Furious passers-by seize massive knife from 13-year-old ‘after they catch him trying to rob phones’

Furious passers-by seize massive knife from 13-year-old boy ‘after they catch him trying to rob phones from children’ Clip shows locals demanding him to hand over knife in East London last Saturday Teenager seen taking out hidden knife before a man holds it up to the camera He says: ‘You think that’s funny? Going around … Read more

Police say missing 13-year-old girl who disappeared in Bristol is found

Police say missing 13-year-old girl who disappeared in Bristol is found after returning home to her family Julia, 13, has been found after returning home to her family in Bristol  Avon and Somerset Police had launched urgent appeal to trace missing girl She had last been seen at around 12.30pm in Easton, Britsol on Sunday  … Read more

Sister’s heartbreaking pledge after her 13-year-old brother is stabbed to death in park

The sister of a boy of 13 who was stabbed to death in a country park yesterday vowed to ‘get justice’. Olly Stephens died at the beauty spot near his family’s four-bedroom home in a leafy Berkshire suburb. Rumours were circulating yesterday that the teenager had been lured into a trap in a disastrous attempt … Read more

Mother, 45, who left her 13-year-old daughter dying on the sofa to go to the pub is jailed

Mother, 45, who left her 13-year-old daughter dying on the sofa to go to the pub is jailed for three-and-a-half years Sharon Goldie, 45, failed to seek medical treatment for daughter, Robyn Goldie The 13-year-old died in July 2018 after suffering a perforated duodenal ulcer In week before she died, teenager tried to get treatment … Read more

Speeches of US politicians ‘have the reading age of a 13-year-old’

Congressional speeches made by US politicians have become simpler since the 1970s and only require the reading age of a 13-year-old to be followed, study found. Computer scientists from Kansas State University analysed two million congressional speeches from Republican and Democrat politicians made between 1873 and 2010.  Text analysis algorithms were used to examine how congressional … Read more

Sport of the future: 13-year-old girl invents the ‘Electrodeck’ remote-control skateboard

A teenage girl has won an award for her design for a new type of remote controlled skateboard dubbed the ‘Electrodeck’ that can reach speeds of 10mph. The skateboard is an innovative way to make skaters go faster and do more tricks without ever having to take their feet off the board, competition organisers claim. … Read more