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Chickenpox vaccine rollout begins - everything you need to know
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (119+ words) Sky News is an unrivalled, world class breaking news service with a spirit of innovation and a fresh approach to news broadcasting. As the UK's first dedicated 24-hour news channel, Sky News has built a deserved reputation for being the…...
How Britain's children are being exposed and becoming addicted to porn
16+ hour, 38+ min ago (1109+ words) Friday 2 January 2026 01:46, UK Children aged five and under are being exposed to pornography online, leading to addiction, Sky News has learned. Warning: This article contains details you might find distressing Research carried out and shared by the charity Dignify shows…...
Children from struggling families to be vaccinated at home - as immunisation rates drop
22+ hour, 40+ min ago (652+ words) Thursday 1 January 2026 16:04, UK Children from struggling families will be able to be vaccinated at home across parts of England in a new government pilot scheme. Health visitors - specialist public health nurses who support families with children under five - will administer…...
What are nicotine pouches and are they safer than smoking?
2+ week, 1+ day ago (834+ words) The tobacco-free pouches, which are placed between the lip and gum to slowly release'nicotine, currently have no age limits. Wednesday 17 December 2025 18:50, UK The popularity of nicotine pouches is surging in the UK, research shows, particularly among young adults. The pouches,…...
UK to rejoin EU's Erasmus student exchange scheme - reports
2+ week, 2+ day ago (414+ words) The programme was halted due to Brexit at the beginning of 2021. Tuesday 16 December 2025 22:23, UK The UK is to rejoin the European Union's Erasmus student exchange scheme, according to reports. The popular programme, which allowed Britons to spend a year studying…...
UK to rejoin EU's Erasmus student exchange scheme
2+ week, 2+ day ago (533+ words) The popular programme, which allowed Britons to spend a year studying at European universities as part of their degree without paying extra fees and vice versa for their European counterparts, ended for British students after Brexit on 1 January 2021. Wednesday 17 December…...
Parents warned about danger of 'baby sleep pillows' after infant deaths
3+ week, 1+ day ago (514+ words) The safety alert applies to babies less than a year old and concerns a range of similar products including exhaust pillows, and baby comfort cushions, that the Office for Product Safety and Standards is concerned about. Thursday 11 December 2025 15:07, UK Parents…...
Australian teenagers say they're finding a way around social media ban
3+ week, 1+ day ago (407+ words) Wednesday 10 December 2025 17:37, UK Some Australian kids are already outsmarting the government and the tech companies. At a harbourside park in Sydney, teenagers told Sky News they've found a way around the ban by using VPNs or their parents' social media…...
There's one big problem with Australia's social media ban
3+ week, 2+ day ago (851+ words) Australia's social media ban for under-16s has officially begun - but behind the headline-grabbing policy lies a stark lack of compelling scientific evidence. Wednesday 10 December 2025 09:01, UK The trouble with the scientific evidence behind the social media ban in Australia is that…...
The troubling lack of data behind Australia's social media ban on children
3+ week, 3+ day ago (878+ words) A study of 1,094,890 adolescents put the link between social media use and mental health symptoms at no more than 0.12 - a tiny figure. Tuesday 9 December 2025 19:26, UK The trouble with the scientific evidence behind the social media ban in Australia is that…...