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  School lotteries to be reviewed
Date: March  01, 2009  

The use of lotteries to allocate places at oversubscribed schools in England is to be reviewed.Schools Secretary Ed Balls has asked the chief schools adjudicator to look at how widely random selection is used and whether it is fair to children.Mr Balls said he would be "very concerned if it was happening other than as a last resort".Last year, almo
  Police target group disorder
Date: March  01, 2009  

Police forces across Scotland have begun a month-long crackdown on group disorder, ranging from gang violence to football hooliganism.Patrols will be stepped up as officers target known offenders and sales of alcohol to underage drinkers.Intelligence will also be gathered in secondary schools and social networking sites monitored.The aim is to redu
  Health warning over water coolers
Date: February  28, 2009  

Dirty water coolers may be putting people s health at risk, a consumer watchdog has warned.Consumer Focus Scotland said 22 out of 87 samples from dispensers in Edinburgh and the Lothian and Borders region failed to meet one or more standards.Coolers in leisure centres, offices, care homes and schools were among those to fail the tests.The watchdog
  Australia fires cooled by weather
Date: February  27, 2009  

Cooler weather has brought brief relief for firefighters still battling bush fires in south-eastern Australia.Four major blazes are continuing to rage in the state of Victoria, where 210 people were killed in a devastating firestorm on 7 February.But officials warn that hot weather with strong winds will increase the fire threat early next week.In
  Cancer victory
Date: February  27, 2009  

By Jane ElliottHealth reporter, BBC NewsWhen Geoff Horsfield was diagnosed with testicular cancer at the age of 35, he thought his career as a successful professional footballer was over.It was a bitter blow for the former Fulham, Halifax, Birmingham and West Brom striker and prompted him to retire.But three months later, after getting the all-clea
  Brown sets targets for science
Date: February  27, 2009  

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has set targets to increase the number of pupils in secondary school in England taking science subjects.In the next five years, Mr Brown wants to double the number of pupils taking "triple science", which includes biology, chemistry and physics.He also wants to have access to science as single subjects in 90% of schools.
  Australia fire threat intensifies
Date: February  26, 2009  

More than 200 schools have been closed in south-eastern Australia as the government warned of an intensified fire risk ahead of the weekend.A lack of rain and a predicted change in wind has made conditions the most dangerous in recent weeks.Some people have already chosen to leave their homes.More than 3,000 fire fighters are still fighting major b
   Relief to work
Date: February  26, 2009  

A 40-year-old Zimbabwean primary school teacher in a high-density area of the capital, Harare, tells the BBC News website why he has ended his five-month strike after the new power-sharing government started to pay salaries in foreign currency.A month ago, he explained how he could not afford to work, as his monthly salary of 30 trillion Zimbabwe d
  Tanks deployed over Dhaka mutiny
Date: February  26, 2009  

At least 10 Bangladeshi army tanks have taken up positions near a barracks held by mutinous border guards in the capital Dhaka.This follows a threat by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to take tough action against the mutineers unless they surrendered immediately."Do not force me to take tough actions or push my patience," she said.The guards mutinied
  Clean living way to beat cancer
Date: February  26, 2009  

Over 40% of breast and bowel cancer cases in the UK are preventable through diet, physical activity and weight control alone, say world experts.Simple measures like cycling to work and swapping fatty foods for fruit can make all the difference for these and many other cancers, they say.Globally, each year there are millions of these preventable can


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