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A new study from US academics found that good-looking kids do better at school than their less attractive peers. The research showed that kids who were viewed as better looking than average got a test-score boost equivalent to about five months extra schooling over those deemed to be more plain.
Green guilt
A report released by an employee satisfaction company this week has revealed that roughly one in ten British workers have considered leaving their job due to concerns about their work’s environmental impact. Yet despite people’s individual efforts to make a difference to the environment, global energy demand are continuing to grow. So are we really doing enough to change our behaviours?
Criminal children
Experts working in youth services and the justice system have called for the age of criminal responsibility to be raised in England and Wales. Under current laws, children can be arrested, tried and convicted of a crime when they are just ten - the lowest minimum age in the EU. Is it time for a shift?
Read our briefing on whether the age of criminal responsibility should be raised here.
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