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The Guardian Politics27 Mar 2026

Keep under-fives’ screen time to no more than an hour a day, UK advice says

Keir Starmer promises to help parents limit children’s online activity as government issues guidance to families Children under five should spend no more than an hour a day on screens, new government advice says. Screen time for children under two should be avoided except for shared activities encouraging interaction, families are advised. Continue reading...

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BBC Politics26 Mar 2026

Screen time for under-fives should be limited to one hour a day, parents told

New government guidance suggests avoiding fast-paced children's content and sharing screen time where possible.

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Express Politics26 Mar 2026

Parents of young children told how long its safe to let them stare at a phone or tablet

The Prime Minister unveiled the guidance for parents as part of efforts to clampdown on online harms.

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The Guardian Politics26 Mar 2026

Tories are convinced McSweeney’s phone is the only one in London not to have been stolen | John Crace

Having painted London as a crime-ridden no-go zone, you’d have thought the Conservatives might cut McSweeney some slack In recent years the Conservatives and the rightwing media have gone to great lengths to tell us that London has become a no-go zone. A hellscape where women are afraid to leave their homes. Where every non-white person is a criminal. Where simply using your phone is an invitation to be mugged. Where the police do nothing, and to make it through the day alive is as much as anyon

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The Guardian Politics26 Mar 2026

Listen to a grieving mother and have no doubts: water privatisation has been a lethal scandal | Clive Lewis

Progressives must wage a battle against a rotten capitalist system that milks our resources – and destroys lives. Let the fightback start with water In more than a decade as an MP, I have attended hundreds of meetings in parliament. Most pass. Some linger. Few stay with you. But a recent event was very different. We hosted the actors, the real-life people they portrayed and the production team behind the Channel 4 docudrama Dirty Business. It tells the story of campaigners and families who have

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Conservative Home26 Mar 2026

Terri Bloore: Mark Carney’s landmark Davos speech already reads differently today

Strategic competition between major powers is intensifying. In that environment, middle powers cannot simply assume stability will hold. The post Terri Bloore: Mark Carney’s landmark Davos speech already reads differently today appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home26 Mar 2026

Elliott Malik: Environmental regulations are failing to restore nature whilst blocking housebuilding

We need a common sense approach to Biodiversity Net Gain. The post Elliott Malik: Environmental regulations are failing to restore nature whilst blocking housebuilding appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics26 Mar 2026

Parents of Send pupils without EHCPs are least satisfied with schools, survey in England finds

Only 38% of parents without care plans felt teachers in mainstream schools had the tools to deal with special needs Parents of children with special needs in England feel alienated from their schools if they don’t have legal protection, according to the biggest representative survey of its kind. In a finding that will cause consternation among government ministers, the survey of parents found that those of children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) but no education, health a

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The Guardian Politics25 Mar 2026

Fifteen new councils to be created in south and east of England

New unitary councils will replace 43 counties and districts under latest round of local government overhaul Fifteen new councils will be created in the south and east of England under the latest round of a major local government overhaul, aimed at boosting economic growth and accelerating mass housebuilding plans. The new unitary councils will replace 43 counties and districts across Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Hampshire, with hundreds of councillors’ roles axed. A decision on future arrangement

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Express Politics25 Mar 2026

Higher petrol prices, mortgages and council tax as economy in crisis with worse to come

Chancellor Rachel Reeves was hit by a series of disastrous figures but experts say the impact of the Iran war will make things even worse

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The Guardian Politics25 Mar 2026

London authority seeks £6m fire safety works refund for building that burned down

Leaseholders criticise plan to reclaim funds spent on destroyed Spectrum Building in Dagenham People who lost their homes when a tower block in Dagenham burned down say they are being made to pay for the building’s fire safety works after the government demanded its money back. Former leaseholders of the Spectrum Building, a seven-storey block of flats which was demolished after a major fire in August 2024, said it was “absolutely outrageous” the Greater London Authority (GLA) was seeking to rec

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Express Politics25 Mar 2026

Fly-tipping 'out of control' as cases soar above 1.2m – 'current system is failing'

Labour urged to end injustice that leaves farmers to foot criminals' bills as cases rocket by 9% in a year

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