Playground as Power Generator: Daniel Sheridan's See-Saw

After working as a volunteer in Kenya last summer, Daniel Sheridan, a Coventry University student in Consumer Product Design came up with the idea of the playground as power generator.To be precise, as a last year project he designed a See-Saw that when put in motion by kids...

Gun victim, 16, was from 'well liked' family

" A 16-YEAR-OLD boy gunned down in a Sheffield suburb plagued by gun crime came from a "well-liked" and "well respected" family, police revealed today. The teenager, named locally as Jonathan, of Verdon Street, is believed to have been the victim of an "inner city gang...

Child Burnt by Vandal's Chemicals

"A two-year-old boy is facing surgery after receiving serious burns at a playground slide in the US that had been vandalised with harsh chemicals. Peyton Duschl received second and third-degree burns, mostly to his legs, after using the primary school slide. Vandals had...

Mobile phone culture puts kids at risk

"Children aged as young as six are competing to have the best mobile phone in the playground, a new study has found. And the trend of phone companies marketing directly to children risks damaging their development and leaving them in debt. The Australian Institute research...

Bigger Mardi Gras Crowd Prompts Potty Problem

"Joe Briand recalled a less-than-fond Mardi Gras run-in with the law almost a decade ago, when hundreds of revelers were hopping a fence at a local school to use the playground as an impromptu bathroom. With no restrooms to be found, Briand and two cohorts -- well into a long...

Video: Spit Art

Artists tend to be eccentric. This guy draws with spit. Yes, spit.

Office Bullies Create Workplace 'Warzone'

"The office might be far from the playground, but it’s not off limits to bullies. From a screaming boss to snubbing colleagues, bullies can create a “war zone” in the workplace. In a recent study, bullied employees likened their experiences to a battle, water...