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Testing four-year-olds to begin in September - but parents kept in dark
6 minutes ago | The Guardian
Government says no obligation to tell families as 10,000 schools sign up to pilots Sophia is four and shy, especially around strangers. In September she starts school and...
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Debbie Jones: ‘My team of experts got children's services off the naughty step' | David Brindle
36 minutes ago | The Guardian
The head of children's services at London's Tower Hamlets on how she achieved a ‘remarkable' turnaround When Ofsted inspectors branded children's services in Tower Hamlets...
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Grenfell adult college saved with £32m government bailout
36 minutes ago | The Guardian
Wornington college had been sold to be turned into luxury housing An adult education college at the heart of the Grenfell Tower community has been saved by a £32m government...
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Attorneys for convicted mail bomber Cesar Sayoc claim he watched Fox News 'religiously' and was influenced by Sean Hannity's rhetoric
2 hours ago | Business Insider
Attorneys for Cesar Sayoc, the 57-year-old man who pleaded guilty to sending improvised explosive devices to several high-profile Democrats and a cable news station, argued...
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Poor universal credit advice costs claimants thousands, MPs say
6 hours ago | The Guardian
DWP accused of failing to help those who unnecessarily signed up for the benefit Benefit claimants are being left thousands of pounds a year out of pocket because jobcentre...
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Police demands for access to rape victims' phones 'unlawful'
6 hours ago | The Guardian
Campaigners say people risk no action being taken if they refuse ‘digital strip search' Police and Crown Prosecution Service requests to download the contents of victims'...
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Genetic mutation made humans susceptible to heart attacks - study
10 hours ago | The Guardian
Gene that helped prevent clogged arteries was lost 2 to 3 million years ago The loss of a single gene 2 to 3 million years ago in our ancestry may help explain why humans are...
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Video game firms face prosecution over gambling by children
12 hours ago | The Guardian
MPs told that betting regulator is prepared to take action Video game developers could be prosecuted if they fail to prevent children gambling using items featured in popular...
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Union stages final protest over 'horrific' Amazon work practices
12 hours ago | The Guardian
Company denies warehouse workers urinate in bottles and says it offers industry-leading pay Union workers have staged the final in a series of protests outside an Amazon...
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Top hospital urged to drop 'predatory' lawsuits over unpaid medical bills
12 hours ago | The Guardian
Activists rally against Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore, which has filed more than 2,400 lawsuits against patients and employees Campaigners are calling on one of...
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Trump said India asked him to help mediate the Kashmir conflict with...
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British Airways vote to strike over pay dispute causing summer holiday chaos...
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