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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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City offices to be converted into student roomsPembroke College is to transform a city centre Grade II listed building into 13 student rooms.
Double shootings to feature in TV documentaryAn investigation into the murders of Gary Dunmore and Josh Dunmore are featuring in two episodes.
Merchandise inspired by town's geese raises £4,000The gaggle is the inspiration behind items such as a calendar, tea towels, greeting cards and socks.
Bingo is back with hopes to attract young peopleRegulars say they are thrilled that the social hub is back in business.
Land record offers snapshot of 18th Century lifeAn 18th Century survey reveals details of life in Chesterton before it became a Cambridge suburb.
Suspected cable thieves abandon van stuck in ditchPolice say an attempt to take hundreds of metres of underground cable "didn't go as expected".
'10 years ago I rocked up and I've been here ever since'Actors say it is a privilege to play the same venues year after year, often in the same type of role.
Cambridge's Smith not taking games for grantedSmith is fine-tuning his training schedule after eight months out with a knee injury but is relishing being back in action.
NHS urges 250,000 vulnerable people to get flu jabVulnerable people are being urged to get the vaccine before the festive period.
Cambridge's Smith not taking games for grantedSmith is fine-tuning his training schedule after eight months out with a knee injury but is relishing being back in action.
Weston-super-Mare make history and joy for two Robins - FA Cup round-up BBC Sport reflects on the key talking points from the FA Cup second round results as non-league Weston-super-Mare go through.