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The 21 best family board games in the US, according to experts
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1417+ words) Peel your family away from their screens this holiday season with games for every type of person " vetted by our panel of specialists In the UK? Roll with it: the 30 best board games for Christmas 2025 There is nothing wrong with…...
Shrinking graduate premium sours views on value of a university education, UK poll shows
7+ hour, 6+ min ago (664+ words) Worries over AI and loan debt mean 34% of people think degrees are usually not worth the time and money There was a time when going to university seemed a no-brainer. Better qualifications opened doors to better jobs with greater earning…...
Sweden urges parents to restrict phone use around children
1+ day, 21+ min ago (467+ words) People also encouraged to make parts of home phone-free after research showed impact of adult screen use on children Sweden's public health agency has urged parents to declare parts of the home phone-free and to put their mobile away when…...
Home Office sends letters to children as young as five saying they must leave UK
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (520+ words) Children of those on care worker visas, who came legally before rule change, told to leave even if parents can stay Children as young as five who are living legally in the UK are being told by the Home Office…...
Ella Baron on the UK's youth unemployment crisis " cartoon
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (22+ words) The Guardian Ella Baron on the UK's youth unemployment crisis " cartoon...
A generation of young people has been let down by a lack of political will | Letters
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (354+ words) In considering the release of Alan Milburn's report, we need to take into account the support structures in the home nations of the UK (Number of young people out of work or training in UK could hit 1. 25m by early 2030s, 27 May)....
Students would save $3bn over a decade if Labor changed Hecs indexation date by five months | Australian education
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (465+ words) Exclusive: Costings commissioned by independent MP Monique Ryan show possible savings for university graduates, as Hecs debts increase by $1bn on Monday University graduates would save more than $3bn over a decade if the government changed the date of indexation on Hecs…...
Are "mind children" the future of reproduction?
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (443+ words) Forget dirty nappies. In Silicon Valley, there's increasing chatter about virtual offspring "I didn't see that coming," the researcher told me. "I was just enjoying my fish." But the host was serious. His words struck the researcher as the kind…...
The moment I knew: Out of the blue, he said he'd never wanted children but would have a baby with me
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (621+ words) Carmen Pavlovic had always wished to become a mother but a family wasn't on the cards for Pete. Then one night in Beijing, he made his "outlandish statement' Find more stories from the moment I knew series In 2003 I was…...
Rise in youth unemployment driving more to homelessness, UK charities say
3+ day, 53+ min ago (943+ words) Centrepoint warns young people facing "huge scarcity of work opportunities" after Alan Milburn"s report on crisis The growing number of young people not in work or education is driving more into unstable housing or homelessness, charities have warned. A…...