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British children ‘feeling under pressure to be fat’

impressionable children loging on to 'pro-curvy' websitesThere has been a big increase in young girls and boys logging on to ‘pro-curvy’ websites where they can swap tips on how to add calories to their meals and cut PE classes at school.

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Posted: May 21st, 2013
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Childcare reforms lead to first battery-farm nurseries

incredibly efficient educationIn an attempt to control costs while maintaining a ‘healthy’ ratio of nursery staff to children, the Government has today unveiled its vision for the UK to lead the world in producing battery-raised toddlers.

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Posted: May 19th, 2013
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Social workers to be fast-tracked to a nervous breakdown

best to get it over with quickly, says governmentGraduate trainee social workers will handle complex cases after five weeks and be well on the way to depression and a nervous breakdown within just two months, under a new fast-track training scheme unveiled today by the Government.

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Posted: May 17th, 2013
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Mothers rewarded for year of dedication with crappy pub lunch

‘The reality will be business as usual, except they will be spending a good chunk of my household budget on buying an overpriced meal in a crowded noisy pub, where I will still be on peacekeeping duty and doing the ordering.’

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Posted: Mar 10th, 2013
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Playground in crisis as game of ‘It’ declared void by schoolboy who ‘wasn’t ready’

The seven-year-old changed his mind after being caught almost immediately.

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Posted: Feb 9th, 2013
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