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For everyone who has despaired of children ever again being allowed to climb trees, race a go-kart down the street and roam the neighbourhood playing games, there's good news.
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Children have more autonomy about what they eat or wear, but less independence in real terms
The slide rules pale in comparison to the rules for the monkey bars and rings. Kids are not allowed to sit or walk on the monkey bars, nor can they "skip rings or rungs."
"This is literally a playground that's for 2- to 5-year-olds," says former preschool teacher Katie Courtney.
An oil and gas company has been fined £535,000 after an offshore worker suffered life-changing injuries when a crane collapsed.