Schools in England are encouraging more teenagers to take languages at GCSE since the introduction of the English Baccalaureate league table measure, a report finds.

School Reporters from Sir John Thursby Community College in Burnley report back as their classmates take over a local hotel for the day.

More than 30,000 young reporters are getting the chance to make the news to a real deadline, as part of BBC News School Report's seventh annual News Day.

The risk of developing autism may be passed on through - and not just to - future generations, say researchers who studied nearly 6,000 people.

Most family doctors in Britain have prescribed a placebo or dummy drug to at least one of their patients, survey findings suggest.

Universities in England could be competing for more than 100,000 top students this autumn, the Higher Education Funding Council estimates.

Kevin Rudd says he will not take part in a Labor Party leadership ballot called by Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls calls on George Osborne to make a swift "U-turn" on the economy, after growth forecasts were slashed in the Budget.