Jack Thorne's recent statement in the news comes as no suprise. According to the author of the Netflix series "Adolescence," the writer quoted the following. He said:
'I would ban smartphone sales up to the age of 16. Why do kids need smartphones? They can have phones but not smartphones. Certainly keeping kids away from smartphones in whatever way possible, I think, is vital.'
Jack Thorne is a parent and he is right to worry about what teenagers are seeing online today; be it violence...
Malta is a small Island in the Mediterranean close to the southern tip of Italy, Sicily. Malta has a rich history. We have prehistroic temples, older than Stonehenge. The Island was once under British rule, but became a Republic in 1974.
Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth and Duchess of Edinburgh, lived in Malta between November 1949 and 1951 in Villa Guardamangia in Pietà, a town close to Malta's capital , Valletta.
The official language in Malta is Maltese, but here we speak English...
A SAMPLE OF DIALOGUE
“It smells divine in here. All this for me aunt Ruth?”
“I thought you might enjoy my old recipes. I made your favourite biscuits and cake. Help yourself Selena.”
“These are delicious. Thank you aunty. I’ve missed you so much..”
“I missed you too, poppet!”
“Mum is over the moon now that you’re living nearby. I don’t think I’ve seen her this happy in years.”
Oh, I know! She’s been fussing over me like we're children all over again. Every time I see her, she’s either bringing me...