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One in 12 golf clubs in England broke water extraction rules in past five years

More than 140 clubs breached licences, with a third caught taking water illegally, analysis shows – but no fines issued

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8

At 13, a UK boy’s plant-selling business helps pay his £4,000 school fees

A 13-year-old boy living in Surrey, England began selling plants outside his father’s office at the age of 6, and has now turned that early venture into a business that helps pay his £4,000-a-term school fees. ‘Malaki Conteh’ first started selling to raise money for singing lessons because he wanted…

The Times of India · Sep 8

Local areas with highest and lowest fertility rates revealed

Some 12 of the top 25 local authorities with the lowest fertility rates are in the capital.

Evening Standard · Sep 8

It’s been the wettest week since early February – so why are we still in drought and under hosepipe bans?

Despite recent wet conditions, ‘further significant rainfall’ is needed before drought conditions can end, environment bosses warn

The Independent UK · Sep 8

Compulsory grammar tests in England’s schools aren’t improving children’s writing

For over a decade, children in year six – the final year of primary school in England – have taken the grammar, punctuation and spelling test as part of their Key Stage 2 Standard Assessment Tests (Sats). This GPS test has shaped how grammar is taught in primary schools.

The Conversation · Sep 8

James Anderson and Michael Vaughan react to Kevin Pietersen’s shock England return

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The Independent UK · Sep 8

Michael Vaughan highlights ‘issue’ with England hiring Kevin Pietersen

Pietersen has been brought in as a specialist mentor for England’s white-ball teams but Vaughan has highlighted a potential pitfall

The Independent UK · Sep 8

Shakespeare’s Globe to replace 30-year-old roof with 14,000 reed bundles in £10m project

Shakespeare’s Globe in London is set for a major roof replacement nearly 30 years after the reconstructed theatre opened. The £10 million project will use traditional thatching and around 14,000 bundles of reed instead of modern roofing materials. The Globe’s original roof used 6,000 bundles of Norfolk reeds. The project…

The Times of India · Sep 8

How the smaller ball trial in WXV has brought ‘mixed bag of emotions’

The trial has caused heated debate in women’s rugby, with England’s Zoe Harrison calling it the ‘worst decision ever’, but others more open to it

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8

Councils pay more than £125m a year placing vulnerable children in illegal care homes in England

Exclusive: Booming industry of businesses profit from shortage of beds for most at-risk children

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8