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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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Cambridge Uni objects to railway near observatoryResearch at the Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory has been recognised with two Nobel Prizes.
Listed library needs £1.5m in renovation worksMill Road library has been empty for several years and was last used as a library in 1996.
School condemns 'abusive' posts by Reform leaderRyan Coogan calls for the resignation of a school's special educational needs co-ordinator.
Heatwave in Cambridgeshire: What's the advice?The NHS, schools and Anglian Water are offering guidance on staying cool during the high heat.
'We're young - we don't think much about the EU'Polls suggest most would back rejoining the EU, but four younger voters say it is a distant concept.
Praise for train crash medics who went 'above and beyond'A hospital boss says staff and volunteers worked in an "exceptionally challenging situation".
Fears for rivers as flows 'exceptionally low'Only two rivers in East Anglia are rated as having "normal" flows.
Watch: Large sinkhole found on redeveloped roadThe cause of the sinkhole on Milton Road in Cambridge is being investigated by highways teams.
Sinkhole closes busy city road in both directionsThe sinkhole opened on Milton Road, close to the Elizabeth Way roundabout, on Monday, police say.
'Spectacularly quick' train crash response saved livesAir ambulance crews feared "100 casualties and up to 20 fatalities" in the crash, it has emerged.
Community comes together after fatal crashA taxi firm ferries people to and from hospital without charge, while a chaplain offers support.