I have 7 kids at home. They get a dumb phone when they get to an age when we need to pick them up from their extra curricular activities. As they get older they get a regular phone, but have restrictions and they are monitored, as is their access to computers. They do not get an email till they are 13. Their school has a no social media policy that parents sign on to. They are not allowed x, insta, snap or facebook till they are 18. No government supervision required. Just good old parenting.

Always remember, they ensured our children had nowhere else to turn but social media when they locked them in their homes for a year. Now they're taking that away because people didn't want Digital ID. Make no mistake, this is about adults and not children.

I have put restrictions on my kids phones so they can’t use them before 7am or after 8pm except to make calls/send texts. They can’t download apps without me approving and they’re not allowed: WhatsApp Instagram TikTok Snapchat X It’s called parenting, some should try it.

Exclusive from @oliver_wright Dartmoor ponies could be subject to mass culling to reduce the impact on biodiversity after a controversial ruling by the government’s environmental quango Natural England has demanded that all livestock grazing on the moor is reduced by about 75 per cent to protect other habitats, plants and species The move looks set to result in the culling of up to nine in ten of the semi-wild ponies as farmers prioritise their own cattle and sheep to remain within Natural England’s limit to minimise the impact on their own livelihoods Natural England argued that the move was necessary to protect the diversity of Dartmoor, which is a designated site of special scientific interest However, the plan goes against a government commissioned review into the future of Dartmoor, published two years ago, which concluded that Natural England “should not take actions likely to result in a reduction in pony numbers”, adding they were “invaluable for conservation grazing” The move has led to claims that the quango is acting as judge, jury and executioner of the ponies — a species which is itself seen as endangered Dartmoor ponies could be put to death under biodiversity plans thetimes.com/article/ba529f3…

🎶🎶Got me leg bones muddled with me arm bones🎶🎶

Too many carers are being let down by an NHS continuing healthcare (CHC) process that is failing to fund the right care for people with complex health needs. Join us in urging the UK government to fix NHS CHC this #CarersWeek. Sign petition: action.dementiauk.org/fix-nh…

A new factsheet on diet and #polio is now available from the British Polio Fellowship. Our thanks to Angela Reddy and Nicole Desmond, Senior Specialist Dietitians at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, for their support in producing this valuable resource. Download it from our website britishpolio.org.uk/professi…

Really good series. Thanks @BBC_Springwatch . See you next time. #springwatch

Great film from Ben #dartmoor #springwatch

Just had the fire on. #flamingjune

Connections Puzzle #1094 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Look what’s been built in Cardiff for swifts. My niece sent me these photos and said the structure was alive with birds. Heartening to see. It’s shaped like a swift in flight I think. Other towns have created similar swift nest sites including Exeter. Thank you for caring.

I've done a bit of ironing. I can't do the long haul now. I'm exhausted. Puffing like a steam train.

Yes Iolo you've told us 3 times what's there 😂 #Springwatch

The catalogue of systemic failures, to assess, to medicate, to confine, to arrest and to treat families with the respect they deserve, revealed by the Public Inquiry & by @MrsEmmaWebber must never be repeated - my challenge to the Prime Minister bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8d…

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This year Carers Week is all about building carer friendly communities. We’ll be highlighting the impact carer friendly communities can have in making a real and lasting difference to the lives of carers everywhere. carersweek.org/ We’re proud to be supporting #CarersWeek! 8-14 June

I am so bloody tired. Honestly, next time you go to a church wedding, find the verger and say thank you for all your hard work. I know you've been here since stupid o'clock this morning and have dealt with tantrums (vicar) stupidity (best man) artistic temperament (florist) hysterics (bride) know alls (photographer) so, thank you, verger. The wedding was lovely. Then, let the verger go home and not move for at least a day.

I like a brown egg. It looks better somehow. #teambrowneggs @sainsburys