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Student blog post: ‘Schools go backwards: Pupils are worse at maths and literacy than their grandparents’ (Daily Mail 2013)
How I checked whether the report was accurate was by going on the website which they got their statistics from which was the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). When trying to look at whether 55-65 year olds had … Continue reading
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Student blog post: Only 1 in 3 Americans are very happy, according to Harris Poll.
The story claims that, only 1 in 3 Americans are very happy according to the Harris poll. However it can be argued that this headline is misleading because it is based on people’s emotions which are relative and can change … Continue reading
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Student Post: The Guardian – Uber v TfL: court hears written English test will cost 33,000 drivers their jobs
Summary of article Demand for minicab drivers to pass language test to obtain license Test (writing short essay) would not apply to black cab drivers Would put nearly 1/3 of London minicab drivers out of business (Uber) Uber lawyers say … Continue reading
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Student post: Mixed new drug with statins can reduce risk of heart attack
By Jock Rayment This article found on the Times website, outlines how the combination of statins, a well-known treatment taken by an estimated 6 million Brits, along with a new “breakthrough” drug named Evolocumab can supposedly reduce the risk of heart attack. … Continue reading
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Student post: Term-time holidays – Where most children were absent
A recent study has found that more students, in comparison to previous years, are taking time out of school to go on holiday. A report by the BBC has claimed that ‘Term-time holidays accounted for a quarter of unauthorised absences … Continue reading
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Student post: No more painkillers and gluten-free food on the NHS as health service head launches cost-cutting drive
Recently it has been announced that the NHS will be not be prescribing painkillers or gluten-free food. They are attempting to cut costs to the NHS and will no longer be offering everyday medicines which can be bought in supermarkets. … Continue reading
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Student blog post: Teenage pregnancy rates hit all-time low after nearly halving in the last eight years.
This headline starts by stating that the rate of teenage pregnancy has almost halved in the last eight years, therefore I thought this would be a good place for me to start as well. The headline was written from 2015 … Continue reading
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Student blog post: New ‘immoral’ London flats will be 40% smaller than Travelodge rooms
This story claims that flats built in London, will be 40% smaller than Travelodge rooms. The headline however does not state how many flats this Involves, and instead implies that it will be all new flats constructed within the capital. … Continue reading
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Student blog post: Headline: Giant meteor hitting earth preferred by 1 in 4 millennials over Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton presidency
The story behind this headline is that when given the choice between either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton becoming president, more young Americans wanted a giant meteor to strike Earth on 8th November. The method used to collect this data … Continue reading
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Student blog post: The top strain on relationships in the UK revealed
Firstly “relationship” is not defined in the headline. Relationships could mean sexual, familial or Platonical. Different problems are likely to arrive when it comes to different types of relationships, for example, problems like AIDs are likely to affect a sexual … Continue reading
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