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Playground funding part of Children's Plan
Government funding for new adventure playgrounds

At least 15 new adventure playgrounds will be built across England as the government attempts to encourage children to play outside. Children’s secretary Ed Balls today confirmed the government is making £225 million available for play facilities. Last December’s Children’s Plan outlined the government’s plans to create new playgrounds and supervised adventure and ministers today… Read more »

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Underage A&E admissions rise 35 per cent
Binge drinking under-18s see surge in hospital admissions

The number of children drinking themselves into hospital has risen by more than a third since 2001, official figures show. There has been a 35 per cent rise in the number of under-18s admitted to A&E after binge drinking, parliamentary questions by the Liberal Democrats revealed. And the blanket figure masks “alarming regional differences,” the… Read more »