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23 per cent of young people involved in road races
A survey has found that 23 per cent of young people have either been a driver or a passenger in a car 'race' on a public road.
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Speak Up, Stay Safe - British Safety Council campaign
A new campaign from the British Safety Council asks young people to take responsibility for their own health and safety.
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Child Poverty Action Group urges Osborne to protect low-income families in Budget
Child poverty campaigners are warning Chancellor George Osborne not to break the government's commitment under the Child Poverty Act, ahead of the emergency Budget.
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Social networking sites a risk for adopted children, says British Association for Adoption & Fostering chief
The chief executive of British Association for Adoption & Fostering, David Holmes, says that social networking websites such as Facebook can pose a serious risk to adopted children who can be easily tracked down by birth relatives they may not be ready to meet.
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The teenager who has gone from antisocial to outstanding behaviour
At 13, Zara Fredericks received an asbo because she was out of control. Now 19, she has changed her life and won one of Manchester's Outstanding Social Behaviour Award.
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Government ministers sign up to work with youth charities on Big Society scheme
Government ministers are to go on placements of up to a week with voluntary youth organisations to inform their vision for a Big Society.
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Millions may lose out in reform of child benefits
In an interview with the Times, the government's poverty adviser Frank Field says that a radical reform of child benefits, including ending payments to more than seven million families when their children reach the age of 13, is being considered.
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New research highlights role of family in supporting literacy
Research published by the National Literacy Trust shows that family encouragement to read has an enormous impact on children and young people’s attitudes towards reading and their reading test scores.
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Why teenagers can't concentrate: too much grey matter
UK research into teenagers' brains shows they continue developing far longer into adulthood than previously thought.
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New film by young carers hopes to educate teachers
The Young Carers Revolution is a movement set up by York Carers Centre to give young carers a voice.
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Teenagers are in decline after baby slump era
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has claimed that the number of teenagers in Britain will fall sharply over the next decade due to the 'baby slump' during the 1990s.
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More young people own a mobile phone than a book
Research by the National Literacy Trust has revealed that 86 per cent of young people in the UK own a mobile phone, while only 73 per cent have books of their own.
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Young climate campaigners adopt an MP
A campaign by UK Youth Climate Coalition aims to keep global warming at the top of the political agenda.
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Adopted children face anguish as birth parents stalk them on Facebook
Natural parents of adopted children using Facebook to track down their children, flouting the usual controls and safeguards.
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Facebook is a major influence on girls, says survey
Facebook has become one of the biggest influences on the lives of girls, according to a survey.
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Advice service for young people in Wales launched
An advice service for young people offering help to access or complain about a range of issues from bullying to social services is being launched.
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Young carers reveal school bullying ordeal
A survey for the Princess Royal Trust for Carers and the Children's Society has revealed that two-thirds of young carers face taunts at school.
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What's it like caring for a parent with an addiction?
Newsbeat speaks to young carers about their lives caring for parents with an alcohol or drugs problem.
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1 in 5 young people 'confused about illegal downloading'
A survey carried out for Microsoft's Life Academy competition has revealed that one in five young adults don't see why they should ever have to pay for content on the internet - and a similar number admit to being confused about what can be downloaded legally.
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Olympic organisers reverse under-18 volunteers ban
Olympic organisers have reversed a decision to bar under-18s from becoming volunteers for the 2012 Games.
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Hippies, mods, rockers and punks celebrated in youth culture archive
A new multimedia archive that aims to provide a definitive visual, verbal and musical history of the past 70 years of youth culture has been launched.
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Under-18s see education and the economy as top priorities
An election survey conducted by Plan UK, which was taken by more than 200 young people aged 17 and under from across the UK, found that education topped the list with 30 per cent citing it as their top priority, followed by the UK economy (26 per cent) and health (21 per cent).
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Sport in schools is just not cricket
A survey by the Cricket Foundation and the MCC has found that cheating, fouling and unsporting behaviour is rife in school sport.
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Floods of young people download form to register to vote
Figures from the Eelectoral Commission have revealed that two million people have visited its website to download a registration form to vote, 40 per cent of whom were aged between 18 and 24.
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Online help for victims of bullying
Article looks at the success of CyberMentors, a website where young people can talk to other young people about bullying.
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UK Youth Parliament publishes guide to the general election
UK Youth Parliament has launched a guide to the general election to encourage young people to vote in the general election.
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Facebook resists installing on-site 'panic button'
Facebook is continuing to resist placing a 'panic button' on its pages despite calls to do so by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (Ceop) centre.
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'No one asks us what children think'
In the first of a series of reports, children's author Anthony Horowitz meets a group of young people who are too young to vote to discuss topical issues that could change their future.
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Use of Facebook to boost young people vote
Every Facebook user who logs on to his or her homepage will be asked if they are on the electoral roll. If they are not, they will be redirected to a registration page.
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Young are opposed to web advice
A study by CfBT Education Trust has revealed that young people do not want to receive information, advice and guidance (IAG) on Facebook because they see social networking sites as 'their private space'.
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'Young people don't think their vote will make a difference'
Libby Brooks looks at the concerns of young first-time voters leading up to the election - a generation who feel disenfranchised by politics, but are desparate to get involved.
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Young, cool, indifferent
A report by think-tank Demos and youth volunteering organisation v has claimed that a defining characteristic of the 16-25 generation is their digital identity.
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