15 h. ago Mum cries 'I'm so sorry' to parents of teens she killed while drink driving

Natasha Allarakhia hit speeds of 96mph before smashing into the back of a stationary car - killing William Ray and Eddie Shore, while seriously injuring another teen.

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26 h. ago Mum sobs 'I'm so sorry' to parents of teens she killed while sipping beer

Natasha Allarakhia, 36, hit speeds of 96mph before smashing into the back of a stationary car in June last year, killing William Ray, 17, and Eddie Shore, 18, and seriously injuring another teen

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5 d. ago Harvard doctor reveals trendy drink that may kill cancer cells instantly

It was humble drink from Japan revered for centuries in traditional tea ceremonies. But matcha - a finely ground powder of green tea - has shot to fame over recent years.

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6 d. ago Princess Andre takes subtle double swipe at mum Katie Price with candid confession

Princess Andre has appeared to take subtle swipes at mum Katie Price after the former glamour model criticised producers of her new show, The Princess Diaries

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6 d. ago Parents of teens urged to note deadline and act now to ensure they don't miss out on child benefit payments

Advice Direct Scotland is reminding parents who have a child aged between 16 and 19 that the payments will stop at the end of this month - unless they take action.

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7 d. ago Parents plan to dish out nearly £500 to celebrate teens' exam results

Proud parents plan to dish out an average of nearly £500 worth of presents to celebrate their teen’s exam results.

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7 d. ago Horrified mum exposed man's depraved crimes as she checked son's Xbox

Ian Ratcliffe, 56, from St Helens, paid a teenager hundreds of pounds to perform depraved sex acts, with the victim having contacted him "for work doing odd jobs and gardening"

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7 d. ago Women who kill: Teen maniac plunged knife into neck of boy she barely knew at party

Jolene Doherty, high on a cocktail of drink and drugs, killed Conner Cowper at a house party in 2018.

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7 d. ago Marine sued after Texas woman claims he spiked her drink with abortion drugs, killing unborn child

The lawsuit alleges the Marine suggested a “trust building night,” which is when he’s accused of lacing her hot chocolate with abortion drugs

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1 week ago Parents refer more teen boys to Government's deradicalisation scheme Prevent after hit Netflix drama Adolescence

The series about a 13-year-old boy, played by Owen Cooper, who kills a female classmate for rejecting him and mocking him online - was critically acclaimed for dealing with toxic masculinity.

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1 week ago When a journalist uses AI to interview a dead child, isn’t it time to ask what the boundaries should be? | Gaby Hinsliff

The virtual world can bring a kind of friendship and a kind of connection, even to the grieving. But it can also facilitate exploitation of very human needsJoaquin Oliver was 17 years old when he was shot in the hallway of his high school. An older teenager, expelled some months previously, had opened fire with a high-powered rifle on Valentine’s Day in what became America’s deadliest high school shooting. Seven years on, Joaquin says he thinks it’s important to talk about what happened on that day in Parkland, Florida, “so that we can create a safer future for everyone”.But sadly, what happened to Joaquin that day is that he died. The oddly metallic voice speaking to the ex-CNN journalist Jim Acosta in an interview on Substack this week was actually that of a digital ghost: an AI, trained on the teenager’s old social media posts at the request of his parents, who are using it to bolster their campaign for tougher gun controls. Like many bereaved families, they have told their child...

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1 week ago Parents warned over 'dangerous' teen trend that can lead to tooth loss

Parents need to watch out for these viral social media dental hacks which an orthodontist claims have been injuring teens and which even risk causing tooth loss

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1 week ago Feeding teenagers is a 'bottomless pit' costing parents a staggering amount

Parents in the UK with kids aged 13-18 say the big weekly shop adds up to £189 per week, with a quarter saying it is the biggest expense after the mortgage or rent.

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1 week ago The colossal cost of feeding teens revealed as kids 'eating parents out of the house'

Teens are literally eating their parents out of the house, according to a new report.

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1 week ago 'Funny and quirky' mum found dead day after heartbreaking text to crisis line

Jessica Smithson was found dead by her father in her own home – having carried out everything she warned of

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1 week ago Mango salad and crispy fritters: Melissa Hemsley’s recipes for Filipino barbecue sides

A sparkling grilled aubergine, mango and tomato salad, plus crisp sweet potato fritters with a moreish dipping vinegarMy mum is from Manila in the Philippines, but has spent more of her life in the UK. When I’m sad, stressed or out of sorts, it’s my mum’s Filipino food that I crave. As a whole, Filipino food has sometimes unfairly had a reputation for being overly sweet, overly meaty and deep-fried, but with more than 7,000 islands rich in culinary traditions, there are, of course, thousands of dishes to enjoy. Bringing it back to the UK, though, when we dust off the barbecue, picnic blankets and cool bags, there’s nothing better than incorporating these sweet, sour, spicy and salty flavours for parties (or fiestas as they’re called in the Philippines). And if you’re after a sweet, refreshing treat, look out for ube ice-cream, which is gaining popularity in UK. Ube is a sweet purple yam native to the Philippines. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago British teenager boards flight to Italy without a ticket after losing parents in airport

It is still unclear how the 15-year-old boy passed through gate-check in security without a ticket

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2 w. ago ‘Children are entering a hellscape’: the terrifying film about grieving parents taking on social media giants

Sextortion, suicide scenarios, unwanted sexual advances – all this and more is served up to teens on their phones. Can’t Look Away tells a devastating story of bereft parents trying to hold the likes of Snapchat to accountIn 2020, Amy Neville found her 14-year-old son Alexander dead in his bedroom. He had taken what he thought was an oxycodone pill, bought – according to Neville – from a drug dealer he met on Snapchat. The pill was a fake, laced with fentanyl. Four years later, his mum stood up in the California high school where Alex would have been a student to warn other parents and teenagers about social media. “We give our kids these smartphones. We let them have these apps. And that is the equivalent of dropping them off in the worst neighbourhood in our area.”Neville is featured alongside other bereaved parents in Can’t Look Away, a terrifying new documentary about kids and social media directed by Matthew O’Neill and Perri Peltz, based on extensive investigative reporting by...

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2 w. ago ‘My daughter didn’t get emotional like I did’: the families who go gigging together

Concerts are now full of multigenerational fans who grew up on the music as a family. Whether Billie Eilish or Stevie Wonder, they explain the appealWhile some teenagers still wouldn’t be caught dead with their parents at a gig, there’s been a marked number of multigenerational gatherings of parents, kids, uncles and aunts at recent tours such as Pulp, Bruce Springsteen and the Oasis reunion. We spoke to four families about why they enjoy watching bands together. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Renfrewshire paedophile branded "every parent's worst nightmare" jailed after sending sexual messages to teen girls

Twisted John McNaught sent sexual messages on social media platforms to six young teenage girls.

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