Teenagers

Divine Mbaloula shows us around her home in North London. “Our bathroom leaks into the kitchen and part of the living room,” the 14-year-old says. “The ceiling in the kitchen is rotten.”Damp is clearly visible throughout the house, with…

THE WORD is Westminster is that Rishi Sunak will be in his California penthouse by the weekend.Time and again the PM has rejected claims he’ll quit the UK if he loses Thursday’s election. So expect him to quit the UK when he loses…

A UK tourist town has an underbelly so seedy, parents won’t take their children out after dark.While the seaside town of Scarborough can still pull a crowd, both locals and visitors have concerns over the place once night falls. Alcohol,…

"I will be one of the first 16-year-olds to vote if Labour wins the General Election. "Giving the vote to people my age at least shows Labour care about the younger generation – something we’ve not had from the Tories. It sometimes feels…

The Tories will fight dirty in the final days of the election campaign in a desperate bid to cling to power, Jonathan Ashworth has warned.The Labour campaign strategist said the party is braced for Rishi Sunak and his pals to get further…

A gang of teenagers who launched a horrific attack on another using machetes, an axe and a golf club shockingly avoided jail.The skull of Tom Hilton, who was 17 at the time of the attack, was exposed during the shock attack, and he was also…

As the desperate search for missing British teenager Jay Slater is ongoing after he vanished in Tenerife, there have sadly been a number of youngsters that have gone missing without a trace.The 19-year-old was in the Canary Islands on a…

Labour will ban the sale of energy drinks to children aged under 16, the Mirror can reveal.Keir Starmer is promising the clampdown because of the impact on kids’ health - as well as concentration in classrooms. The drinks can be packed with…

A UK city has become so damaged by ‘yob culture’ that cats are slain in the street and booze has been banned.Salisbury in Wiltshire is a beautiful place, with a breathtaking 13th-century cathedral and historic winding streets, but something…

Spy chiefs will hold summer schools to find the next generation of James Bonds.Bosses at GCHQ are planning workshops around the country. The Outreach programme will give teenagers a taste of life across the three national security…