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the Guardian
theguardian.com > lifeandstyle > 08/16/2026 > how-surrogacy-helped-my-sister-and-friends

How surrogacy helped my sister and friends | Letters

3+ hour, 49+ min ago   (312+ words) Hazel Davis responds to a letter about the regulation and ethics of surrogacy I wish to respond to Lexi Ellingsworth’s letter (Regulation cannot eliminate surrogacy risks, 23 July). I gave birth to a baby for my friends in January. While the…...

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theguardian.com > education > 08/16/2026 > neuroscientist-screen-use-schools-educational-technology-jared-cooney-horvath

‘Our children are less cognitively capable,’ says neuroscientist who wants to cut screen use in schools

15+ hour, 21+ min ago   (741+ words) Jared Cooney Horvath argues that educational technology undermines how children learn and develop Jared Cooney Horvath is on a mission. In the wake of global campaigns for smartphone bans in schools and social media restrictions for under-16s, the neuroscientist wants…...

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theguardian.com > australia-news > 08/16/2026 > one-nation-tyron-whitten-comments-parents-trans-children-abuse-ntwnfb

One Nation senator says parents who support their trans children are engaging in ‘child abuse’

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (775+ words) ‘There’s male, there’s female, and then there’s mental illness,’ Tyron Whitten says on YouTube show One Nation senator Tyron Whitten has claimed parents supporting their children who identify as transgender are engaging in “child abuse”, telling a fringe YouTube show:…...

the Guardian
theguardian.com > society > 08/14/2026 > the-care-system-fails-to-care-for-parents

The care system fails to care for parents | Letters

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (308+ words) The care system fails to care for parents The Guardian The care system fails to care for parents Anna Bird reflects on Matilda Davis’s story and says families need support early – before exhaustion becomes a crisis Matilda Davis’s story should…...

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theguardian.com > commentisfree > 08/14/2026 > the-hill-i-will-die-on-questions-unanswered-stop-pulling-out-phone

The hill I will die on: Questions can go unanswered. Stop pulling out your phone | Helene Rosenthal

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (290+ words) I don’t care what the capital of Uzbekistan is. I want to trade celebrity gossip and hear how your marriage counselling is going Invariably, someone pulls out their phone, does a not-so-quick search online, and then declares, as though she…...

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theguardian.com > uk-news > 08/13/2026 > children-detained-adults-one-in-one-out-deal-uk-france-migration

Nearly 100 children detained as adults under UK-France migration deal

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (626+ words) Figures emerge in critical letter to Home Office from organisation appointed to scrutinise detention facilities Nearly 100 children have been wrongly identified and detained as adults under Shabana Mahmood’s “one in, one out” deal with France, the Guardian can disclose. Home…...

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theguardian.com > australia-news > 08/13/2026 > australia-student-rally-anti-hanson-protests-sydney-brisbane-melbourne-ntwnfb

Australian students shun calls to stay in school as anti-Hanson protests gather across country

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (488+ words) High schoolers join university walkouts in major cities and several smaller locations amid urge to ‘stand up against the far right’ Calls for striking students to stay in school are unlikely to deter thousands across the country preparing to take…...

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theguardian.com > education > 08/12/2026 > how-to-make-sure-that-no-child-is-left-behind

How to make sure that no child is left behind | Letters

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (446+ words) Alan Milburn suggests that primary schools should be asked to spot children at risk of future unemployment (Primary schools to be told to identify children at risk of future unemployment, 7 August). Intervening early makes sense. Children who miss a lot…...

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theguardian.com > education > 08/12/2026 > termtime-holidays-dont-forget-that-teachers-have-families-too

Termtime holidays – don’t forget that teachers have families too | Letters

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (385+ words) A teacher asks how would parents feel if their child’s teacher took time off during the school term to get a cheaper holiday. And Nick Coupland points to the evidence that absences for family holidays do not affect academic achievementThe…...

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theguardian.com > commentisfree > 08/11/2026 > second-baby-parenting-food-teething-poos

I thought having a second baby would be easier – but, from food to teeth to poos, I’ve forgotten so much | Bim Adewunmi

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (384+ words) My mum has been a huge help with the practical stuff. She’s also stirred up memories of my own blissfully bored childhood I gave birth to a second child a few months ago. I don’t think I will ever get…...