Tag: Healthy lifestyles
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Let teenagers lie-in, urge top scientists
An extra hour in bed every morning could improve the academic performance and well-being of teenagers, researchers say, due to their unique sleep patterns. Is it time to give them a break?
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Fans vent their fury as Minecraft is sold off
It is one of the greatest independent video games ever, in which players can build vast structures and even whole countries. Now it has been sold to Microsoft. Was this the right decision?
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Loneliness ‘epidemic’ plaguing young people
Experts say that loneliness could be reaching epidemic proportions among the young and that social media may be making it worse. How serious is the problem and should we do more to solve it?
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Australian sporting hero announces he is gay
Ian Thorpe, a record-breaking Australian swimmer, has revealed on television that he is gay. Will his announcement help challenge the ingrained homophobia that haunts the sporting world?
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Expert demands legal protection for accents
They are a source of pride for millions of people across the UK, but a new study finds that many fear their accents cause discrimination. Should regional voices be protected by the law?
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World’s tallest waterslide opens in the US
Higher than both Niagara Falls and the Statue of Liberty, the Verrückt slide opens in Kansas this week. Should we celebrate these terrifying feats of engineering or be alarmed by them?
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MPs’ fury over the ‘national scandal’ of FGM
A report by MPs urgently calls for a national plan to deal with the issue of female genital mutilation in the UK. But is it up to communities or authorities to put an end to this abuse?
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Young tennis pair slay Wimbledon giants
Two young players have sent two of tennis’s biggest names, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray, crashing out of the tournament. Does youthful exuberance have the edge over experience in sport?
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Medics urge lifelong smoking ban for teens
Last week, the British Medical Association voted overwhelmingly in favour of a ban on the sale of cigarettes to anyone born after the year 2000. But would such a policy be fair?
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Controversial drug ban splits UK communities
Chewing on the high-inducing khat plant has been a part of Somali, Ethiopian and Yemeni culture for millennia, but the UK government has now banned it on health grounds. Is the ban right?
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‘Vile’ teen book scoops prestigious prize
A disturbing teen novel by Kevin Brooks, about a boy who is held hostage, has just been awarded one of literature’s most important prizes. Is young adult fiction becoming too dark?
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Sexual violence in India shocks the world
The appalling case of two teenage girls who were brutally raped and then hanged has prompted outrage across India and the world. Can anything be done to prevent such dreadful crimes?
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‘Arrogant’ humans urged to get more sleep
This week scientists have warned that we are all getting less sleep than ever before, which is leading to many serious health problems. But can sleep really be that important?
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Scientists warn of world without antibiotics
For over 50 years we have depended on them to keep us healthy. Now experts tell us our misuse of antibiotics means they are no longer working. It’s very serious, but is there a remedy?
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Calls grow for ‘sin tax’ on addictive sugar
Limiting the amount of sugar we consume is crucial to reducing our unhealthy levels of obesity. Should the government start taxing sugary drinks and snacks in the same way as cigarettes?