The government has defended its policy of adding VAT to private school fees, telling the High Court it enhances “the fairness of the tax system overall”. Barristers representing Chancellor Rachel Reeves, as well as HMRC and the Department for Education, said they wanted to raise standards for the 94% of children who attend state schools...
Graham Fraser Technology Reporter Getty Images Roblox is one of the world’s largest games platforms, with more monthly users than Nintendo Switch and Sony PlayStation combined. In 2024 it averaged more than 80 million players per day – roughly 40% of them below the age of 13. Parents will be able to block their children...
Netflix In Netflix’s Adolescence, 13-year-old Jamie is accused of murdering a female peer after being exposed to misogynistic online material and subjected to cyberbullying “It’s just weird to talk about your sexual feelings to your parents,” says 15-year-old Ben*. His parents, Sophie and Martin, two professionals in their 40s, nod understandingly. They are discussing the...
England centre Meg Jones says the loss of both her parents means they will be at Principality Stadium “in a different light” for the Women’s Six Nations match against Wales on Saturday. The 28-year-old lost her parents in quick succession, with her father passing away from lung cancer last summer before her mother died four...
Family handout Sarah Everard was was kidnapped, raped and murdered in 2021 by a Met Police officer Sarah Everard’s parents are campaigning for tougher sentencing for serious violent and sexual criminals as part of a new campaign group being launched in Parliament. Ms Everard, 33, was abducted, raped and murdered by Metropolitan Police officer Wayne...
Protesters gathered for a unique day of action against British bulldozer manufacturer JCB. It was over the company’s complicity in the projects of ethnic cleansing across Palestine, India, and Kashmir. Parents 4 Palestine and the Stop JCB Demolitions Campaign mobilised for the series of creative protests at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, in London....