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Is a social media ban for minors the correct move?
3+ hour, 47+ min ago (1320+ words) MANILA, Philippines " In December 2025, Australia became the first country in the world to ban social media access to individuals 16 years old or under, citing the addictive "design features" of social media apps that hook users, and serve potentially harmful content....
Primary school forced to close despite warning six months earlier of fire safety problems
5+ hour, 47+ min ago (567+ words) A Co Kildare primary school had to close for three days last month despite a warning six months earlier to the Department of Education it would become non-compliant for fire safety regulations. Hewetson National School in Clane had applied for…...
More Darlington schools to offer free breakfast clubs for pupils
5+ hour, 47+ min ago (595+ words) More schools in Darlington are set to launch free government-funded breakfast clubs, it has been announced. The scheme, part of the Labour Government's commitment to ease cost-of-living pressures and improve educational outcomes, will soon be available at three additional schools…...
Irish Bishops Call Day of Reparation Amid Ongoing Violence in Northern Ireland - On This Day in 1976
5+ hour, 47+ min ago (245+ words) This is not an unheard of historical phenomenon. Many apparently clear-cut enterprises have been embarked upon by enthusiastic supporters which have turned into something no one had envisaged or wanted. Indeed the Home Rule struggle is a classic modern example....
58 UK public libraries have parenting books with advice to encourage children to detransition
5+ hour, 47+ min ago (1451+ words) I sat my son under a large maple tree in our backyard and told him that males cannot be female, and we would be going back to his birth name and pronouns. I said, "Honey, I know that this is…...
Matthew McConaughey's Teen Acne Worsened by Mother's Skincare Product
5+ hour, 58+ min ago (9+ words) Matthew McConaughey's Teen Acne Worsened by Mother's Skincare Product...
Stroud MP on child poverty, welfare reform and fairness
6+ hour, 45+ min ago (249+ words) COLUMN by Stroud MP Simon Opher This week, the Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill returned to Parliament. The Bill is part of our child poverty strategy and would remove the two-child benefit cap, lifting around half a…...
Family aiming to take 8-year-old Olly to Mexico for 'potentially life changing' trial
6+ hour, 47+ min ago (508+ words) The family of eight-year-old Olly Barker are urgently fundraising to help him access a potentially life-changing clinical trial that is only available in Mexico." Olly, from Rishton, has a rare genetic condition called SYNGAP1. He was diagnosed three years ago, and…...
North Shelby Elementary already limiting screen time for students as Missouri House debates tech limitations in all elementary schools
6+ hour, 58+ min ago (77+ words) North Shelby Elementary already limiting screen time for students as Missouri House debates tech limitations in all elementary schools'WGEM North Shelby Elementary already limiting screen time for students as Missouri House debates tech limitations in all elementary schools Dancing with…...
Breastfeeding mom gives the perfect response to stranger who asked her to 'cover up"
7+ hour, 50+ min ago (478+ words) Breastfeeding mom gives the perfect response to stranger who asked her to 'cover up'Scoop Upworthy Breastfeeding mom gives the perfect response to stranger who asked her to 'cover up' Rather than have a verbal argument with him, the mom-of-three decided…...