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Grammar schools play a part in social inequality and lead to a widening of the income gap between rich and poor, a new study has claimed. Research has found that, in areas with a grammar school system, top earners are likely to be paid £16.41 an hour more than those on the lowest incomes, or the equivalent of around £30,000 a year based on a 35-hour week. MORE
New President wants Moscow sanctions
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Obama to continue with drone strikes
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Police clear camps of asylum-seekers
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Comic Relief returns to ethical basics
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Landlord advertises for Pakistani family
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Merkel ‘world’s most powerful woman’
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‘Honour killing’ victim is buried
A pregnant woman beaten to death by her family for marrying against their wishes was buried before dawn yesterday as police investigated the so-called “honour killing” in Lahore. Her father confessed to having killed his daughter because she had married a man of her choice. MORE
Cynical distrust can cause dementia
Older people who have a cynical distrust of others are about three times more likely to develop dementia than those who are more trusting, a study has found. An individual’s psychological makeup could play a role in determining their predisposition to senile dementia. MORE
10 killed in grenade attack on church
About 10 people were killed yesterday when grenades were hurled into a courtyard of the Our Lady of Fatima church in Bangui, which is in a mainly Muslim area in the capital of Central African Republic, Reuters reported.
Over 25% of world’s population is obese
Well over a quarter of the world’s population is now overweight or obese, with some 2.1 billion people falling into this category, a new study has revealed. The figures were released by the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. MORE
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