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BBC News
7 days ago
- Politics
- BBC News
Government considering setting social media screen time limits for children
The Government has said that it is considering setting social media screen time limits for News says that Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Peter Kyle told them he was worried about "the overall amount of time kids spend on these apps."According to their reports, he said a two-hour cap per platform could be also report that there have also been discussions about a ban during the school day or at night time. According to Sky News, children would be blocked from accessing social media apps once they have reached the two hour Kyle told the broadcaster: "I'll be making an announcement on these things in the near future. But I am looking very carefully about the overall time kids spend on these apps."I think some parents feel a bit disempowered about how to actually make their kids healthier online," he announcement on screen time is expected later this year, in this has asked the government for a response to the story.
BBC News
16-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Euro 2025: Behind the scenes with Nina Blissett
We are more than half way through Euro 2025 - can England defend their title and become European Champions again?It's currently the quarter-finals, with eight teams playing each other to try get through to the next stage. On Thursday night England will face Sweden, and I'll be watching the game from Stadion Letzigrund in Zurich. I've been out in Switzerland for more than two weeks now, sharing all the action from the tournament with you, the Newsround audience. But when I'm not on your TV screens, I've been taking the chance to soak it all in. The atmosphere I have never been to a football tournament before and didn't know what to expect from Euro 2025. So far I have loved it, especially match days. The atmosphere is electric, with loads of people passionately cheering on their countries. There are faces painted in team colours, flags and bucket hats galore. But it's the noise that really builds the excitement, there are usually people with drums, sometimes even trumpets, to keep the chants going throughout the game. Fans, fans, fans During the competition I have spent time with England, Wales and Netherlands fans and all of them are super supportive of their teams. In particular it was my first time experiencing the Red Wall, as the loyal fans of Wales football teams are known. As it was the women's first time at an international tournament, people wanted to travel to Switzerland to be a part of that history. Although they were knocked out at the group stages, the fans I spoke to were very proud of their team and say they will have inspired the next generation. I also was lucky to meet loads of you guys. Lots of Newsround fans have been out enjoying the games, and I got to chat to you about what you enjoy about Newsround, which has been brilliant too. Switzerland - the host country Switzerland is quite a small country, found squished between France, Germany, Austria and Italy. It known for its wonderful scenery, cheese and chocolate - all of which I have been enjoying whilst out here. One super cool thing here is that there are free water fountains everywhere, which are for the public to drink from. So whenever you're thirsty from the summer sun, you can easily re-fill your water bottle.
Irish Examiner
08-07-2025
- Automotive
- Irish Examiner
My Wedding Day with Sabina Brennan: 'We had our reception in the most beautiful room at Clontarf Castle'
We got married on August 19, 1987. We're coming up to our 40th anniversary in a couple of years! I lived in Clontarf at the time so we got married in St Anthony's Church in Clontarf, and we had the reception in Clontarf Castle. As part of the package with the hotel, we got a huge gold Rolls Royce, and I remember the driver saying to me 'you're not getting any use out of the car!' because the church was only 100 yards away from the hotel. We had around 80 guests at the wedding. Back then, it was very much a family event, and I remember we only had a handful of friends each at the wedding, it was mainly family, and extended family. But that was the norm. I love design. If I didn't do what I do I think I would have been a dress designer. So I designed and made my own wedding dress. It was quite classic and looking at it now I think the design has held up well. At the time it stood out really, it was quite modern. Sabina Brennan and her husband Dave I knew exactly what I wanted in my head, and I made it in Japanese silk. There was yards and yards and yards of material in the dress because I added ruching. The silk was so delicate that when I started sewing the ruching the machine kept pulling the threads, so I ended up having to sew the entire dress by hand. On the morning of the wedding, myself and my dad were the only ones left in the house, and we were waiting for the car to arrive. My dad was halfway up the stairs so he could see the car arriving and I was at the bottom of the stairs. When the car arrived my dad hurried down the steps and he accidentally stood on the train of my dress just as I stepped forward to the door. My dress ripped. Now because I had made the dress myself I was confident I could mend it and I had a needle and thread with me, but I remember when we got to the church news of the accident reached my mother. She may have thought she was whispering discreetly but everyone in the church heard her giving out to my dad! A television crew filming the bride and groom Then I remember seeing my husband at the top of the aisle and thinking 'would no one have fixed his hair!'