Archive for August 7th, 2008

Teenagers ‘lack role models’

One in three teenagers in the UK say they do not think of their own parents as people they respect.
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Lecturer’s ‘bad spelling’ plan

Common spelling mistakes should be accepted into everyday use, not corrected, a university lecturer has suggested.
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Olympic building overspend

The London 2012 Olympics Aquatics Centre will cost more than three times as much as originally estimated. Arts correspondent Razia Iqbal reports.
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NHS kidney cancer drugs row

People with advanced kidney cancer in England and Wales may be denied four treatments on the NHS.
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Shot teen ‘not intended target’

An 18-year-old shot dead in London was an innocent bystander caught in the line of fire, police believe.
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Calls for stamp duty clarity

The chancellor is under mounting pressure to decide if he will suspend stamp duty to boost the housing market.
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Toddler’s late night escapade

A toddler wandered a mile and a half from his Lancashire home in the middle of the night to try to buy sweets.
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Bush arrives in Beijing

George Bush has arrived in China, the first US president to attend an Olympic games on foreign soil.
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