Latest figures show an increase in the number of young people not in work, education or training.

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More young people without work

Schools are to receive a share of £32.4m in funding to help the least well-off pupils, based on the number eligible for free meals.

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£32m targeted at deprived pupils

The RAC has reported an increase in the number of people accessing the internet behind the wheel using their mobile phones.

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VIDEO: Rise in drivers using mobiles

GCSE results could be overhauled with a cut in the number of grades suggests the exams regulator for England, Ofqual.

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GCSE overhaul may cut grade range

Facebook shareholders have increased the number of shares offered in the company’s public offering to just over 421 million. The company and its shareholders both also have upped the number of shares they will allow for over-allotment — shares set aside in case the offering doesn’t meet demand. Read full article > >

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Facebook to offer 421 million shares in IPO

The Welsh government says there is no appetite for more politicians after the assembly’s presiding officer suggests increasing the number of AMs to 80.

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‘No appetite’ for bigger assembly

A leading UK veterinary surgeon says he has evidence of an “unacceptable” rise in the number of animals being slaughtered while still conscious.

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Vet criticises ritual slaughter

A sharp rise in the number of deaths in the Syrian uprising casts fresh doubt on the future success of a UN ceasefire monitoring scheme.

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Syria violence tests UN mission

Investigators believe that as many as 21 women were brought by U.S. Secret Service and military personnel to the Hotel Caribe in Cartagena, Colombia, last week during a night of carousing, a dramatic increase in the number of women previously disclosed by government officials. Read full article > >

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Inquiry points to wider Secret Service scandal involving as many as 21 women

The UK Border and Immigration Agency has not put enough members of staff on duty to cope with the number of passport checks that will be needed over the busy Easter break, according to a front line officer.

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AUDIO: Border row: ‘We will be overwhelmed’

There has been a 6% rise in the number of EU students applying to Scottish universities – where they will pay no fees.

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Rise in EU students for Scotland

A proposed change to depression’s definition could greatly expand the number of people treated, a new study says.

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Depression’s Criteria May Be Changed to Include Grieving

The government has overestimated the number of people who will be helped back into employment by its work programme, the National Audit Office says.

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Warning over back-to-work scheme

There was a 4% rise in the number of female professors at UK universities last year, figures show.

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More women become UK professors

There was a 4% rise in the number of female professors at UK universities last year, figures show.

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More women become UK professors