. It had all fallen forward like a fringe. When we were at the altar together we were holding the mass booklets and I heard dripping water and then I could see drops landing on the booklet. I knew my husband couldn't be crying and when I looked at him I could see he was dripping with sweat! His best man lived in America at the time and had only come home the day before the wedding. Now my husband is not a drinker but he had a few drinks that night and hence the sweating, and why his hair had all fallen forward. He always looks at the photos to this day and gives out that nobody fixed his hair for him. After the ceremony we went to the Rose Garden in St Anne's Park for the photos. There was a TV camera crew in there doing a segment for Newsround about the garden, and they were delighted to see us. So they filmed us and we appeared on the news. Sabina Brennan with her father on her wedding day Then we went to the hotel and had our reception in the most beautiful room that was part of the original castle building. We had a band for the evening, no DJ as it wasn't really a thing back then. The tradition at the time was you had your first dance, and then you were joined by your parents for a second dance. After our first dance, which was to Lady In Red by Chris deBurgh, Dave's father Paddy was nowhere to be found. He had these greyhounds at the time and they had to be walked at a certain time and hadn't he gone off to walk the dogs! The newlyweds with their parents It's different now, but we had to leave the hotel then at around 10.30pm. We had to get into our going-away outfits. I had a gorgeous cream silk dress with a peplum and it was really beautiful, and Dave had a jacket from a real trendy brand at the time. We'd been saving so hard to marry, and being able to splash out on those outfits was really special. The first dance was to Lady in Red by Chris deBurgh Then we got into our banger of a Fiat Ritmo and off we went. We stayed in the Marine Hotel in Sutton that night. Everyone else was still partying, and we just went back to this quiet hotel room. It was really weird. After that, we went off on our honeymoon for two weeks. We went to Sardinia, which was an unusual choice at the time but it was so beautiful. Sabina Brennan's book, Still Me: a neuroscientist's guide to caring for someone with dementia, will be published on July 17.
BBC News
23-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Get involved: Send in your questions about staying safe online
Do you have questions about how to stay safe online? Companies have until 25 July to apply new safety measures laid out by Ofcom - the regulator that oversees TV, radio and the internet in the UK. It comes after the Online Safety Act was introduced, making online and social media companies legally responsible for keeping children and young people safe will be speaking to the government about the new regulations and we want to ask them YOUR questions. What do you want to know about online safety? Is there anything you want to know or ask the government about the new safety measure? Let us know in the comments below. What is the Online Safety Act 2023? The Online Safety Act is a new set of laws which aims to protect children and adults from illegal and harmful content online. The new guidelines mean tech companies will have to make changes to the technology they use that recommends content to young people, and introduce better age checks by 25 July 2025 or they could face big says its new rules include more than 40 guidelines that tech firms must follow, including:Algorithms - tech which offers content users may like - must be changed to filter out harmful content from children's age checks for people accessing age-restricted quick action when harmful content is terms of service easy for children to children the option to decline group chats invitations which may include harmful content, and to block and mute accounts and to disable comments on their own support to children who come across harmful a "named person accountable for children's safety" at the organisation.A yearly review of possible risks to children.
BBC News
23-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Transition day: Top tips for starting a new class or school
As the end of the school year slowly approaches, for some of you this might mean a change of classroom, teacher or even the UK, schools often hold what are know as transition days or weeks. These are when pupils get to visit their new school to see what it's like and meet their new it's moving into high school, or from infants to juniors - keep reading to find out some top tips to help you on your want to know if you've had or are going to have a transition day? Have you got any advice for others? Let us know in the comments below. What are transition days? Transition days provide you with an opportunity to learn more about your soon-to-be school environment, new teachers, classmates and new also a good time to bring up any questions you might have about this new chapter in your idea of starting at a new school can be a little worrying for lots of people, and transition days are a great way of making students feel more comfortable and informed about the whole a transition day where other pupils are present can also remind students that lots of people are in the situation and that can be a really reassuring feeling. Top tips for starting at a new school Although starting a new class or school can seem scary at times, there are lots and lots of students who've gone through the process Robinson, who works at Childline, told Newsround that it can be a "scary time and every year lots of young people tell us that they are worried about the change in environment and about their friends not going to the same school."Whilst change can feel really difficult, overcoming it gets easier the more often you do it and eventually you may start to look forward to new challenges," she change from being the oldest in school to being the youngest can be unsettling for some, with some feeling a little worried about being in an environment with older idea of having new teachers, new subjects and meeting new people can be daunting but also pretty exciting. Newsround asked some Year 7s to give their advice to Year 6s starting a new said to "be yourself, don't worry too much and be kind".Their advice for dealing with any unexpected changes next year is to "get fresh air" and "go on a bike ride and play football to reduce stress".They also explained that even if you haven't been able to visit your new class or school, it's important to remember that "all teachers are understanding and can help you with your worries" when you you're still a little worried, there is lots of support out there for you to get help and to a friend or an adult you trust, like a parent, guardian or a teacher.
