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the Guardian
theguardian.com > lifeandstyle > 12/21/2025 > my-weirdest-christmas-santa-whoopee-cushion

My weirdest Christmas: I tried to catch out Santa with a whoopee cushion – but the Big Man outwitted me

3+ hour, 27+ min ago Who was Santa, really? Aged eight, I devised a cunning plan to catch him in the act, involving a booby trap and a camera. Unfortunately, the joke was on me " Earlier in the year, my sister had attempted to prove…...

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the Guardian
theguardian.com > society > 12/19/2025 > hepatitis-b-vaccine-study-guinea-bissau-rfk

US plan for $1.6m hepatitis B vaccine study in Africa called ‘highly unethical’

1+ day, 15+ hour ago The Trump administration has indicated that it will fund a $1.6m study on hepatitis B vaccination of newborns in the west African country of Guinea-Bissau, where nearly one in five adults live with the virus " a move that researchers call "highly…...

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the Guardian
theguardian.com > australia-news > 12/20/2025 > some-will-take-their-own-lives-puberty-blocker-bans-in-queensland-and-nz-risk-extreme-harm-to-trans-youth-uk-expert-warns

‘Some will take their own lives’: Puberty blocker bans in Queensland and NZ risk extreme harm to trans youth, UK expert warns

1+ day, 18+ hour ago Sociologist who surveyed effect of 2024 UK ban says denial of gender-affirming care has left trans and non-binary children in "abject misery and severe distress" A sociologist who surveyed more than 100 young transgender people and their parents following a puberty blocker…...

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the Guardian
theguardian.com > global-development > 12/19/2025 > gaza-phd-student-manar-al-houbi-granted-access-to-uk-but-others-remain-stranded

Gaza PhD student and family evacuated to UK after foreign office U-turn

1+ day, 22+ hour ago Manar al-Houbi's family had been denied entry despite a scholarship covering their living costs, but other students remain stranded The UK government has finally evacuated Manar al-Houbi, the Gaza student who won a fully funded scholarship to pursue her PhD…...

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the Guardian
theguardian.com > australia-news > 12/19/2025 > queensland-ban-puberty-blockers-gender-dysphoria-2031

Queensland ban on puberty blockers for gender dysphoria to continue until at least 2031, LNP announces

2+ day, 4+ hour ago A pause on puberty blockers and hormone treatment for new adolescent patients with gender dysphoria in Queensland's public system will continue until at least 2031, the state's health minister, Tim Nicholls, announced on Friday. The decision comes despite a review by…...

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the Guardian
theguardian.com > society > 12/18/2025 > david-levy-review-nhs-gender-clinics-england

Long waits and ‘unacceptable’ lack of data at NHS gender clinics in England, review finds

2+ day, 13+ hour ago Impossible to judge safety or effectiveness as adult clinics not systematically recording outcomes, Dr David Levy finds Doctors treating vulnerable patients with gender dysphoria have no way of assessing whether the NHS treatment provided has worked because outcomes are not…...

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the Guardian
theguardian.com > commentisfree > 12/18/2025 > sport-music-scouts-its-time-to-end-the-relentless-treadmill-of-kids-extracurricular-activities-and-re-embrace-civilisation

Sport, music, Scouts … it’s time to end the relentless treadmill of kids’ extracurricular activities and re-embrace civilisation | Saman Shad

2+ day, 18+ hour ago There are no uniforms to remember, no bags to pack, no mad dashes across suburbs at this time of year. Even dinner can be eaten while seated Every week during term time, Monday arrives like a slap to the face....

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the Guardian
theguardian.com > society > video > 12/18/2025 > deepfakes-and-porn-the-plan-to-tackle-toxic-masculinity-in-schools-the-latest

Deepfakes and porn: the plan to tackle toxic masculinity in schools | The Latest

2+ day, 20+ hour ago The government has announced a multimillion-pound investment to tackle misogyny in England's schools, but is it enough? As part of the government's flagship strategy, teachers will be able to send children as young as 11 on behavioural courses if they are…...

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the Guardian
theguardian.com > society > 12/18/2025 > uk-industrial-regions-face-entrenched-disadvantages-going-back-decades

UK’s industrial regions face ‘entrenched disadvantages’ going back decades

2+ day, 22+ hour ago Social Mobility Commission report highlights "extreme regional differences" in terms of childhood, jobs, innovation and growth It raises specific concern about the rising number of young people aged 16-24 not in education, employment or training (Neets), which was one in seven…...

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the Guardian
theguardian.com > commentisfree > 12/18/2025 > sport-music-scouts-its-time-to-end-the-relentless-treadmill-of-kids-extracurricular-activities-and-re-embrace-civilisation

Sport, music, Scouts … it’s time to end the relentless treadmill of kids’ extracurricular activities and re-embrace civilisation

2+ day, 23+ hour ago There are no uniforms to remember, no bags to pack, no mad dashes across suburbs at this time of year. Even dinner can be eaten while seated Every week during term time, Monday arrives like a slap to the face....