41 m. ago Teenage girls making TikToks: Philippa James’s best photograph

‘My daughter and her friends are part of the smartphone generation. The more time I spent with them, the more I learned about the darker side of their mobiles’This started as a project with my daughter and her friends, who are all part of the smartphone generation. They were 14 years old at the time and I wanted to learn more about the relationship they had with their mobile phones. In 2022, a study by Ofcom showed that nine out of 10 children owned one by the time they reached the age of 11, and that 91% of them used video platforms, messaging apps and social media by the age of 12. I spoke to my daughter and her friends about how they use their phones and the negative reputation that surrounds teenagers and their screens. They told me the positives as well as the negatives, such as how social media can raise confidence as well as knock it down.I asked if I could photograph them. There was very little direction from me and – rather than photographing them in a controlled portraitur...

Culture

4 h. ago Brit man 'beaten to death with rocks' pictured as girl and two boys charged with murder

The children, who cannot be named due to their age, have now been charged with the murder by joint venture of Alexander Cashford, 49, who was found on the beach with serious injuries

Events

5 h. ago Four children aged between 11 and 13 arrested for ‘fatally mowing down woman, 71, in stolen car’

Cecilia De Astis was on a walk in Milan when she was struck by the car

Events

5 h. ago 'I had six children aged 17 after rape at 8, first baby at 10 and marriage at 11'

Sherry Yvonne Johnson was raped for the first time at eight by a man nine years older than her, by the age of 10 she had given birth to his child, and by 11, she was married to him

Events

8 h. ago 'I was raped at 8, a mum by 10, married at 11 and had six children aged 17'

A child herself, Sherry Yvonne Johnson first gave birth when she was just 10 and was raising six children by the time she turned 17 — her own mother made her marry her rapist.

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8 h. ago 'I had six children aged 17 after being raped at 8 and married to rapist at 11'

Sherry Yvonne Johnson was just eight years old when she was first raped by a man nine years her senior - and by the time she was 11, she was married to him

Events

23 h. ago Meghan and Harry tease new Netflix documentary on African orphans

The new documentary is set in an African orphanage that is home to the Masaka Kids - a dancing troupe comprised of children aged two and above that has found widespread fame online.

Politics

24 h. ago Meghan and Harry tease new Netflix documentary on a group of African orphans who turned their 'hardships into joy' after gaining fame from dance videos

The new documentary is set in an African orphanage that is home to the Masaka Kids - a dancing troupe comprised of children aged two and above that has found widespread fame online.

Culture

44 h. ago I don't put my kids to bed until 12am... haters say it is child abuse but our family is thriving

Emily Boazman, 35, lets her children, aged nine, seven, and three, stay up until the wee hours of the morning - even on school nights.

Society

46 h. ago I don't put my kids to bed until 2am... haters say it is child abuse but our family is thriving

Emily Boazman, 35, lets her children, aged nine, seven, and three, stay up as late as they want, sometimes going to bed as late as 2 in the morning.

Society

52 h. ago EastEnders and children's TV legend Ray Brooks has died, aged 86

Brooks was responsible for one of the biggest EastEnders storylines and was also known for his film roles

Events

52 h. ago 27 ‘is typical age parents expect children to reach financial independence’

Around 1% of parents believe their child will turn 50 before they no longer need them financially, research for Yorkshire Building Society indicates.

Society

53 h. ago Blue Peter legend Biddy Baxter dies aged 92 as tributes pour in for children's TV pioneer

Baxter took over as editor of Blue Peter in 1965, several years after the programme’s launch

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55 h. ago Blue Peter icon Biddy Baxter dies aged 92: Tributes pour in for the 'pioneer' of children's television

A statement was released on Monday that read: 'We are sad to report that longtime Blue Peter Editor Biddy Baxter has died at the age of 92.'

Events

57 h. ago EastEnders, Coronation Street and children's TV legend dies, aged 86

Brooks earned himself a number of film credits

Events

62 h. ago Ray Brooks, British actor and voice of Mr Benn, dies aged 86

The EastEnders and Cathy Come Home actor had been diagnosed with dementia, his family revealedRay Brooks, the British actor who starred in EastEnders, Ken Loach’s drama Cathy Come Home and narrated the 1970s children’s TV show Mr Benn, has died at the age of 86.Brooks died peacefully on Saturday with his loved ones at his bedside after a short illness, according to a statement shared by his family with the BBC. Continue reading...

Events

65 h. ago Babysitter is a suspect after 3 young children go missing in California, authorities say

Constance Franks, 55, and three young children under the age of 10 whom she was babysitting were last seen Friday night

Events

4 d. ago The UK's Online Safety Act is a licence for censorship – and the rest of the world is following suit | Taylor Lorenz

From the US and Australia to France and Italy, those seeking to obliterate privacy and restrict content are on the move Over the past two weeks, the UK has reportedly blocked internet users’ access to everything from SpongeBob SquarePants gifs to Spotify playlists. Information about Joe Biden’s police funding plan has been restricted, along with a post about an up-and-coming political party. Gamers say they have been unable to tweak colours in games such as Minecraft. And it’s all because of a new age verification law.Since the child safety provisions contained within the Online Safety Act came into effect on 25 July, web service providers have been forced to institute “highly effective” age verification measures to prevent children from accessing “harmful” or “adult” content. The penalty for failing to adequately comply with the act includes hefty fines and potential criminal action.Taylor Lorenz is a technology journalist who writes the newsletter User Mag and is the author of the...

Politics

4 d. ago Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds

Prof Miles Richardson says people risk ‘extinction of experience’ in the natural world without new policiesPeople’s connection to nature has declined by more than 60% since 1800, almost exactly mirroring the disappearance of nature words such as river, moss and blossom from books, according to a study.Computer modelling predicts that levels of nature connectedness will continue to decline unless there are far-reaching policy and societal changes – with introducing children to nature at a young age and radically greening urban environments the most effective interventions. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago Why are measles cases still rising in the UK? Parents urged to get kids vaccinated after measles outbreak

More than one in 10 children under the age of five haven’t had their MMR vaccine 🚨

Science