youngsters

BBC shows fail to provide ‘watercooler moments’ for youngsters, Ofcom report finds

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BBC shows fail to provide ‘watercooler moments’ for youngsters who switch to Netflix due to the ‘talkability factor’ of its programmes, according to an Ofcom report. The broadcasting regulator found Netflix and YouTube were the ‘first port of call’ for teenagers, with long-established TV networks at risk of losing younger audiences. While streaming services provided … Read more

Trainee teachers ‘see Black children as more angry’ than white youngsters, study claims

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Trainee teachers are more likely to see Black children as being ‘more angry’ than white youngsters, regardless of their actual emotional state, a study has concluded.  US researchers showed prospective teachers clips of young child actors performing different emotions — and asked them to identify the expressions that they saw. The participants were found to … Read more

Police break up huge party on Brighton seafront with youngsters sent home after scuffles broke out

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Police break up huge party on Brighton seafront with hundreds of youngsters sent home from the beach after scuffles broke out Ten police vehicles were called to Hove Lawns at 8.40pm to reports of fighting Youths began chanting at officers with one eyewitness calling it a ‘stand-off’ Scenes come at the end of the hottest … Read more

Youngsters in the North missing out on education

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Children in the north are missing out on an education as Labour-run councils refuse to allow schools to reopen, a stark new poll has revealed.  A survey of primary headteachers has found that just a third of them followed the Prime Minister’s plan and managed to bring back Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 students back … Read more

Rare Kawasaki-like inflammatory disease ‘is TWICE as common in youngsters of African heritage’ 

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A mysterious inflammatory disease that strikes children and is linked to Covid-19 is less common in Europeans, research suggests.   Doctors analysed 21 youngsters who admitted to hospital in Paris with the condition – which is similar to Kawasaki disease, affecting the blood vessels and heart. Results showed more than half (57 per cent) of youngsters were … Read more

Outrage grows at ‘academic sabotage’ of youngsters paying £9,000 fees 

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Striking university lecturers were condemned last night for inflicting ‘academic sabotage’ after union bosses ordered them not to assist students who ask for help during a 14-day walkout. The militant leadership of the lecturers’ University and College Union even told members not to hand out reading lists. Students, who fork out more than £9,000-a-year in … Read more