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The right to an education should take priority over pubs, England's children's commissioner says.
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Experts working for the Commons health committee will assess whether policy commitments are being met.
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Dozens of English councils discriminate against children with autism, legal experts say.
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A new Canadian clinical guideline aims to reduce stigma against overweight patients.
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Vulnerable people can now leave their home for the first time since lockdown began.
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Northern Ireland is the first part of the UK to launch an app to track the spread of the virus.
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The genetic code from thousands of positive tests in Wales is analysed to track the coronavirus.
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