Cookery classes to be compulsory
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Cookery lessons are to be compulsory in England's secondary schools for the first time, ministers decide.
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BBC education correspondent Mike Baker on the changes happening in the new school year.
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Foreigners wanting to work in the UK will face mandatory health checks under plans unveiled by the Tories.
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Manufacturers could be forced to make food labelling more simple, Health Secretary John Reid said today. Under proposals announced in the Public Health White Paper, the food industry
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Life & style: Jury out as school joins forces with gastro-pub in search for healthier lunches.
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Pupils taking GCSEs will have to sit a new battery of mini-exams as traditional coursework is axed because of the temptations to cheat, plagiarise from the internet or seek unfair help from parents.
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Â· Maths and English hit by decline in trainees  Â· Shortfall will hit schools in summer of 2009
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The health secretary is today expected to detail new restrictions on smokers in a move which could see smoking banned in the vast majority of pubs and all restaurants in England and Wales.
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Migrants who want to become Australian citizens will have to take English exams and prove their knowledge of local history and customs under new guidelines introduced Monday by Prime Minister John Howard.
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Forget fish and chips Â curry is Britain's national dish.
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A new report recommending English become a compulsory subject in all schools in France has stirred heated debate in the country, with teachers' unions and proponents of linguistic diversity clenching their jaws ...
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The movement to ban artery-clogging trans fats from food has a new venue: cooking schools.
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Business & money: Leading firms sign up for half-day cookery courses to increase staff morale.
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Primary schools in England will receive about Â£340 each next year to make language lessons compulsory.
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A ban on smoking in cafes and restaurants, and pubs that serve prepared food, is expected to head the list of policy initiatives in the Government&#39;s long awaited White Paper on Public Health.
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Thousands of staff are being trained to police the smoking ban in bars, restaurants and shops in England.
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Products claiming to be superfoods will be banned under new EU rules coming into effect on 1 July.