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21 May 2012 Last updated at 05:08 ET

Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb dies

Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb has died aged 62 following a lengthy battle with cancer, his family say.


Nursery school classUK childcare 'needs an overhaul'

Childcare in the UK needs to be overhauled to make it more affordable, a report by MP Elizabeth Truss, for the CentreForum think tank, suggests.

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Creating the super-nanny state

Whenever there is some incident of juvenile delinquency or youth crime, you hear the same refrain: "Well, I blame the parents." So should the state intervene in the upbringing of the nation's children, offering intensive support and advice to all parents?

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