A poor aim
The government's education watchdog, Ofsted, is today expected to highlight weaknesses in some areas of teaching of the literacy and numeracy strategies in primary school...
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Freeserve gets its lines crossed
Customers who sign up with Freeserve, Britain's most popular internet access provider, for its flat rate £13.99 a month AnyTime service can find themselves with tele...
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England 1 - 0 Taxman
Dogged by broken metatarsals and searching questions about the best team formation ahead of their World Cup challenge, England's football stars are still displaying stunn...
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Cracking down on credit card fraud
If it hasn't already happened to you, the chances are you'll know someone who's been a victim of credit card fraud.
It's a crime that's on the increase and, according to...
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Beside themselves at the seaside
This year, the typical council tax bill will jump by £72 to £963, a rise of 8% - more than three times the general rate of inflation. But pity the poor househol...
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Selling Europe by the pound
It is not one of the famous five tests but choosing a viable exchange rate and managing the process of reaching it will be the key obstacle, both totemic and economic, fo...
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Fax, plugs and rock 'n' roll
Fax-back offers rival scratchcard competitions as the most complained-about premium rate phone line. They topped the list of complaints received last year by industry-fun...
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Mint goes roaming to cut mobile call charges
Talk costs, they say in the mobile phone industry. Take the two minute phone call from Spain to Switzerland on Telefonica's network charged at a rate of £19 a minute...
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Studying the form
"Second only to Poppleton in teaching quality." "Officially rated the best new university in Loamshire." Yes, it's league table time again!
A love of league tables lie...
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High birthrate threatens to trap Africa in cycle of poverty
There are 27.7 million people in Uganda. But by 2025 the population will almost double to 56 million, close to that of Britain, which has a similar land mass. In 44 years...
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