The case of the 12-year-old mother
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Jenny Teague, who became a mother at the age of 12, may actually find herself in a better position than girls who become mothers at 16. She will be entitled to home tuition because she is under 16, and will benefit from strong family support. This support is sometimes not forthcoming for slightly older mothers, who are expected to be able to manage alone. Her case has highlighted the problems which can be associated with sexual experimentation among the very young. She had received no proper sex education, and for a long time was not aware that she was pregnant.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1997
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The good, the bad and the unlucky
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Camelot, operator of the UK's National Lottery, has faced strong criticism after having made a profit of 77 million pounds sterling in its first year. It has responded aggressively, stating that it has achieved high levels of efficiency and that it has been so successful that it has been approached to run similar operations abroad. Purchases of instant and weekly draw tickets have amounted to 5.2 billion pounds sterling so far, with just under half of this being given away in prizes and 1,416 million pounds sterling going to good causes.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1996
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For sale: remnants of a royal marriage
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The contents of the home of the former Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor, and his wife, Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, are to be sold by Mohomed al-Fayed. He acquired the collection when the Duchess of Windsor died, and promised to attempt to keep it intact, and there is concern that many items could be lost to the UK. The items include the desk where Edward VIII signed his abdication, and an official report on the abdication. There are also wedding photographs of the Duke and Duchess.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1997
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