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UK parents: how much of your child’s school day is digital?
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During the pandemic, a large amount of teaching in UK primary schools was delivered online and work completed on iPads or laptops. We’d like to hear whether the use of technology has changed since primary schools have...
The Siege of Loyalty House by Jessie Childs review – the English civil war in all its fog and mess
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In the centuries following the burning down of Basing House by Oliver Cromwell in 1645, all sorts of odd things kept turning up in the ruins. There was fine glass from Venice, an ivory cup from west Africa, apothecary...
Child’s 130,000-year-old tooth could offer clues to extinct human relative
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A child’s tooth at least 130,000 years old found in a Laos cave could help scientists uncover more information about an early human cousin, according to a new study. Researchers believe the discovery proves that Denis...
Lucinda Childs and Ruth Childs review – still challenging after 50 years
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In the 1970s, Lucinda Childs was part of New York’s downtown arts scene, reacting against balletic and theatrical conventions to make minimalist dance built on simple movements and stark geometry. Now 81, she continue...
Urn of stillborn child’s ashes stolen from home in Birmingham
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Police have appealed for help after a burglar stole an urn containing the ashes of a child. West Midlands police said the urn was taken on Friday after someone broke into a home on Clopton Road in Garrett’s Green, Bir...
Supreme court contender J Michelle Childs praised by Trump ally Graham
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J Michelle Childs, a South Carolina judge among contenders to be nominated to the supreme court by Joe Biden, has received strong support from an unlikely source: Lindsey Graham, a Republican senator and leading ally ...
Woman detained after child’s death in Oldham
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A woman has been detained following the death of a child in Oldham. Greater Manchester police said officers were called by the ambulance service at about 6.20pm on Friday to an incident at a property on in the Limesid...
John Lewis removes ‘Lollita’ child’s party dress from sale after criticism
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John Lewis has pulled a child’s party dress named “Lollita” from its shelves after receiving criticism for stocking it. The Chi Chi London “Lollita” dress was on sale for children aged three to 11 years old on the ret...
TV tonight: Chucky the killer doll returns for more Child’s Play
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Another reboot that nobody remembers asking for, Chucky is Don Mancini’s modern retelling of the killer doll from his Child’s Play franchise. Episode one sees teenager Jake finding the cursed toy at a yard sale. It’s...
UK parents: does your view on vaccination differ from your child’s?
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With take-up of the Covid-19 vaccine among teenagers low, and misinformation swirling around TikTok and other social media platforms, we are looking to speak with pro-vaccine parents who have a different view to their...
Palmares by Gayl Jones review – an enslaved child’s search for utopia
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American author Gayl Jones was famously introduced to the world in 1975 by her then editor, Toni Morrison, who, after reading her manuscript, declared that “no novel about any black woman could ever be the same after ...
Chucky review – Child’s Play TV series isn’t worth toying with
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The past decade’s boom in horror TV – from blockbusters like The Walking Dead and American Horror Story to new versions of Scream and The Exorcist to, most recently, attempts at prestige such as Them and Lisey’s Story...
Come Play review – child’s screen demon is nothing to scream about
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This uneven American-made horror film revolves around a young, non-verbal autistic boy named Oliver (Marriage Story’s Azhy Robertson) who finds himself pursued by a monster that lives inside his mobile phone – and any...
The cost of air pollution is captured in a child’s smile: it’s time for ‘Ella’s law’
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The inquest last December into the death of nine-year-old Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah made waves around the world. The photograph of Ella, which was displayed in the coroner’s court and which the coroner described as showi...
The Guardian view on child’s play: help kids be themselves
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Play is under threat. Even before lockdowns closed playgrounds and effectively legislated that children between five and 11 could not meet friends, campaigners were concerned. Playgrounds, where most outdoor play happ...
Tui plane in ‘serious incident’ after every ‘Miss’ on board was assigned child’s weight
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A software mistake caused a Tui flight to take off heavier than expected as female passengers using the title “Miss” were classified as children, an investigation has found. The departure from Birmingham airport to Ma...