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Measles warning after new outbreak
Measles cases are spreading with “alarming” speed despite urgent calls to ensure children have vital MMR protection.
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Childcare winners and losers – FactCheck Q&A
From vouchers to credits, FactCheck digs in to the latest proposals from the government on childcare.
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Childcare costs: working parents to get £1,200
Working parents will get 20 per cent of their annual childcare costs paid by the government – up to £1,200 per child – under a new scheme announced today.
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Chancellor to close £100m tax loophole
A tax loophole which allows firms to dodge around £100m a year in National Insurance will close in the Budget, it is announced.
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Councils ‘not providing childcare’ for working parents
More than two thirds of councils are failing to ensure enough childcare is provided for working parents, campaigners for families’ rights claim.
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Childcare Q&A: FactChecking early years reform
As the government unveils its childcare reforms, should carers be better qualified and will costs fall for parents?
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Childcare plans will hit standards, Labour warns
Nurseries and childminders will be allowed to look after more children, the government says, under plans that have been criticised by the opposition for lowering standards.
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More primary schools meeting targets in maths and English
Fewer primary schools are failing to give pupils a good grounding in reading, writing and maths with the number missing government targets falling by 60 per cent, official figures suggest.
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Ash action plan ‘too little too late’, say campaigners
Government plans unveiled on Thursday to tackle the spread of ash dieback disease are labelled weak and under-resourced by campaign groups.
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Was Belfast flag riot part of a loyalist backlash?
Violent scenes outside Belfast city hall show that sectarian divisions remain strong in the city. As Sinn Fein gain more ground, are they provoking a backlash by loyalists?
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Ash dieback ‘beyond control’
Confirmed cases of the deadly tree disease ash dieback are now so widespread that controlling the illness without a cure will pose “long term problems”, the environment secretary warns.
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Red tape blamed for delaying ash dieback cure
As MPs table a Commons motion calling for the government to do more to tackle tree diseases, there is criticism that cures for ash dieback are being held back by red tape.
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Q&A: ash dieback disease
As the government bans ash imports to halt the spread of “dieback”and fells 100,000 trees affected by the disease , Channel 4 asks what effect it will have on the UK.
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Clegg promises extra help for secondary school children
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will announce a “catch-up premium” for 11 and 12-year-olds in danger of falling behind in their first year of secondary school.
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Children critical after hit-and-run
Two children are critically injured in a hit-and-run collision as they walked home after buying food for the Eid celebration.