Big increase in truancy figures
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There has been a leap in truancy figures for secondary pupils in England, despite a big campaign to clamp down on the problem.
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Some 26,000 more people applied for university courses in the UK this year than in 2007, a rise of 6.7%.
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The number of parents saying children have been unjustly taken for adoption is on the rise, campaigners claim.
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Police say excessive drinking is a factor in a rise in the number of rapes and sexual assaults over the last year.
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The number of Americans lining up to  claim an initial week of jobless aid climbed more than expected  last week, primarily because of hurricanes that have battered  Florida, putting many people out of work, the government said  on Thursday.
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Truancy in England remains stubbornly high even though nearly Â£900m has been spent on the problem.
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The proportion of UK undergraduates from state schools has risen, official figures show.
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New applications for U.S. jobless benefits unexpectedly rose by 1,000 last week, while the number of longer-term unemployed rose to its highest in more than two years, the government said on Thursday.
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The number of adults without health insurance jumped by 2 million from 2005 to 2006, according to a new federal report.
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The state of the anti-truancy strategy in England will be under review as latest figures are published.
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The more overweight a child, the more likely he or she is to be absent from school, a new report suggests.
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With the weather getting colder and more students staying inside in close quarters, the increase of sickness is becoming a more serious threat.
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FRIDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- As children get ready to head back to the classroom, a new study finds school absenteeism is higher among overweight kids.
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The number of people out of work is on the rise, but a record number of people now have jobs.
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The number of students choosing to take university courses abroad has more than doubled in recent years.
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STUDENTS face record competition for university places this autumn, with thousands more applicants scrambling to beat the rise in tuition fees, new figures revealed yesterday.
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