Death of children's TV is causing youngsters to 'lose touch with British culture' amid rise of streaming services

found 2024 › Dec › 25 (Wed) @ 11:43 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The BBC's Director of Children and Education Patricia Hidalgo admitted that despite continued efforts to keep producing content, 'the broader children's media landscape is in decline'.

Children among dozens killed in Israeli strikes, Gaza officials say

found 2024 › Dec › 22 (Sun) @ 23:22 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

A school sheltering displaced families was hit, according to Gaza's civil defence agency.

Children executed and women raped in front of their families as M23 militia unleashes fresh terror on DRC

found 2024 › Dec › 21 (Sat) @ 20:34 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

First-hand accounts from victims of unthinkable violence paint a gruesome picture of the brutality sweeping the central African country. How long is the West prepared to look away?

They were looking f…

The week in classical: La bohème; London Contemporary Music festival – review

found 2024 › Dec › 21 (Sat) @ 13:28 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Royal Opera House; Hackney Church, London
Ukrainian soprano Olga Kulchynska is an unforgettable Mimì in Richard Jones’s ever sumptuous Puccini production. And mischief rules at this year’s LCMF

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Children's charity REJECTS Christmas donation from Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby - as it says it is not consistent with its work supporting victims of sexual abuse

found 2024 › Dec › 21 (Sat) @ 10:34 UTC

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The Archbishop of Canterbury earlier this week sent an annual e-card for the festive season, and said he was making a donation to The Children's Society.

'I can't believe they have done this'... Outrage after the singing Marsh family who previously appeared on the BBC's Children in Need release cringe Gisèle Pelicot parody of Paul Simon's 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover

found 2024 › Dec › 20 (Fri) @ 23:49 UTC

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The Marsh family, from Faversham, Kent, has been slammed for being 'remarkably tasteless' and 'shameful' after releasing a parody song exploring the Gisele Pelicot mass rape trial.

Children’s charity rejects archbishop of Canterbury’s Christmas donation

found 2024 › Dec › 20 (Fri) @ 18:41 UTC

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Children’s Society says accepting donation from Justin Welby would be inconsistent with its principles and values

A children’s charity has rejected a Christmas donation from the archbishop of Canterbu…

Children as young as ten are getting hooked on a 'pick and mix of horror' online which is placing them on a 'conveyor belt' to terrorism, national terror boss warns

found 2024 › Dec › 19 (Thu) @ 07:05 UTC

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Vicki Evans, senior national co-ordinator for counter terrorism policing, said officers were seeing a 'increasing fascination with extreme violence' among schoolchildren searching out horrific violen…

Children as young as 10 accessing extremist material, say counter-terror police

found 2024 › Dec › 18 (Wed) @ 21:00 UTC

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There has been a rapid increase in the number of suspects radicalised on the internet, police say.

Jean Adamson dead aged 96: Author whose Topsy And Tim series brought joy to a generation of children dies

found 2024 › Dec › 18 (Wed) @ 13:45 UTC

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Children's author Jean Adamson, know for the Topsy And Tim series of books, has died aged 96, her family confirmed. The family said that the 'devoted' mother and author died on Sunday.