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Parents must make tough choices on smartphones, says children’s commissioner for England

Dame Rachel de Souza says parents should look to their own smartphone use and not try to be their children’s friend

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: Has the campaign to get smartphones out of schools reached a tipping point?

In today’s newsletter: Momentum is growing for stricter smartphone rules for children, as schools, parents, and the Children’s Commissioner push for bans amid rising concerns

The Guardian - UK

More than 90% of schools in England ban mobile phone use, survey shows

Head of National Education Union calls for statutory ban on phones in schools and social media ban for under-16s

The Guardian - UK

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We need more male teachers so British boys have role models, says minister

Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, says there are too few men working in schools as UK reflects on TV series Adolescence

The Guardian - UK

5 non-injectable beauty treatments to try for skin rejuvenation, tightening and more

Covet healthy, glowing skin without needles? Turn your attention to these high-tech facials…

Woman & Home

How Covid changed children in Britain

Uncertainty, disruption, increased screen use and crippling anxiety are some of the legacies of pandemic school closures

The Guardian - UK

Final member of Stockwell Six has conviction referred to Court of Appeal

Ronald De Souza was with five other young black men who were all arrested on the London Underground while on a night out on February 18 1972.

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Case of last wrongly convicted Stockwell Six member referred to court of appeal

Ronald De Souza was arrested in 1972 with five friends and charged with attempting to rob corrupt police officer DS Derek Ridgewell

The Guardian - UK

Hatred of police not racism motivated children in English riots, report finds

Children’s commissioner says young people involved in disorder felt disempowered and saw chance to retaliate

The Guardian - UK

Watchdog ‘appalled’ by use of restraint on autistic children at London school

Children’s commissioner Rachel de Souza calls for urgent review after leak of CCTV footage from Whitefield school

The Guardian - UK

Fears grow over children at risk placed in illegal care homes

Rising number of vulnerable youngsters in England are being forced into unsuitable accommodation including Airbnbs, bedsits and caravans

The Guardian - UK

Ban smacking in England now, says children’s commissioner

Rachel de Souza makes strongest intervention yet as three relatives go on trial for murder of Sara Sharif, the 10-year-old who allegedly suffered two years of abuse by her father

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves watering down non-dom tax changes would be ‘sensible and pragmatic’, tax experts say

The chancellor is considering rowing back on Labour’s manifesto promise to scrap concessions

The Independent UK

Black children in England and Wales four times more likely to be strip-searched, figures show

Children’s commissioner finds wide disparity with white counterparts in year to June 2023, with 88% of searches aimed at finding drugs

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Sawalich still surprised with "pretty freaking cool" Elko ARCA win

Sawalich, a 17-year-old development driver with Joe Gibbs Racing, had led the race early but his involvement in an incident with a lapped car sent him to the rear.

The Guardian - UK

Children’s watchdog to look into young asylum seekers’ treatment at Manston

Rachel de Souza to visit processing facility in Kent as source claims Home Office guidelines are not being followed there

The Guardian - UK

‘We wanted to change the norm on smartphone use’: grassroots campaigners on a phone-free childhood

Most UK children have their own smartphone by the age of 11. But what if we didn’t give them one? A group of parents wants their kids to enjoy a phone-free childhood – and their numbers are growing

The Independent UK

Tour guide dies in freak lightning strike on Brazil hiking trip

A woman captures her tour guide’s last moment as he is killed by lightning

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Evening Standard

How London finally fell for Brazilian food

There’s more to Brazilian cooking than churros and churrasco, says Tomé Morrissy-Swan, and now the capital has finally caught on

The Guardian - UK

Schools in England urgently need transgender guidance, says children’s tsar

Rachel de Souza says long-delayed guidance should be issued as soon as possible as teachers and families want clarity

USA Today Sports Media Group

Bellator x Rizin 2 results: Patricky Freire uses vicious leg kick to stop Roberto de Souza in grand prix quarterfinal

Considering Roberto de Souza stepped up on short notice, it was only fitting that Patricky Freire chopped him down for the win.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Bellator X Rizin 2 predictions: Short-notice replacement Roberto de Souza or Patricky Freire in Japan?

Check out our staff members' picks for the Bellator X Rizin 2 card in Japan, featuring Roberto de Souza vs. Patricky Freire.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Patricky Freire confident he can stop Roberto de Souza’s game: ‘I’m a complete fighter’

Patricky Freire is unfazed by the late opponent change for Bellator X Rizin 2.

The Guardian - UK

Ministers urged to restrict marketing of vapes to children in England

Rachel de Souza points to research showing evidence about pressure to vape and its subsequent effects

The Guardian - UK

Let’s teach children about slavery properly by connecting it to our present

When treated purely as historical fact, the slave trade can be dismissed as an evil of the past – the reality is very different says English teacher and writer Lola Okolosie

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