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Mothers challenge government over child benefit cap

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Michael McMonagle jailed for child sex offences

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The missing puzzle piece in India’s child stunting crisis

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A new study finds that caste plays a vital role in high rates of stunting in children in India.

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Crackdown launched on child social care profiteering in England

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Alcohol consumption abundant in the natural world, study finds

Range of species have ethanol in diet, normally arising through fermented fruits, sap and nectar. Humans may have turned drinking into something of an art form but when it comes to animals putting ...

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Monkeys will never type Shakespeare, study finds

Australian researchers have poked holes in an old thought-experiment known as the "infinite monkey theorem".

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