Cops declare Seattle protest a riot as youth detention center goes up in flames

A Black Lives Matter protester has been shot dead during a march in Austin as a youth detention center and police precinct have been torched in Seattle and demonstrators gather again in Portland amid stand-offs with Donald Trump’s federal agents.  One protester was shot and killed when gunshots were fired during a protest in downtown … Read more

Former Hull youth team player Thomas Beattie comes out as gay

‘I never thought about coming out whilst playing’: Former Hull City youth team player Thomas Beattie announces he is gay… and is only the fourth male professional footballer who has played in Britain to come out Former professional footballer Thomas Beattie has come out as gay  Beattie, from Yorkshire, played for Hull City’s youth team … Read more

Jeremy Meeks reveals he was ‘extremely victimised’ at the hands of police in his youth

Jeremy Meeks revealed he has been ‘extremely victimised’ by police in his youth, as he reflected on the Black Lives Matter movement on Friday’s Good Morning Britain. The model, 36, who is known as the ‘Hot Felon‘, spoke candidly about his past and said there were many times he was wrongfully targeted by the law. … Read more

The new elixir of youth? Snail slime! SARAH BARCLAY puts it to the test

Snail slime? Hmm. It doesn’t exactly have the same ring as past flavour-of-the-moment beauty ingredients such as Caviar and rose-stem cells. Snail mucus sounds more like something Bear Grylls would slap on a companion to deal with a nasty sunburn. Nevertheless, snail mucin (as it is technically known) is the hot ingredient of the moment. … Read more

Former Roma youth player Joseph Bouasse Perfection dies aged 21

Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger pays tribute to ‘brother’ Joseph Bouasse Perfection – who was ‘trafficked into Italy with the promise of making it as a footballer’ – as ex-Roma academy player dies aged 21 after suffering heart attack Roma announced that ex-midfielder Joseph Bouasse Perfection had died aged 21 Bouasse never went on to make … Read more

Youth worker, 25, bravely reveals her horrific stab wounds after being attacked by boyfriend 

A youth worker who was left with life-changing injuries following a brutal attack by her boyfriend has opened up about her domestic abuse struggles. Jade Herbert, 25, had to spend a month in hospital after suffering serious scars to her face, head and left hand from when Fidal Robinson, 23, attacked her with a glass … Read more

BBC Four facing the axe as bosses look to move some of its £44m budget to youth channel BBC Three 

BBC Four is facing the axe as corporation prepares to reassign some of its £44million programme budget to youth channel BBC Three Despite the financial outlay, the highbrow channel attracts just 2% of all viewers With the average viewer aged 64, the BBC wants to win over a younger audience Presenters rally to try and … Read more

Youth unemployment could hit one million this year

Youth unemployment could hit one million this year as think thank warns that jobless figures among the young are set to rise by 600,000 The  Resolution Foundation predicted youth unemployment could hit one million This would be more than double the current youth unemployment at 408,000  The study warns that young people leaving schools face ‘years … Read more