Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone has been named the nation's favourite children's book, in a vote by the reading charity Booktrust.
Moves to cut green levies in an effort to reduce energy bills would backfire by harming the most vulnerable and driving up the cost of gas and electricity, the Chancellor, George Osborne, is being warned by charities including Age UK, Barnardo's, Scope and the Children's Society.
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Recruitment agents who sign up overseas students for British universities will be subjected to new vetting procedures set up by the British Council amid warnings over a sharp rise in the number of foreigners entering the country.
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Charity shops need a makeover if they are to help revive high streets, the retail guru Mary Portas has claimed.
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