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Low-quality nursery food warning
Nursery food is poor and could be subjected to new nutritional guidelines, a government-commissioned report says.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:25:19 GMT

Lonely children calling helpline
The number of children calling the national helpline Childline because they are feeling lonely has risen, a study has found.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:22:09 GMT

Expats lose pension freeze case
More than half a million UK pensioners living overseas will continue to have their pensions frozen after a court decision.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:47:37 GMT

Care order fees to be abolished
Fees for bringing care and supervision cases to court are to be abolished, the Justice Secretary announces.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:35:34 GMT

Rise in students in sex industry
The number of university students who know someone who has worked in the sex industry has risen from 3% to 25% in 10 years, research claims.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:43:05 GMT

Call for children's fitness tests
Fitness tests should be introduced for children in secondary schools to help make people more active, the chief medical officer for England says.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:31:38 GMT

Balls criticises Bulger comments
Children's Secretary Ed Balls criticises children's commissioner for "ill advised" comments about James Bulger's killers.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:47:45 GMT

Universities heads' 'wages soar'
The pay of university heads has soared with some now earning more than the prime minister, a report says.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:12:55 GMT

Black fathers urged over children
Black fathers need to become more involved with their children to help tackle their social problems, an MP will say.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:34 GMT

Her Majesty invented the telephone, say schoolchildren
Children's strange misconceptions about science are revealed in a science knowledge quiz.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:10:09 GMT

Say what? A guide to teen slang
School Reporters up and down the country have been asked about teenage slang in their school.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:05:23 GMT

Taboo subject
Hidden problem of children sexually abusing children
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:39:32 GMT

Up
Education spending has been rising for half a century
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:19:50 GMT

Five things
Lib Dem David Laws on what he has learned in life
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:32 GMT

Exploitation?
Internships for graduates 'may breach wage laws'
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:00:18 GMT