UK most expensive major European country in which to bring up a child
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WITH the average house price standing at 135,206 in Wales, parents across the nation are spending 9,622 more than that on raising their children.
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THE UK is the 11th most competitive economy in the world, according to the World Economic Forumâs rankings. Finland topped the rankings as the most competitive economy, for the third time in the last four years.
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NOT JUST IMMIGRATION: The birthrates in many Muslims communities in Europe are among the highest, particularly in Nordic nations.
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Europeans are thinking twice &#151; and sometimes three, four or five times &#151; before having kids. But benefits that are the envy of moms elsewhere may be boosting birth rates in some countries, baby step by baby step.
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Scandinavian countries are the most peaceful in the world and, perhaps not surprisingly, Iraq the most dangerous and violent, according to a new international league table published today. The UK is listed only 49th of the 121 countries surveyed, with the US at 96.
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Ridiculous, isn&#39;t it, the idea that London&#39;s stock exchange, the largest in Europe, should be snapped up by continentals? With the Square Mile representing Europe&#39;s largest financial expanse, and with the
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Expenses like travel and food cost parents of state school pupils more than Â£700 a year, says a report.
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Travel: Author of the new Rough Guide to Travel with Babies & Young Children,  Fawzia Rasheed de Francisco offers an essential checklist for parents
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Travel: Travelling to the UK's furthest flung islands can be expensive, but as Louise Tickle discovered, plan ahead and it can be done for less than you think.
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PARIS, Jan 20 (IPS) - Parents across Europe are being warned against  adopting children orphaned by the Indian Ocean tsunami.
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Comment is free: John Kelly: The prospect of living in Britain is financially daunting. My plan is to put the family in diapers.
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BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell assesses a UN report on children's well-being that puts the UK bottom of the class.
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Grace was in favour this year as the most popular girls' name in England and Wales, with US pop star Britney Spears also influencing new parents' choices, according to official data out Wednesday.
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The cost to the NHS of maternity care for mothers born outside the UK has risen by Â£200m in a decade, the BBC learns.
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A new UNICEF report puts Britain and the United States at the bottom of the table of the best wealthy countries for children.
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The Netherlands comes top of a Unicef league table for child well-being. Why is it such a great place to live?
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Britain is the worst country in the  industrialized world in which to be a child, closely followed  by the United States, the United Nations Children's Fund said  on Wednesday.