Rugby club shuts after player tests positive

An Angus rugby club has shut “until further notice” after a senior male player tested positive for Covid-19.

Forfar club Strathmore RFC, which runs youth, senior and community rugby squads, issued a club statement on social media on Saturday informing the community about the situation.

It said: “Unfortunately we have had a positive

Covid case within the senior men’s playing squad and therefore the club will be shut until further notice.

“We have been working with Track and Trace and they will be in contact with anyone requiring to isolate. We will close down for at least 48 hours to allow for a full risk assessment to be carried out and the whole club to be deep cleaned.”

A study suggests the majority of children over the age of 10 now have their own mobile phones – but how much do you know about the social media sites they frequently use?

Social media is continuously evolving with apps such as TikTok and Instagram attracting younger audiences.

But as these numbers increase, so does the likelihood of children being exposed to online harms, according to an Ofcom report.

Internet usage can be a great tool for children to enhance their learning and fuel their creativity but it’s also important for parents to be aware of the dangers each site has for young people.

Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram are the most popular social networks used by children in the UK, with WhatsApp closely behind.

TikTok is one of the newest crazes taking the internet by storm. It is understood around 13% of children used the app in 2019, however it has soared in popularity and is likely to have increased with the help of celebrity users.

Some 20% of children aged 3-4 use a smartphone to go online, 27% of those aged 5-7 use a smartphone to go online, while 5% have their own phone.

Among children aged 8-11, a total of 49% use a smartphone to go online while 37% own their own phone, and 81% of children aged 12-15 use a smartphone to go online, while 83% have their own phone.

Launched in 2 0 1 7, TikTok encourages teens to create, share and view user-created videos.

Despite being listed for people aged 13 and over, the app has reportedly attracted a massive younger audience as they can create bite- sized looping videos of themselves lip- syncing and dancing to popular music, enhanced with the use of filters, emojis and stickers.

Snapchat is immensely popular with the younger audience due to the quickfire ability to send and receive photographs and videos – known as “snaps” – from friends.

Instagram is used by billions of people to share photos, videos and private messages.

According to creators, users can share special moments of their lives.