Teenagers from well-off backgrounds are six times more likely to go to university than those from the most deprived areas,…
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Talks aim to avert pension strike
Talks aimed at averting a series of national strikes over pensions reforms will take place this weekend. Five public sector…
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Commons hunt protest charges
Eight protesters who stormed the House of Commons chamber during a debate on the Hunting Bill have been charged with…
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Blair rejects Tory terror offer
Tony Blair has rejected a Conservative compromise offer that could have eased the passage of anti-terror legislation. The Tories wanted…
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Councils prepare to set tax rises
Council tax in Scotland is set to rise by an average of about 4% in the coming year, BBC Scotland…
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Defiant hunts put ban to the test
Thousands of hunt supporters have been out on the first day of hunting in England and Wales after the ban…
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MPs criticise child access system
Divorced parents seeking access to their children are often disadvantaged by the legal system, MPs have said. The Constitutional Affairs…
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Muslim police stops ‘more likely’
UK Muslims should accept that people of Islamic appearance are more likely to be stopped and searched by police, a…
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Clarke to unveil immigration plan
New controls on economic migrants and tighter border patrols will be part of government plans unveiled on Monday. Home Secretary…
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UK’s ‘useless’ quangos under fire
The UK has 529 quangos financed with billions of pounds of taxpayers’ cash – many of which are useless or…
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