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The Department of Health & Social Care is consulting on whether to prohibit the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks such as Red Bull and Monster to under-18s. An alternative option is to ban them to under-16s....
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Published: 30 August 2018
Wider access to wi-fi on trains and the use of mobile phones has extended the working day, a study says.
bbc
Published: 30 August 2018
A lack of of specialists in maths and science is worse in poorer areas of England, a study claims.
bbc
Published: 30 August 2018
Sarah Cripps is not entitled to bereavement benefits because she was not married to her partner.
bbc
Published: 30 August 2018
Primary school children were left stranded when a bus company had not realised term had started.
bbc
Published: 30 August 2018
Leia Pierce says her nine-year-old son Jamel killed himself because of homophobic bullying.
bbc
Published: 29 August 2018
The proportion of households where no-one is working is at its lowest point for more than 20 years.
bbc
Published: 29 August 2018
The new rights cover this summer's exams but could cause "problems" for exam bodies, one expert says.
bbc
Published: 29 August 2018
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Latest government figures for the year ending June 2018 show that there were 2,424 asylum applications, a 20 per cent decrease compared with the previous year.
Half of all applications come from just...
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Published: 29 August 2018