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BBC Inside Science - Finding the evidence for the social media ban - BBC Sounds
2+ hour ago (64+ words) Catch up on your favourite BBC radio show from your favourite DJ right here, whenever you like. Listen without limits with BBC Sounds. Use BBC. com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World…...
BBC Learning English - 6 Minute English / Limiting screen time for children
15+ hour, 31+ min ago (1231+ words) It's a particular worry of many parents that their children spend too much time on these devices. Governments around the world, such as in the UK, Australia and China, are introducing online safety measures to limit the amount of screen…...
What is cyber bullying and how can you deal with it?
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (888+ words) Cyber bullying is also known as online bullying and is when someone faces bullying behaviour on social media, messaging apps, online games and other places online. Face-to-face bullying usually stops at the school gates, but cyber bullying can continue when…...
Your Fault: London - 'It's easy to romanticise toxicity' says star
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (1294+ words) Matthew Broome and Asha Banks play romantically involved step-siblings Nick and Noah in Your Fault: London Scroll through Tik Tok for long enough and you'll find short films about fictional relationships, with painstaking fan edits, imagined future storylines, AI-generated posters…...
Teens 'don't know life beyond the screen', says Stourbridge mum
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (818+ words) Jane Johnson said her son took his own life in 2023 due to depression linked to social media A mother from Stourbridge whose teenage son took his own life has said she supports plans to ban under-16s from using social media....
Somerset Council's child services 'not good enough', report finds
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (394+ words) The council said it will work on improving the areas highlighted in the report Children in care are not receiving a good enough service, according to inspectors. Somerset Council children's social services have been rated as requiring improvement in three…...
Major Norwich hotel plan decision could be made next month
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (602+ words) The new hotel and student accommodation blocks would also include a plaza for shops and cafes Plans to demolish and rebuild a well-known hotel could be approved next month. Premier Inn's Norwich Nelson City Centre hotel is owned by Whitbread…...
Social media ban is punishing the wrong people, teen influencers say
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (1500+ words) Budding singer and dancer Ziame worries the policy could bury a generation of creative talent Ziame Stewart can barely remember a time he was not performing for social media. The 15-year-old has always loved singing and dancing, and says he…...
BBC Children's and Education join European broadcasters to unite for The Northern Star Project
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (302+ words) A new partnership to support ambitious children's dramas will create new opportunities for UK producers, writers and talent Five Northern European public service broadcasters " the BBC, DR (Denmark), NPO (Netherlands), NRK (Norway) and VRT (Flanders) " have formed The Northern Star…...
Newscast - How Will The Social Media Ban Change Children's Lives? - BBC Sounds
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (61+ words) Catch up on your favourite BBC radio show from your favourite DJ right here, whenever you like. Listen without limits with BBC Sounds. Use BBC. com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World…...