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I'm an American hiking in the UK - people are so helpful and trusting here
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (1799+ words) After retiring early, Christina, aka 'Hiker Sheep', set herself the challenge of walking every national trail in the UK I only started hiking in 2021, at the age of 45. My first walk was the Appalachian Trail in the US, which is…...
The new plan to raise student loan repayment threshold to "33, 500
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (1400+ words) Andy Burnham's allies are urging him to back the proposal to protect graduates saddled with spiralling student debt Andy Burnham is being urged by his allies to increase the salary threshold for student loan repayments. New polling that shows a…...
I inherited my father's anger " this is how I let it go
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1901+ words) I lived in fear of him. It breaks my heart that I made my own children feel the same way Falling on an early summer Sunday, Father's Day always involved my father playing cricket. It also meant my mother helping…...
It infuriates me: What grandparents really think about gentle parenting
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1870+ words) Grandparents roll their eyes at grandchildren who run riot at bedtime or refuse to eat at the dinner table David, whose grandchildren are four and two, says: "Sometimes I just can't help reacting with "Hey! Don't do that!' when the…...
My five-year-old son had i Pad rage - this is how we solved it
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1868+ words) I found out what happens to a child's brain when an addictive screen is taken away "I hate screens, I say it every day," Hannah Porteous-Butler, mother of three children aged 13, 10 and seven tells me. "They cause so much anxiety…...
John Thomson: Since my divorce, I've become the memory maker for my kids
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1857+ words) The Cold Feet actor on having a high IQ, his friendship with Steve Coogan and why he stopped drinking Here, he looks back at the moments that made him. Private school, sex and housework'can be some of the biggest causes…...
My 15-year-old daughter was a secret influencer - this is how brands exploited her
1+ week, 4+ day ago (759+ words) Christina Dean says her child was approached by companies and sent parcels of clothes, after her videos attracted millions of views A 2023 poll of 1625-year-olds in the UK by Savanta found that 37 per cent would like to become a content…...
Nine in 10 of my students have been sent a d**k pic - it's horrifying
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1839+ words) I'm a secondary school teacher. The social media ban feels like throwing a bucket of water on a forest fire After 20 years working as a teacher across state and private schools, not a lot shocks me. Celia Dodd, who looks…...
The European country with almost no youth unemployment - and what the UK can copy
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1103+ words) Visiting the Netherlands, The i Paper's Vicky Spratt saw first-hand why the country's 'jongerenpunt' are being eyed up by the UK as a model for welfare reforms How do you solve a problem like youth unemployment, which has hit its…...
My six year old got addicted to You Tube. Here's what I wish I'd known
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (377+ words) It's treated as one of the "safer" platforms by parents thanks to its cosy children-friendly content but it is far more sinister than many of us realise Keir Starmer is expected to announce a ban on social media for under…...