Times 21/03/10
FOR the sleepy teenager it could be the perfect excuse. An experiment that allows pupils to stay in bed for an extra hour in the morning has boosted exam results and slashed absenteeism.
Times 21/03/10
Hundreds of engineering students at Manchester University have become the latest undergraduates to stage a revolt against the poor quality of teaching they receive.
Telegraph 20/03/10
Instilling good bedtime habits by restricting computer and mobile phone use late at night could cut the chances of them trying marijuana, a new study shows.
Guardian 21/03/10
Couples are delaying getting married and starting families because they cannot afford to buy their own homes, according to a YouGov survey commissioned by a housing campaign group.
Telegraph 21/03/10
Stephen Welch, rang BBC Radio 4’s Today programme in desperation because he did not know how to stop his son Daniel’s addiction to mephedrone and his appeals for specialist support had been rejected.
Times 20/03/10
More than half of parents now use them, but experts have raised concerns about the safety of carrying babies in slings.
Times 21/03/10
FOR Wang Mingliang, the birth of a son should have been the start of a season of joy in his village at the rural heart of northern China.
Telegraph 20/03/10
Children under 14 will be allowed to appear on shows such as Britain’s Got Talent and X Factor, after the Government backed away from calls to ban them appearing on reality shows.
Telegraph 20/03/10
Swine flu in Britain was partially spread by rich public school children returning from exotic holidays, a leading expert on flu pandemics has claimed.
Times 20/03/10
It’s thirtysomething women who yearn for babies, not men. So how come Sathnam Sanghera – 33, successful and single – is feeling broody?