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Rachel Obordo

London

Journalist at The Guardian

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  • ‘WH Smith wasn’t just a workplace’: ex-staff and shoppers on the high street chain

    2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Rachel Obordo

    After 233 years, the household name of WH Smith will soon disappear from high streets and the stores will be rebranded under the fictitious “family” brand name TGJones. The high street business, which employs 5,000 staff, will sell its 480 high street stores to the Hobbycraft owner, Modella Capital, but will retain its brand for travel shops in airports, railway stations and hospitals.

  • ‘I nearly became an incel’: what young people really think of Adolescence

    3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Rachel Obordo

    ‘It left me wanting to cry’‘Jamie’s anger was triggering because it was so accurate’ … Danielle. Photograph: Danielle/Guardian CommunityI found it shocking, to be honest. You always hear about TV shows being absolutely heartbreaking but this is one of the first to actually leave me wanting to cry, but not knowing how. Shows always try to capture what teenagers are like, but they never get it as accurately as Adolescence has.

  • ‘Men don’t want to be told they are toxic’: what young people really think of Adolescence

    3 weeks ago | sg.news.yahoo.com | Rachel Obordo

    I found it shocking, to be honest. You always hear about TV shows being absolutely heartbreaking but this is one of the first to actually leave me wanting to cry, but not knowing how. Shows always try to capture what teenagers are like, but they never get it as accurately as Adolescence has. I could relate to some of the scenes, but Jamie and Eddie Miller really had an impact on me. Their struggles with anger are ones I’ve witnessed from people I’ve known.

  • ‘They will consider prosecuting me’: parents on why their children are missing school – and the consequences

    1 month ago | msn.com | Rachel Obordo

    Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.

  • ‘They will consider prosecuting me’: parents on why their children are missing school - and the consequences

    1 month ago | theguardian.com | Rachel Obordo

    The latest figures from the Department for Education suggest school absence is at a record high in England, with more than 170,000 children being “severely absent” and missing for at least half their lessons last year. In 2023-24, the number of those who were “persistently absent” and missed 10% or more of their school sessions, was about 1.49 million, which is about one in five pupils. However, the overall absence rate decreased from 7.4% the previous year to 7.1%.

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