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We’ve been running our FREE Women’s Self-Defence Workshops in Southwark over the past few weeks, and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. Each 2-hour session is delivered by expert self-defence coaches, Joanna and Shermane . They combine practical physical interventions with discussions on personal safety, local safety protocols, common threats in the area, and awareness strategies . Participants leave with greater confidence, empowerment, and real-world self-pro

A systematic review of children under age 10 found that higher screen and media use — not necessarily social media specifically, but broadly digital media — is associated with negative outcomes. These include more behavioural problems, sleep issues, higher depressive symptoms, lower emotional intelligence, and lower academic achievement.* This research reinforces a crucial point for parents: the digital world has real, measurable effects on young minds. And while technology i

On 1 November 2025 a mass stabbing attack occurred aboard a train travelling from Doncaster to London’s King’s Cross. Passengers described chaos: people bleeding, seats soaked in blood, others trying to escape through the train carriage. Although such incidents are rare on UK rail networks, they are a wake-up call: confined spaces like train carriages create very specific vulnerabilities. As someone who teaches self‐defence and safety, my aim is not to raise panic but to incr