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The teenagers challenged to ditch their smartphones

麻豆社 Education Reporter, Kristian Johnson, conducts an experiment in abstinence.

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Why are so many avoiding the news?

Research suggests interest in news has almost halved in the UK since 2015.

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Who is Julian Assange?

Why the Wikileaks founder has been making headlines for 14 years.

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What do young voters care about?

Why are 18-24 year old less likely to vote than someone over 75? Newsbeat finds out.

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The students suing their university over Covid

The trial is set for the students suing UCL over the Covid pandemic disrupting teaching.

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Starmer's priorities for government

The 麻豆社's Jenny Hill looks at the new laws planned by Labour in the King's Speech.

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Making oxygen - the deep ocean discovery

The 麻豆社's Victoria Gill on the 'weird stuff happening in the deep ocean'.

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Paris 2024 - Let the Games be green

Paris 2024 says its Olympic Games will be the greenest in the event鈥檚 history.

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Dementia - the new risk factors

Experts say tackling high cholesterol and vision loss could reduce cases of dementia.

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The riots and online misinformation

The role of social media in the violent disorder and how to recognise what's not true.

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Huge reservoirs of water deep inside Mars

Our science correspondent on the vast reservoir found deep in the Red Planet's rocks.

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The spice vapes in England's schools

The 麻豆社 has been speaking to Ben, who - when he was 14 - tried Spice for the first time.

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Is life getting easier for renters?

Rents across the UK have soared in recent years. But new data shows that's changing.

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The drug that slows Alzheimer's

The first drug which can slow the progression of Alzheimer鈥檚 has been licensed for use.

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Term-time holiday fines - what's changed?

Will increasing the fines for taking children out of school in England have any impact?

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Why are more than 1,700 prisoners being released early?

Some offenders are being released early to help ease the crisis in jails.

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Instagram鈥檚 new 鈥榯een accounts鈥� - what's changing?

Instagram is adding restrictions to accounts for under-16s. Will it make a difference?

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Deadly floods: A glimpse of Europe's future?

Mark Poynting looks at how climate change is affecting Europe's weather.

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AI and the US election

Marianna Spring explains how faked social media posts could influence voters in November.

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Burning your rubbish: The UK's big polluter

Our reporter Esme Stallard looks at the rapid rise of waste incineration across the UK.

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