Nipper News 93 - June 22nd, 2009 - Divorces cause children to turn to alcohol, Call to ban child-in-car smoking, I before e, except in the classroom, Kids are spending 45 hours a week in front of a screen, NHS access to IVF improves, IVF blunders increase
Conception
NHS access to IVF 'improves'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8106828.stm
Number of IVF blunders by fertility doctors 'to rise for fifth consecutive year'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5537088/Number-of-IVF-blunders-by-fertility-doctors-to-rise-for-fifth-consecutive-year.html
Health
Call to ban child-in-car smoking
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8104062.stm
Kids spending 45 hours a week in front of a computer or TV
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/06/14/kids-spending-45-hours-a-week-in-front-of-a-computer-or-tv-115875-21439001/
Welfare
Social policy 'ruining childhood'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5560719/Social-policy-ruining-childhood.html
Divorces cause children to turn to alcohol [most viewed on blog]
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5552846/Divorces-cause-children-to-turn-to-alcohol.html
Bicycle appeal punctured by computers and TV
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/jun/15/cycling-popularity-falls
Education
'I before e', except in the classroom
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5578763/I-before-e-except-in-the-classroom.html
Schools 'too safe' teachers say
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8107858.stm
Autumn truancy figures show rise
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8107483.stm
A-levels 'too much like sat-nav'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8103274.stm
One in 10 children denied their first-choice primary school place
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/jun/15/schoolchildren-denied-primary-school-first-choice
Events
It was Father's Day!
Poll!
Last week's: Should the water supply be flouridated?
This week's: Adults should be banned from smoking in cars when children are passengers
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