I read 3 popular books everyone loves — I'll never take advice from the internet again

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/staying-in/popular-books-tiktok-booktok-review-36989225

Youth mental health centre to close amid budget crisis
By Brooke Chandler and Mikayla McGuirk-Scolaro

A NSW South Coast community says the proposed closure of a mental health and welfare centre could result in more youth suicides.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-13/kiama-youth-service-to-close-due-to-council-budget-crisis/106542098

#MentalHealth #Teenagers #RegionalCommunities #GovernmentandPolitics #Suicide #Homelessness #LocalGovernment #BrookeChandler #MikaylaMcGuirkScolaro

Meet the teens learning maths, English and winemaking at school
By Annie Brown

These high school students in Cowra make up to 750 bottles of wine a year as part of their studies.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2026-04-12/corowa-high-school-students-make-and-sell-wine/106540702

#Viticulture #Teenagers #PublicSchools #AnnieBrown

Parents' heartbreaking tribute to brave teen who died after leukaemia battle

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/parents-heartbreaking-tribute-brave-teen-37000356

Woman, 19, mauled to death by 'family pet' pictured as tributes pour in

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/woman-19-mauled-death-family-36999990

Machete brawl in Dewsbury town centre as armed cops swarm and shoppers terrified

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/machete-brawl-dewsbury-town-centre-36998597

Teen shuns screens to turn love of chickens into growing egg business
By Lara Webster

While many teenagers spend their spare time online gaming or playing sport, 14-year-old Max Lye hangs out with a bunch of chooks and dreams of owning his own egg farm.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-11/tamworth-teenager-max-lye-egg-business-chickens/106536820

#PoultryFarming #LivestockFarming #HumanInterest #Teenagers #LaraWebster

New Bedford Light (Massachusetts): House plans vote to ban social media use for children under 14. “Stepping beyond the reach of a Senate-approved bill, the House plans to vote Wednesday on legislation prohibiting social media use for children under 14, requiring platforms to obtain parental consent for users ages 14 and 15, and banning students from using cellphones in schools. Under the […]