An example of how youths are represented in the Media, both negative and positive.

An example of how youths are represented in the Media, both negative and positive.

Riot yobs filmed
attacking cop cars

HOODED youths launch a frenzied attack on a police car during the height of the riots that engulfed Britain last month.   
Shocking new footage shows the mob smashing in the windows of a patrol vehicle with café tables and chairs.
The thugs, who tried to hide their identities by wrapping scarves around their faces, wreaked havoc in Woolwich, South London, on August 8.
Moments later, footage shot nearby showed a youth hurling a brick at the windscreen of an unmarked police car.

Booze puts 1,300 kids in hospital

MORE than 1,300 youngsters ended up in hospital in Scotland's largest city due to booze and drug binges, shock new figures reveal.

A total of 1,319 youths — some under 12 — were rushed to A&E in Glasgow in three years after getting dangerously intoxicated.


Notting Hill Carnival knifeman
Street attack mars celebrations

Cops today revealed they had arrested a 16-year-old boy today following the stabbing.
The lad was held in west London this morning on suspicion of assault and is being held in custody.

 Three youths were arrested nearby on suspicion of GBH.

By 8pm there had been 132 arrests – bringing the total for yesterday and Sunday to 21

Britain honours its teen heroes
New awards celebrates the achievements of the UK's young people

Britain's teenagers are to get a boost from a government plan to end misconceptions of young people as knife-wielding hoodies interested only in underage sex and drinking.
"There's a real cross-government offensive. We're trying to come together to get a positive message about teenagers out there," said Tim Loughton, the children's minister. "The last government was unintentionally complicit in giving a damaging impression of youth culture."

The Government is tapping into a growing sense that the way the nation views its young people needs to change. Next Sunday in London the first BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards will be held, to celebrate the achievements of British teenagers who make a difference to their communities, have overcome difficulties in an inspirational way, or display entrepreneurial talent.

In the past 10 years, the rate of under-18s getting pregnant has fallen by 13.3 per cent; youth reoffending rates fell last year; and a recent study has found that in 2009 the number of teenage killings dropped by 30 per cent.


Callum Fairhurst, 13, Soham, Cambridgeshire
Teen Hero Award nominee
After his elder brother died of cancer, Callum used Twitter to arrange a 1,000-mile cycle ride, which raised £11,500 for the charity Clic Sargent. "Not many people see the good side of what teenagers do, and I've seen so many young people doing amazing things. At first I wanted to raise money for Clic Sargent, but now I raise money for Help for Heroes too, as they do great things."