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The first UK government guidance on young children’s use of tablets, smartphones and other screens, expected in April, cannot come soon enough. The laissez-faire approach to the boom in social media, handheld devices and other digital technology was arguably nowhere less suitable than when such machines were placed in front of babies. The Department for Education’s ongoing Children of the 2020s study has found that 98% of two-year-olds watch screens on a typical day for more than two hours. Those who spent the most time had smaller vocabularies, and were twice as likely as other children to show signs of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Thursday that global inaction toward Iran and other authoritarian regimes is fueling mounting security threats, accusing Europe of relying on symbolism instead of real power at a moment of escalating danger.”Europe still feels more like geography, history, tradition — not a real political force, not a great power,” he said during an address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, just after meeting with President Donald Trump on negotiations over the war with Russia. Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will meet with Russian President…

Gwynne steps down, paving way for Burnham to become MPMP Andrew Gwynne, who was suspended from the Labour party last year over offensive WhatsApp messages, issued a statement on Thursday announcing that he will be vacating his seat, a move that will allow Andy Burnham a new route to Parliament.Gwynne cites his health for why he has applied to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to seek the office of Crown Steward of the Manor of Northstead, a procedure that will allow him to step down.“There will be a by-election soon and I wish my successor, whoever it is, all the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Vice President JD Vance stops in Minnesota Thursday, which is ground zero in the heated battle over President Donald Trump’s aggressive illegal immigration crackdown.A White House official told Fox News that Vance will use his trip to “highlight the Administration’s commitment to restoring law and order in Minneapolis.”The official said that Vance will meet with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents during his stop, “to reinforce the White House’s unwavering support for federal immigration officials.” And Vance also plans to hold a roundtable discussion with community leaders and hold a news conference.Apparently…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump unveiled his Board of Peace on Thursday, with world leaders signing on to pursue a lasting agreement for Gaza.Trump inaugurated the board during a speech and signing ceremony at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.”Once this board is completely formed, we can do pretty much whatever we want to do. And we’ll do it in conjunction with the United Nations,” Trump said in a statement.”This isn’t the United States, this is for the world,” he added. “I think we can spread it out to other things as we…

A first group of asylum seekers has been moved into a former military camp in East Sussex, the Home Office has said, amid expectations of protests and legal challenges.Crowborough training camp received 27 men in the early hours of Thursday morning, a statement said, which will be scaled up to 500 over several months.It is one of two military camps identified by ministers to house 900 people – the other being in Inverness.Using language that reflects the home secretary’s hardline stance on housing asylum seekers, Shabana Mahmood said the move was part of a plan to move claimants out of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A judge ruled Wednesday that the configuration of New York City’s lone congressional district represented by a Republican is unconstitutional, ordering the state to redraw the district by next month.State Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Pearlman ruled that the composition of New York’s 11th Congressional District — which covers all of Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn — unconstitutionally diluted the votes of Black and Hispanic residents. He ordered the Independent Redistricting Commission to complete a new map by Feb. 6.The district is held by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., who won her…

You get up and go to the loo, only to find the flush doesn’t work. You try the shower, except nothing comes out. You want a glass of water, but on turning the tap there is not a drop. Your day stumbles on, stripped of its essentials: no washing hands, no cleaning up the baby, neither tea nor coffee, no easy way to do the dishes or the laundry. Dirt accumulates; tempers fray.The water company texts: we are so sorry; colleagues are working to restore connection; everything should soon be normal. You want to believe them, but the more it’s…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After President Donald Trump announced a new Greenland “framework” had been agreed upon with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, the NATO chief told Fox News’ “Special Report with Bret Baier” the U.S. forcibly taking control of Greenland from Denmark was not discussed during meetings between him and Trump in Switzerland during the World Economic Forum.”That issue did not come up anymore in my conversations with Mr. President. He’s very much focused on what we need to do to make sure that that huge Arctic region, where change is taking place at the…

David Lammy’s plans to introduce judge-only criminal trials in England and Wales will save less than 2% of time in crown courts, the Institute for Government (IFG) has said.In a report that casts doubt on the ability of the changes, which will slash the number of jury trials to achieve their goal of wiping out the courts’ backlog, the thinktank described the gains from judge-only trials as “marginal”.It said while the number of jury trials would fall by about 50%, there would probably be only a 7 to 10% reduction in total time taken in the courtroom as a result…