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School meals leave pupils hungry
Source: BBC News 2 April 2012
Some children are going hungry in schools because they are not being given enough food to eat at dinner time, a teachers' leaders has warned. Read full story
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IOC says London is ready to welcome the world
Source: London 2012.com 30 March 2012
The International Olympic Committee's (IOC's) Coordination Commission today concluded its tenth and final visit to London with the message that the 2012 Host City is ready to welcome the world’s best athletes and Olympic and Paralympic fans this summer. Read full story
10m download for Angry Birds
Source: BBC Newsbeat 27 March 2012
The latest version of the Angry Birds game notched up 10 million download in its first three days of release, says its developer Rovio. Read full sory
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Radio 1 Hackney Weekend tickete problem
Source: BBC Newsbeat 26 March 2012
Radio 1 has been told technical issues which left some fans disappointed while trying to get their Hackney Weekend passes yesterday, have been resolved. Read full story
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London 2012: The official Team GB kit revealed
Source: Daily Mail 22 March 2012
Pictures of the new kits were first revealed on the Team GB Facebook page at 11am... Read more
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Boy band One Direction makes US history
Source: BBC Newsbeat 21 March 2012
America is usually one of the toughest places for UK artists to crack but the boy band have made it look easy.Their album, Up All Night, has reached number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Read more
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No new Xbox anytime soon
Source: BBC Newsbeat 20 March 2012
The US company has confirmed that it will not be talking about new Xbox hardware at the event.It says it plans to focus on games, music and other entertainment for the Xbox 360, which came out in 2005. Read more
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Torch Relay route revealed
Source: BBC News 19 March 2012
The street-by-street route the London 2012 Olympic torch relay will take around the UK has been set out. The names of the majority of the 8,000 people who will carry the flame on its 8,000 mile journey have also been confirmed by Games organisers Locog. Read more
Twelve people will be carrying the torch through Southwark including 12 year old Ify Egesi. The torch relay will come to Southwark on Thursday 26 July 2012.
Take a look at the Torch relay route
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Teachers to strike again over pension
Source: BBC News 16 March 2012
Thousands of teachers in London are to strike on 28 March over changes to pensions, a union has said. Read full story
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Hackney riot heroine to stand in local election
Source: BBC News 15 March 2012
A woman dubbed the Heroine of Hackney after being filmed confronting rioters last summer is to stand for election at her local council. Read full story
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Police vow to improve relations with young people
Source: Children and Young People Now 14 March 2012
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has pledged to improve its relationship with young people, following its review into last summer's riots. Read full story
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Jay-Z confirms Radio 1 Hackney weekend 2012
Source: BBC Media Centre 9 March 2012
American hip-hop superstar Jay-Z will be headlining Radio 1’s Hackney Weekend 2012 on Saturday 23 June. In the coming weeks, another international superstar will be announced to headline the event on Sunday 24 June. Read ful story
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Can Lady Gaga teach us about bullying?
Source: Guardian online 6 March 2012
By: Stephen Carrick-Davies
I was invited to the launch of Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation (BTWF) last week. The queen of provocative performance's new project aims to help young people be brave and to "foster a more accepting society, where differences are embraced and individuality is celebrated". Read full story
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New ad target sex abuse in teen relationships
Source: BBC Newsbeat 5 March 2012
A government advert is being launched to try to get teenagers to think about where the line is between consensual sex and rape. Read full story
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Anxious wait over for secondary school places
Source: BBC News 1 March 2012
Hundreds of thousands of children in England are finding out whether they have a place at the secondary schools they want to go to. Read full story
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Troubled teens learn from toddlers
Source: BBC News 28 February 2012
As the conception rate for young women under under-eighteen in England and Wales falls to its lowest rate since 1969, the BBC News website visits a scheme which gives teenagers a taste of looking after small children. Read full story
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Almost 40 million Americans watch Oscars
Source: BBC News 28 February 2012
The 2012 Oscars were watched by 39.3m Americans - up 4% on 2011's 37.6m, according to early figures. If these figure are true it will beat the 2008 initial figures of 32 million and 2009's 36.3 million. Read full story
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New Film Academy to open for young film-makers
Source: BBC News 26 February 2012
A new film academy which will help train the next generation of British movie-makers is to be launched. The scheme will be led by the British Film Institute (BFI) and will cater for some 5,000 students aged between 16-19. Read full story
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NEET figures still rising
Source: BBC Newsbeat 23 February 2012
The number of under-25s not in any kind of work, education or training (Neets) remains close to a million and is slightly higher than this time last year. Read full story
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Southwark crowns its Young Consumers of the Year
Source: Southwark council 23 February 2012
Pupils from Saint Saviour's School were crowned Southwarks 'Young Consumers of the Year' today, and will go on to compete in a London wide final on 27 March. Read full story
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British children 'culture starved'
Source: BBC News 10 February 2012
Millions of British children are "culture starved" as they have never been to an art gallery, theatre or museum, a study has claimed. Read full story
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