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• Teenage victims 'more likely to self-harm'
  on December 12, 2018 at 12:53 am

  Schemes to stop adolescents becoming victims may lower the likelihood of them self-harming, a study says. […]

• 2018 'worst year for US school shootings'
  on December 12, 2018 at 12:07 am

  There have been 113 people killed or injured in school shootings in the US during the year. […]

• Young highly sceptical of social mobility
  on December 11, 2018 at 1:16 am

  Many young adults think your social background gets you further in life than talent, a survey says. […]

• Breastfeeding and formula feeding mums share stories
  on December 11, 2018 at 1:12 am

  From breastfeeding to formula, five mums tell us how they found their way - and shunned mum shaming, […]

• Child advice chatbots fail to spot sexual abuse
  on December 11, 2018 at 12:00 am

  Two leading chat apps also struggled with questions about drugs and bulimia. […]

• Oxbridge 'over-recruits from eight schools'
  on December 7, 2018 at 2:41 pm

  More Oxbridge places go to a handful of private schools than 3,000 state schools put together. […]

• Holocaust memorial: Ex-MPs discuss plans with schoolchildren
  on December 7, 2018 at 9:17 am

  Schoolchildren: Holocaust memorial at Westminster could help MPs think about decisions. […]

• Ethnic minority academics earn less than white colleagues
  on December 7, 2018 at 6:00 am

  BBC analysis shows a 26% ethnic pay gap at some of the UK's best-known universities. […]

• Grandparents 'key to tackling youth anxiety epidemic'
  on December 7, 2018 at 12:37 am

  Childline founder says mental ill health epidemic is partly down to the fragmentation of the family. […]

• YouTube deletes cheating videos after BBC investigation
  on December 6, 2018 at 5:20 pm

  Thousands of videos have been taken down by YouTube as a result of a BBC investigation into essay-writing adverts. […]

• Student rent rises: A look around two very different student flats
  on December 6, 2018 at 10:36 am

  Student accommodation prices are rising. Eleanor and Amy pay very different amounts for their rooms in Leeds. […]

• The charity getting young people rowing
  on December 6, 2018 at 10:24 am

  London Youth Rowing hopes to encourages young people to be active through the sport. […]

• One million children face 'Dickensian poverty'
  on December 6, 2018 at 12:35 am

  A children's charity calculates a million children will spend Christmas without adequate food or comfort. […]

• Girls 'more likely to face loneliness'
  on December 5, 2018 at 5:19 pm

  About one in 10 young people often feel lonely, with fears that loneliness will be seen as "failing". […]

• US buyers to protect ethos of AC Grayling's London college
  on December 5, 2018 at 12:08 am

  The new US owners of the New College of the Humanities, founded by philosopher AC Grayling, promise to keep its identity. […]

• Parental leave: The good, the bad and the unexpected
  on December 5, 2018 at 12:06 am

  Three parents share their very different experiences of staying home to look after their children. […]

• Michelle Obama: What's behind the former first lady's appeal?
  on December 4, 2018 at 9:44 am

  Newsnight looks at the former first lady's appeal - especially to women and girls - around the world. […]

• Water bill 'too expensive' to flush toilet
  on December 4, 2018 at 12:29 am

  A report on poverty says water bills are now the most common arrears for poorer families. […]

• 'Buddy Benches' making playtime less lonely
  on December 4, 2018 at 12:24 am

  Buddy Benches are proving popular in Irish schools, with a mission to improve the lives of adults as well as children. […]

• Mexico missing students: New president creates truth commission
  on December 3, 2018 at 8:51 pm

  Mexico's new president creates a commission to investigate the 2014 Iguala disappearances. […]