And these highly erotic fire appliances operated by Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service.

Looked some more into this over weekend. When you enter a card number (used a stripe test number) it asks you for the card's balance which needs to be at least $200. If the transaction fails, it suggests you create a card with Paypal or Revolut and use that. The scammers really want your dosh.

Phone use in should much be manage with policy that is realistic. This headteacher does a good job laying out the issues with a blanket ban. schoolsweek.co.uk/banning-phon...

That said David Grossman’s report on 'trans issues' is from Oct 2024. BBC doesn't seem to have covered the cases much, if at all, before that date. Since then the beeb seems to have over corrected and started covering the cases disproportionality compared with other employment tribunals.

"Stories of nurses being forced to change alongside biological men in Darlington or Fife have barely been covered the BBC."

Excuse my french but that's bullshit. BBC news covers GC employment tribunal cases more than almost any other.

In the conclusion (p56) they are skeptical about banning phones in school because we should ban under 16s from social media instead to "releas[e] young people from the grip of addiction."

Some kids may want a ban but there are benefits for queer kids. www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

The harder you restrict sex and sexuality online the more it turns up in odd places as people work around the restrictions. The answer is comprehensive sex and relationships education from a young age. www.404media.co/egg-yolk-pop...

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