68 m. ago 'Lost generation': Covid lockdowns 'caused higher levels of developmental delay in toddlers'

Children who were toddlers during the covid lockdowns are more likely to have developmental delays

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69 m. ago Scotland must work to save Covid kids from becoming 'lost generation'

While the Covid lockdowns played a ‘vital role in curbing the spread of infections’, they also seem to have been ‘associated with increased early childhood development concerns’, says researcher

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69 m. ago Mountain lovers called to help save 250 miles of path through Scotland’s treasured peaks

A major campaign is underway to protect Scotland’s mountains for future generations.

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8 d. ago Britain faces lost generation as half of jobs lost under Labour are under

Britain faces a 'lost generation' under Labour after figures showed nearly half of jobs shed since the government came to power were among the under-25s.

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1 week ago Britain’s youth at risk of becoming ‘lost generation’, Labour peer warns Starmer

New analysis shows young people have borne the brunt of job losses since June last year

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1 week ago Lies, damned lies and AI: the newest way to influence elections may be here to stay

The use of AI-generated campaign videos – labeled or unlabeled – are likely to permeate future US electionsThe New York City mayoral election may be remembered for the remarkable win of a young democratic socialist, but it was also marked by something that is likely to permeate future elections: the use of AI-generated campaign videos.Andrew Cuomo, who lost to Zohran Mamdani in last week’s election, took particular interest in sharing deepfake videos of his opponent, including one that saw the former governor accused of racism, in what is a developing area of electioneering. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Why Scotland should learn from Spain to save fossil fuel workers from unemployment

The Scottish and UK governments need a better plan to deal with mass job losses in the North Sea oil and gas industries

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3 w. ago I’m a teenager who was lured into the manosphere. Here’s how to reach young men like me | Josh Sargent

Masculinity is almost always presented as toxic on my feed – but we need constructive alternatives to give hope to those who feel lostIf you judged modern boyhood from the headlines, you’d think we were broken – radicalised, misogynistic, angry. But as a teenage boy myself, I don’t see a generation of lost boys around me. I see young men trying to make sense of a world that seems apathetic to our voices.I’d be the first to admit that there are serious issues facing young men my age – I’ve experienced some of them first-hand. Between the ages of 12 and 14, I was drawn into harmful online communities promising me money, meaning and manhood. Muscular, wealthy men, parading through Dubai draped in designer labels and flanked by beautiful women flooded my feed. They said there was no excuse for the rest of us not to be in their position too, and offered what they claimed was a blueprint to get us there. Misogyny was rife in these communities, as was political extremism.Josh Sargent is a ...

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