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Health
A New Zealand study of those born in the early 1970s, throughout their lives found that around 50% of those with mental health conditions by age 26 had developed them by age 14 and 75% by age 18. Read
Crime
In England and Wales’ prisons, drugs finds, assaults, and self-harm incidents are at a decade-high. Read
Education
English grammar schools received around £700 less state funding per pupil than other state schools in 2016/17. Read
Health
The FreeStyle Libre glucose sensor has been available on the NHS across the UK since November 2017, at the moment it is up to local NHS boards whether or not it is available in their area. Read
Crime
Cocaine use among 16-24 year olds is at a nine year high. 6% said they had taken cocaine in the last year, higher than other European countries. Read
Crime
A small-scale pilot a voter ID scheme saw more voters turned away in one day than there have been cases of voters impersonating other voters at polling stations in the last eight years. Read
Health
The number of mental health beds and nurses have decreased since 2010, and there are fewer psychiatrists in training. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Youth unemployment has fallen in the last eight years, and young people stay on in full time education more than they used to. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Estimates for the economic and jobs impact of keeping a shipbuilding contract in the UK make assumptions that are unevidenced. Read
Europe
The government modelled the impact of different post-Brexit trade deals on the economy. They expect slower growth under each model, but the exact details remain unclear. Read
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