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YouTube deletes cheating videos after BBC investigation
Thousands of videos have been taken down by YouTube as a result of a BBC investigation into essay-writing adverts.
bbc
Published: 6 December 2018
Spending on children's centres falls by £110m
<img alt="Spending on children&#39;s centres falls by £110m" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/34d9cc6b-a9a7-418a-a621-a810935ade6a/2/childrenscentre-320x198.jpg" /> <p> Department for Education figures for confirmed spending by councils on children's services, show that in the 2017/18 financial year they spent £664.8m on Sure Start children's centres, compared with £774.3m... </p>
cypn
Published: 6 December 2018
Student rent rises: A look around two very different student flats
Student accommodation prices are rising. Eleanor and Amy pay very different amounts for their rooms in Leeds.
bbc
Published: 6 December 2018
The charity getting young people rowing
London Youth Rowing hopes to encourages young people to be active through the sport.
bbc
Published: 6 December 2018
One million children face 'Dickensian poverty'
A children's charity calculates a million children will spend Christmas without adequate food or comfort.
bbc
Published: 6 December 2018
Child poverty: One million under-10s 'face desperate Christmas'
<img alt="Child poverty: One million under-10s &#39;face desperate Christmas&#39;" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/10ec7c1b-94e4-4cc8-b7d7-f3726fe23c78/3/ActionforChildrenSecretSanta-320x198.jpg" /> <p> Analysis by Action for Children of Department for Work and Pensions data for 2014/15 to 2016/17 on family income, including material deprivation, which measures access to basic items, found there are one... </p>
cypn
Published: 6 December 2018
Health visitors warn of 'child tragedy' fears as caseloads rise
<img alt="Health visitors warn of &#39;child tragedy&#39; fears as caseloads rise" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/b30e703b-e9e9-4a2b-89ac-3ed6408cf018/4/ScreenShot20170413at161728-320x198.png" /> <p> A survey of more than 1,200 health visitors found that 43 per cent believed they may not recognise a child in need until it's too late as a result of rising demands in recent years. The findings showed... </p>
cypn
Published: 6 December 2018
Girls 'more likely to face loneliness'
About one in 10 young people often feel lonely, with fears that loneliness will be seen as "failing".
bbc
Published: 5 December 2018
MPs seek to improve support for kinship carers
<img alt="MPs seek to improve support for kinship carers" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/56a14c74-c079-4ca1-b234-8f8e65ef5d20/3/ScreenShot20181206at130108-320x198.png" /> <p> The taskforce, which formally launched this week, said its year-long project will challenge "patchy and inadequate" support for kinship carers and their families. Its formation comes on the back of... </p>
cypn
Published: 5 December 2018