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What if we let children plan our towns? That's what a project in Ramsgate aimed to find out.
bbc
Published: 22 November 2018
It is a rise of 4% on last year's figures and equivalent to 36 people becoming homeless every day.
bbc
Published: 22 November 2018
Students are shown virtual reality images to teach them about obstetric emergencies.
bbc
Published: 22 November 2018
University students need more open information about fees - and MPs warn of poor value on loan sales.
bbc
Published: 22 November 2018
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Official data obtained by the Children's Commissioner for England shows that 31 per cent - fewer than one in three children - received treatment within 12 months of being referred. Meanwhile, 32 per cent...
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cypn
Published: 21 November 2018
It's thought to be the first time a council has paid compensation over sexual assaults by primary pupils.
bbc
Published: 21 November 2018
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The Gambling Commission study found 14 per cent of the more than 2,800 11- to 16-year-olds it studied had gambled within the week before being surveyed - equating to 450,000 of the full 11-16 population...
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cypn
Published: 21 November 2018
The rapid rise in the number of child gamblers is "a generational scandal", says a campaigner.
bbc
Published: 21 November 2018
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Under updated statutory guidance the government is calling on councils to ensure that victims in refuges and other temporary housing are prioritised for social housing places.
This would help victims...
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cypn
Published: 21 November 2018