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Robert Beck

Manchester
As seen in: Good Morning Britain, BBC, The Guardian, Sovos
Covers:  Current Affairs, Consumer, Money, Scams, Fraud, LGBT+ Issues, Climate Change, Educational Content
Producer, Good Morning Britain Previously: Podcast Producer (In This Place: Gaychester) - Articles for @guardian & @bbcbitesize
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Paddy & Christine McGuinness - Our Family and Autism: Advice for parents

Paddy & Christine McGuinness - Our Family and Autism: Advice for parents

Paddy and Christine McGuinness have three autistic children. As they explain in the BBC documentary Our Famil…

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How to talk to your child about climate change

How to talk to your child about climate change

Children can often ask difficult questions, so when they start grilling you about “why is the sky blue?” or “…

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VAT: from Covid tests to child car seats, there are calls to 'scrap the tax'

VAT: from Covid tests to child car seats, there are calls to 'scrap the tax'

The start of 2021 brought with it the end of the “tampon tax”. After years of campaigning, the government fin…

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Keep learning or play? Parents share their summer plans for their kids

Keep learning or play? Parents share their summer plans for their kids

This year some parents might feel pressure to help their children catch up over the summer, while some might …

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GCSE Results Day: Parents' fears and expert advice

GCSE Results Day: Parents' fears and expert advice

Anyone who's taken exams will remember their results day - the stress and sweaty palms, anxious to receive th…

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How to help your child avoid anxiety as restrictions ease

How to help your child avoid anxiety as restrictions ease

This summer we've been seeing a gradual lifting of restrictions (albeit with some delays) and life in the UK …

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Dating apps: is it worth paying a premium to find love?

Dating apps: is it worth paying a premium to find love?

'm an accidental expert on dating apps - I've spent the vast majority of my life single, with a variety of th…

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'She wanted $4,000 or she'd post the video': how to deal with dating scams

'She wanted $4,000 or she'd post the video': how to deal with dating scams

he dating game is full of the unexpected: it can quickly become apparent that photographs might have been in …

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Out of the dog house: pressure grows to open up rentals to pets

Out of the dog house: pressure grows to open up rentals to pets

When Jordan Adamsleft home three years ago, he missed one member of the family in particular - five-year-old …

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Covid scams: how landing a 'well-paid' job nearly became a costly mistake

Covid scams: how landing a 'well-paid' job nearly became a costly mistake

After years working in a pub, Kelly finally found a position that suited her art degree and became an assista…

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Canal Street: The history of Manchester's iconic 'gay village'

Canal Street: The history of Manchester's iconic 'gay village'

In the 19th Century, the area surrounding Canal Street was thriving - not with bars and clubs but with the co…

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How to support your child through difficult behaviours and attitudes

How to support your child through difficult behaviours and attitudes

Knowing how to deal with extremes in your child’s actions and attitudes isn’t easy. Some of the young people …

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Joe Wicks wants parents to talk about their mental health - here's how you can do it

Joe Wicks wants parents to talk about their mental health - here's how you can do it

Parents naturally want to protect their children and will often keep from them difficulties they are going th…

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