Tag: childhood

Children killed, a school turned into a graveyard: even in wartime, we can’t accept this

There are rules and world leaders must insist they be honoured in practice and in spirit. After this atrocity in Iran, a more effective tribunal for crimes against children is essential Gordon Brown The killing of a reported 168 people, primarily schoolgirls, in the bombing of the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab in Iran has shaken to… Read More Children killed, a school turned into a graveyard: even in wartime, we can’t accept this

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Lord of the Flies

The BBC just released a new adaptation of Lord of the Flies, the classic novel by William Golding. It’s beautifully made, but it’s still telling the wrong story… Stories are never just stories. We become the stories that we tell ourselves.” A few years ago, I went looking for the *real* Lord of the Flies.… Read More Lord of the Flies

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Director of ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ declines ‘Most Valuable Film’ award

Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania chooses not to claim prize at ‘Cinema for Peace’ gathering in Berlin Six-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab was killed along with five relatives and two medics sent to rescue her during an Israeli tank attack in Gaza City on January 29, 2024. (Photo: family photo) Berk Kutay Gokmen The director… Read More Director of ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ declines ‘Most Valuable Film’ award

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‘It’s the most urgent public health issue’: Dr Rangan Chatterjee on screen time, mental health – and banning social media until 18

The hit podcaster, author and former GP says a failure to regulate big tech is ‘failing a generation of children’. He explains why he quit the NHS and why he wants a ban on screen-based homework Emine Saner A16-year-old boy and his mum went to see their GP, Dr Rangan Chatterjee, on a busy Monday… Read More ‘It’s the most urgent public health issue’: Dr Rangan Chatterjee on screen time, mental health – and banning social media until 18

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Starvation by design: How Israel turned food into a weapon of war in Gaza

From destroying calories to ‘re-engineering’ society, data and experts reveal how the hunger in Gaza was not a byproduct of war, but a calculated strategy that reached its deadliest peak in 2025. Mohammad Mansour A malnourished Palestinian child is examined at al-Awda Hospital in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on June… Read More Starvation by design: How Israel turned food into a weapon of war in Gaza

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Social Media Is Absolutely Nuking Children’s Brains, New Research Finds

“Our study suggests that it is specifically social media that affects children’s ability to concentrate.” By Victor Tangermann A barrage of AI-generated brain rot is haunting children across numerous screens, from personal smartphones to school-issued laptops to televisions. Social media is adding significantly to that cacophony, making it harder than ever for kids to concentrate. Now, new research… Read More Social Media Is Absolutely Nuking Children’s Brains, New Research Finds

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Born in the forest: the women giving birth alone in the Kashmiri mountains

Far from hospitals, nomadic Gujjar women routinely go into labour – and die – on their herder communities’ long seasonal treks Arsalan Bukhari Dawn had just broken across the trail through the Pir Panjal mountains when Fatima Deader felt the first labour pains. She and her family had almost reached the midway point of their… Read More Born in the forest: the women giving birth alone in the Kashmiri mountains

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Fish mint, Himalayan chives and berry pickle: how wild ingredients are transforming school dinners in India

By Tora Agarwala in East Khasi hills, Meghalaya Excited chatter and the clattering of steel plates drown out the din of the monsoon rains: it is lunchtime in Laitsohpliah government school in the north-east Indian state of Meghalaya. The food has been cooked on-site and is free for everyone, part of India’s ambitious “midday meal”… Read More Fish mint, Himalayan chives and berry pickle: how wild ingredients are transforming school dinners in India

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