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SOCIAL MEDIA GUIDELINES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Medical experts have been told to draw up advice on the maximum amount of time young people should spend on social media, the health secretary has said. In an interview with the Observer, father-of-three Matt Hancock said he was "very worried" about the impact on children's mental health. He said he hoped the guidelines would become the "norm", like the recommended maximum alcohol consumption for adults. England's chief medical officer has been asked to put together the advice. Mr Hancock said: "I am, as a father, very worried about the growing evidence of the impact of social media on children's mental health. So I have asked the chief medical officer to bring forward formal guidance on its use by children."

Manchester United's players need to take responsibility for a "horrendous" and "awful" defeat by West Ham, says defender Luke Shaw.

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A 3-1 loss on Saturday ensured United's worst league start in 29 years. Jose Mourinho's side are in 10th place, nine points behind leaders Manchester City, after losing three of their opening seven Premier League games. "It was not good enough from a Manchester United team with all the talent we have," said Shaw, 23. "We didn't look like a team that was going to beat West Ham. "If you want the truth I think it was honestly horrendous. I think individually and as a team we were awful."

NLC SUSPENDS STRIKE

The Nigrerian Labour Congress has suspended its ongoing strike . The strike commenced on September 26. The National President of the NLC, Ayuba Wabba, announced the suspension of the strike at a press conference on Sunday in Abuja. “The suspension takes effect from today Sunday,” he said. The suspension means workers are expected to resume duties on Tuesday as Monday has been declared a public holiday by the federal government to mark the October 1 Independence Day. The workers are demanding a new minimum wage of about N50,000 instead of the current national minimum wage of N18,000. Most state governors as well as proponents of true federalism have, however, argued that states should be allowed to set their own minimum wage especially as many states are barely able to pay the current N18,000 current minimum wage. On Wednesday, NLC president, Ayuba Wabba, said the union was open to dialogue on the strike. “Our demand is that the tripartite negotiating council should be called ba