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A group of Nigerian girls living in Ireland have won an international tech competition with an app that helps people with dementia. Three teens took first place in Technovation Girls, a contest challenging young women and families to use technology to address real-world problems. Their app, Memory Haven, was on one of 16 finalists at the … Read more
Pre-teen and teenage children are about twice as likely as younger kids to catch coronavirus and spread it at school, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data reveals. Since the COVID-19 pandemic really kicked off in the US in March, 277,285 children have caught the virus. Older and Latinx children were each about twice … Read more
Martin Lewis has criticised the UK’s politicians for scaring teenagers and putting them off going to university with talk of student debt after an 11-year-old girl admitted she’s already looking for a job to help with tuition fees. Speaking on the Martin Lewis Show on ITV last night, the financial expert pleaded for teenagers not … Read more
Spending time on social media platforms such as Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok does not increase the risk of mental health issues among teenagers, a study claims. Isolation, cyberbullying and a supposed obsession with how we’re portrayed online has led to claims that social media is fuelling a rise in depression and other psychological disorders among … Read more
Brooke Burke, 48, looks youthful in a tank top and short skirt as she shops with her mini-me daughters Sierra, 18, and Rain, 13, in Malibu By Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 16:51 BST, 10 July 2020 | Updated: 17:16 BST, 10 July 2020 Brooke Burke looked youthful and chic in a denim mini skirt while … Read more
Plumber, 19, who ended up in Ibiza just SIX hours after going to his friend’s house for a ‘few quiet beers’ is dumped by his furious girlfriend after sending her a smug selfie from the party island Brad Duff, from Dundee, was visiting his best pal Reece Lornie, for a ‘few beers’ The 19-year-old plumbers … Read more
Teen’s jump from roof to trampoline to pool goes horribly wrong – but she bursts out laughing Ashley Hepler, 18, jumped off a roof and onto a trampoline with the aim of backflipping into an above ground pool However, video shows the teen land incorrectly on the trampoline, causing her to spring forward and smack … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of teens are at risk of slipping into a world of gangs and drugs due to lockdown idleness as the Children’s Commissioner warns of a ‘lost generation’ 120,000 teenagers were believed to be thinking about quitting school pre-virus These youngsters could become part of a ‘lost generation’ says Anne Longfield The Children’s … Read more
Teens who go to bed late and sleep-in are nearly three times more likely to have asthma, experts find Scientists found a stricter bedtime could reduce the risk of asthma in youngsters Those who went to bed late were almost three times more likely to have asthma The researchers, from the University of Alberta, studied almost … Read more
Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas giggle like teens as the lovebirds take a stroll around Venice By David Lawrance For Dailymail.com Published: 21:19 BST, 1 July 2020 | Updated: 21:19 BST, 1 July 2020 They’re no romantic novices, with each having already been through a divorce. But Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas giggled … Read more