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Cressida Cowell: 'I want to get children reading for the joy of it'

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 12:15
Cressida Cowell, the new Waterstones children's laureate, talks about her new role.

David Attenborough: 'To chuck plastic into the ocean is an insult'

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 12:08
Broadcaster Sir David Attenborough has told the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee that "to chuck plastic into the ocean is an insult".

Cressida Cowell: New Children's Laureate wants to 'take on TV'

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 12:06
How to Train Your Dragon author Cressida Cowell wants to have "free writing" time in schools.

Girl, 16, dies in suspected ecstasy incident in Glasgow flat

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 10:39
Two other teenagers who also fell ill were taken to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary for treatment.

London Victoria derailment hits Gatwick Express trains

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 08:10
The engineering train remains stuck near Victoria station after derailing overnight.

Woman 'choked to death' at Reading mental health hospital

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 07:57
Pauline Parr collapsed after eating what is thought to have been an egg sandwich on 25 May 2017.

Ambassador 'has PM's full support' despite Trump criticism

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 07:33
The US president says he will not work with the diplomat who had described his administration as inept.

Government faces no-deal backlash from its business experts

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 06:38
Advisers asked to find a solution to the Irish border Brexit problem run into immediate difficulties.

Nanda Devi: Video reveals last moments of Himalayan climbers

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 03:38
The clip of eight climbers making their way up a peak is being used to help analyse what went wrong.

Writer turns brother's 'traumatic' Windrush scandal story into BBC drama

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 01:36
The brother of a man who was caught up in the Windrush scandal writes a BBC drama about his story.

University applications 'dictated by train fares'

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 01:18
University open days are attracting tens of thousands. But the travel costs are too much for some families.

'Holiday poverty' and the kids trying to stop it

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 00:25
Children at an animation club have come up with a manifesto to help disadvantaged kids during holidays.

Why do so many sole traders go bust?

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 00:20
It's the easiest way to turn self-employed, but one in five fail within a year, figures show.

Muslim Council of Great Britain campaigns for 'fairer' media coverage

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 00:13
The Muslim Council of Britain says there is a "serious problem" with how the media reports on Islam.

'Amazing' gene-silencing drugs reach NHS

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 00:10
Doctors say the drugs are making the "previously untreatable, treatable" and have huge potential.

HPV vaccine for boys 'will prevent thousands of cancers'

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 00:09
All boys in the UK aged 12 to 13 will be offered the vaccine from the start of the new school year.

Tory leadership: Johnson and Hunt set for TV debate clash

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 00:09
The two leadership candidates will debate head-to-head for first time in an hour-long ITV show.

EU subsidy loss could wipe out farms, farmers say amid Brexit uncertainty

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 00:08
Farmers say they are still to receive long term guarantees over EU subsidies worth £3.5bn a year.

Yarl's Wood: Trafficking victims 'detained for months'

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 00:08
One woman was released to a place where she was previously forced into prostitution, a report says.

'The kids emptied our bank account playing Fifa'

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 00:06
Fifa players are purchased in packs but it's impossible to see who is in the pack before payment is made.

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