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• Bullying: Fifth of young people in UK have been victims in past year - report
  on November 11, 2019 at 7:36 am

  The children's commissioner for England labels the report "worrying" and calls for action.

• General election 2019: Labour and Lib Dems pledge extra childcare support
  on November 9, 2019 at 9:15 am

  Jeremy Corbyn pledges £1bn to open new Sure Starts, while Lib Dems offer childcare from nine months.

• Ending the taboo of soldiers with 'broken faces'
  on November 9, 2019 at 1:00 am

  A new memorial will honour the soldiers who suffered terrible facial injuries during World War One.

• Fake rhino horn invented to ruin poachers' market
  on November 8, 2019 at 11:55 am

  Oxford scientists have developed a cheap technique for fake rhino horn to "flood the market".

• University of Hertfordshire data breach reported to watchdog
  on November 7, 2019 at 5:50 pm

  The names and addresses were sent out with an email promoting an art lecture.

• Nativity play school polling stations row deepens
  on November 7, 2019 at 11:14 am

  Election officers hit back angrily at call to stop using schools for polling stations.

• Students more likely to vote tactically on Brexit
  on November 7, 2019 at 4:16 am

  Student voters are ready to target support over Brexit, research suggests.

• 'Landlords treat us students like we're dumb kids'
  on November 7, 2019 at 12:22 am

  Students are being unfairly targeted with deposit deductions at the end of their tenancies, the NUS says.

• More students apply to study medicine
  on November 6, 2019 at 4:45 pm

  A record number of 23,710 students have applied to study medicine at UK universities, Ucas figures show.

• Nativity play warning over school polling stations
  on November 6, 2019 at 12:55 pm

  Schools should not be used as places to vote in case it disrupts Christmas plays, says minister.

• Universities 'undermined by overseas autocracies'
  on November 5, 2019 at 6:17 pm

  MPs warn academic freedom in the UK is under pressure from autocracies.

• University workers vote for eight-day strike
  on November 5, 2019 at 4:47 pm

  Workers are to strike from 25 November in disputes over pay and pensions, the University and College Union says.

• Domestic abuse 'biggest threat to child protection'
  on November 5, 2019 at 1:56 am

  Councils largely blame a 53% rise in cases in 10 years on domestic violence and substance abuse.

• Food banks: 'I hung around outside, embarrassed to go in'
  on November 5, 2019 at 1:50 am

  A three-year study, involving more than 1,000 people, highlights what makes people start using food banks.

• Wales arts: 'A BTEC introduced me to ballet'
  on November 5, 2019 at 1:26 am

  Iestyn James says he would "never have thought of ballet or contemporary".

• Sex worker: 'I need to work and this type of work suits me'
  on November 4, 2019 at 5:09 am

  Charlotte Rose, 39, said she has been evicted from her home several times.

• Losing sight not enough for special needs funding
  on November 2, 2019 at 2:11 am

  A young woman who lost her sight cannot get funding for a specialist college for the blind.

• 'Take in your grandchildren or you won't see them again'
  on October 29, 2019 at 12:37 pm

  A grandmother, 72, says social services gave her no option but to take in a relative's six children.

• Sperm donors should waive anonymity, fertility regulator says
  on October 29, 2019 at 10:04 am

  A man who has fathered up to 110 children says it is impossible for sperm donors to be anonymous.

• Adoption breakdown: 'No support' for violent children
  on October 28, 2019 at 12:57 am

  Three mothers talk about why they felt they had no choice but to give up their adopted children.

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