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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]
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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'Radical' plans for a new £2.3bn major hospitalMore than 70% of the trust's current estate is in a poor or bad condition.
Last supermoon of the year lights up the EastWeather watchers across the region snap pictures of the year's last supermoon.
City bus drivers striking over Christmas in pay rowHundreds of drivers and engineers in the city are set to strike for five days, a union says.
When Frankenstein took over a stately homeStaff at the historical house hope the new Netflix horror will entice a new generation to visit.
Prison officer admits performing oral sex on inmateRebecca Pinckard pleads guilty to having a relationship with a prisoner at Highpoint Prison.
Council admits error over 'underused bins' claimThe council said it had removed underused bins in the summer, but it is now reversing that claim.
Hospital staff don festive socks to mark ChristmasThe hospital's charity is holding its first Festive Socks Day and hopes others will take part.
Minister 'committed' to Ely junction but no funds yetUpgrades to a major railway junction are discussed in Parliament, but no funding commitment is made.
Cathedral appoints new chief operating officerJack Pishhorn will take over the role at Peterborough Cathedral next year.
Decision soon on plan to turn stable into homesCity councillors will discuss plans to turn an 1885 stable block into three homes.
Golden £20k hello not the lifeline we thought, says dentistA practice manager in Cambridgeshire says she has been unable to fill her three NHS places.