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For everyone and especially parents the following guide provides useful advice on:
Mobile phones and apps
Streaming content and smart TVs
Gaming consoles and online games
Social media
Cyberbullying
Privacy and information security
Viewing inappropriate content online
Online predators
Version 1: The Ultimate Parent Guide for Protecting Your Child on the Internet Version 2: The Ultimate Parent Guide for Protecting Your Child on the Internet

See also these guides from www.antivirusguide.com

Internet Safety for Kids: The Definitive Guide [2022] The Ultimate Social Media Safety Guide for Kids [2022] The Definitive Guide to Parental Control [2022]
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Location: Burwell, Cambridgeshire, England
Postal Code: CB25 (Changed 2006-2007 from CB5)
STD CODE: 01638
Latitude: 52:16:26N (52.274)
Longitude: 0:19:43E (0.3287)
GeoNames: 2654195
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Burwell, one of only 7 out of 243 Cambridgehsire parishes who have chosen to opt out of the council weed treatment programme. Controlling weeds
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UK's biggest solar farm approved for east of England (Click on image for larger version)
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Millstone Park Housing Development
(350 new homes)
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BBC News
Arsonists burn 600 tonnes of straw
Police say inquiries into the incident are ongoing.
Calls for 'misogynistic' sculpture to be removed
Opinions are split on the public artwork, which its creator hopes will trigger a positive debate about art.
Ice cream man scoops council's 100s and 1,000s
A council hands an ice cream firm £40,000 to help pay for a machine that makes waffle cones.
Parakeets spotted in orchard for first time
The colourful birds are seen for the first time near Cambridge, according to an orchard owner.
Rail boss says growth proves Serpell Report wrong
Passenger growth is proving that the 1980s proposal to shut all but two lines in the East was wrong.
Hedgehog hostel appeals for new premises
Volunteers at a hedgehog hostel appeal for larger premises as its annual intake reaches capacity.
New music night promises 'mini festival experience'
The event is being put together by the co-founder of the long-running Sound and Vision convention.
‘IVF was the only chance we had of having a family’
A family who struggled to conceive over two generations speak of their journey to have babies.
Hospital recruits five tiny babies for feeding study
The study looks at how babies born up to six weeks early are fed through tubes.
All-day concessionary bus travel approved
The scheme, starting next year, helps people who regard the bus as a "lifeline", the mayor says.
Cancer research 'could stall', says charity
As it invests in a new £173m centre, Cancer Research UK says more government funding is needed.

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