Experiences This teenage pilot is solo flying around the world Teenager Zara Rutherford hopes to complete her 51,000-kilometre trip across five continents and 52 countries by mid-January 2022. 23/12/2021
Sweden Swedish teenager jailed for murdering police officer in Gothenburg The 17-year-old was found guilty of shooting dead the officer on 30 June. 20/11/2021
Health Facebook challenged over Instagram's mental health impact on kids US Senators accused Facebook of hiding research that showed Instagram was harming teenagers. The company says it takes safety "very seriously". 01/10/2021
Biztech news Facebook puts the brakes on its controversial Instagram Kids app Concerns were raised last month about the potential harmful effects Instagram had on teenagers. 27/09/2021
Finland Three Finnish teenagers convicted of torturing fellow student to death The case has also revealed flaws in Finland's social care homes for young people. 03/09/2021
Sweden Teenage suspect arrested in Sweden after stabbing at Eslöv school A teenage suspect has been arrested in Sweden after a man was stabbed and seriously injured at a school in Eslöv. 19/08/2021
world news European Medicines Agency first to approve Moderna jab for children It is the first time the vaccine has been authorised for people aged under 18. 23/07/2021
Austria Murder of Austrian teenage girl sparks row over deportations policy A 13-year-old girl was allegedly drugged, abused, and killed in Vienna last weekend by four Afghan nationals. 01/07/2021
USA CDC: COVID-19 vaccines beneficial despite rare heart inflammation U.S. health officials are strengthening cautions about a rare side effect of some COVID-19 vaccines — chest pain and heart inflammation, mostly seen in teenagers and young adults 24/06/2021
Belgium Belgium vows crackdown on rape after suicide of 14-year-old victim Belgium's government has proposed doubling the maximum sentence for rape after a 14-year-old victim killed herself just days after she was assaulted and filmed in Ghent. 04/06/2021
Green News How a TikTok trend led to hundreds of abandoned ducklings The popularity of duckling videos on TikTok led to teens buying them from street sellers for as little as €5, unaware of the care ducklings need to survive 21/05/2021
Spain Evidence suggests children can also suffer from 'Long COVID' "I used to study hard and got very good grades," one 15-year-old sufferer told Euronews. "But now I can't study. I don't retain information." 01/04/2021
France Two teenagers probed for murder after girl, 14, drowned near Paris Two French teenagers are being investigated for murder after a 14-year-old schoolgirl was found drowned in the River Seine near Paris. 11/03/2021
The Cube TikTok agrees to block underage users in Italy It comes after a girl, 10, died in Sicily while participating in a so-called “blackout” challenge on the Chinese-owned network. 04/02/2021
France France probes violent Paris attack that left Ukrainian, 15, in a coma The victim, identified only as Yuriy, was beaten up and left in a coma at the attack in Paris' 15th arrondissement on January 15. 25/01/2021
Italy Italy orders TikTok to block underage users after 10-year-old's death Italy has ordered TikTok to block any users whose age cannot be confirmed after a 10-year-old girl from Palermo died while filming an online "challenge" on a mobile phone. 22/01/2021
Experiences 16 and 60: Travelling through Europe with my grandmother Adam English was a teenager when he travelled to Vienna, Budapest, Prague and Germany by coach with his grandmother. 16/01/2021
Ireland Irish teenager wins national award for 'deepfake' video detector Greg Tarr, from County Cork, will now present his project at the European Union's Contest for Young Scientists. 11/01/2021
France Two-thirds of French teenagers spend too much time on screen Two-thirds of French teenagers spend more than two hours sitting on their phones or computers and do not get enough exercise, the country's health and safety agency warned in a statement released on Monday. 23/11/2020
View Lockdown loneliness is going to have a worse long-term impact on teenagers’ mental health ǀ View Surveys are beginning to shed light on the impact that the lockdowns to contain the spread of COVID-19 is having on mental health and well-being. Early findings from these surveys suggest that loneliness is a particular problem for teenagers. 03/06/2020
world news How to be a good parent under lockdown? Follow the three Rs "Routine, regulation and reassurance." 27/04/2020
