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The children's commissioner for England calls for the age of criminal responsibility to be raised from 10 to 12 years.

An inquiry finds "widespread evidence" that agency and migrant meat plant workers are abused and exploited.

The postal watchdog is considering taking action against Royal Mail after finding that delivery quality tests were rigged.

An 18-year-old is charged with the harassment of a man who collapsed and died outside his Greater Manchester home.

A rally will be held in Glasgow in memory of three Russian asylum seekers who fell to their deaths from a tower block.

Obese women drinking little more than a glass of wine a day have double the risk of liver disease compared with those who are slimmer, experts warn.

The Scout Association has launched a campaign to encourage young people to vote, amid fears up to half may not be registered on the electoral roll.

A teenager from Essex is chosen to represent the UK in this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo.

Samantha Cameron speaks publicly for the first time of her relationship with the Conservative leader.

Children's strange misconceptions about science are revealed in a science knowledge quiz.