking me to interview Guterres with him. I accepted. It would be my first time speaking to someone with that level of authority. But what would I ask him? Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Downton Abbey’s Raquel Cassidy on honouring Lady Violet in final film

Reach Screen Time spoke exclusively to actress Raquel Cassidy about bidding farewell to Downton Abbey and the sweet way Maggie Smith was honoured

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8 d. ago Daisy May and Charlie Cooper’s NightWatch review – It’s such a delight spending time with this pair

The sibling stars of ‘This Country’ are back together on screen, and this time they’re scoping out the nation’s most haunted spots

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1 week ago Coronation Street's Vicky Myers claps back at 'screen time' jibe after crossover announcement

The DS Lisa Swain actress has been filming for the upcoming special crossover between Corrie and Emmerdale

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1 week ago Côte Brasserie launches kids eat free offer for October half term

The offer runs for breakfast, lunch and dinner

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2 w. ago Sleep expert says kids will stay asleep all night if they eat 5p snack before bed

A sleep guru has shared some simple tips for parents on how to get their kids to sleep, and you could get even light sleepers to drift off through the night if you give them an affordable snack before bedtime

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2 w. ago Bribing kids to eat vegetables can do more harm than good. Do this instead

Experts say bribing children to eat healthy food can distort their relationship with food and increase fussiness in the long run

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2 w. ago Pride and Prejudice director Joe Wright teases his 'dark' new historical drama

Reach Screen Time spoke exclusively to Pride and Prejudice and Atonement director Joe Wright

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3 w. ago Netflix's Monster intimacy coordinator on grim 'responsibility' of recreating real events

Exclusive: Reach Screen Time spoke to a top Hollywood intimacy coordinator about filming tricky scenes on the Netflix series.

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3 w. ago New study finds screen time isn’t the problem, but how much we use it and when

The findings point toward a more nuanced understanding of how social media affects our mental health

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3 w. ago Did Ed Gein really inspire Ted Bundy and other serial killers?

Reach Screen Time spoke exclusively to one of the world's leading psychiatrists about Ed Gein's crimes and influence on others

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3 w. ago Ed Gein 'inspiration' for other serial killers broken down by top psychologist

Reach Screen Time spoke exclusively to one of the world’s leading psychiatrists about Ed Gein’s crimes and impact.

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3 w. ago From getting kids to eat veg to curbing screen time: the parenting hacks that actually work

Tots refusing to brush their teeth? Teenagers ignoring your texts? Siblings squabbling – again? Readers and experts share their tried and tested fixes to parenting nightmaresSmart speakers are a great parenting crutch, whether it be for setting a timer (kids seem to be weirdly obedient to them) or asking Alexa for homework help when the kids put you on the spot. But reader Katie Matthews has hacked the parenting matrix. “I used to have to nag repeatedly to get the kids out of the house,” she says. “Now our Google speaker announces a five-minute warning before we need to leave. They know they have to do their last bits of faffing when they hear that warning. Then the speaker announces, ‘Shoes on, let’s go!’ when it’s time to leave. It really has transformed our mornings.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Screen time linked to poorer reading and writing among primary school children

Researchers examined thousands of pupils in Canada.

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