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Hospital consultants have been overpaid to the tune of nearly £300,000, it was revealed today. The top medics received the cash by mistake at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester, Hants, over several years. The unnamed doctors are now in negotiations with health managers to discuss how to pay back the £290,000 given to them in the form of a bonus called distinction points.
Money	The Sentinel – 24th November 2004



Government policies to raise people out of poverty are successful in the short-term but offer no guarantees of a lifetime of financial security, according to research published today..Such long-term problems in the Government's social policies could have a major impact on pensions and pensioner poverty in years to come, the report's authors warned. The study also found that parents who are saving to avoid poverty in retirement could be increasing their children's risk of poverty.
Money	The Sentinel – 24th November 2004



The desire for a perfect home coupled with increasingly long working hours are starting to sound the DIY death knell, according to research published today. More and more Britons are hanging up their hammers and paying the professionals, according to research by Standard Life Bank.
Odd Facts	The Sentinel – 24th November 2004



Two out of five workers plan to change jobs within the next year, showing how employers were failing to keep their staff motivated, a report showed today. A survey of 1,600 workers revealed that a third felt it was acceptable to stay in a job for less than three years. Northern Ireland had the most loyal workforce, with one in five believing people should stay in the same job for 10 years. Workers in the East Midlands were least likely to stay in the same job for a decade.
Work/Employment	The Sentinel – 24th November 2004



The Church of England could take over a high school in Staffordshire to help tackle an acute shortage of places for families wanting a faith-based secondary education.There are almost 100 Church of England primary schools dotted across Staffordshire. Yet most parents, except those who are Catholic, are shut off from a faith school once their children reach age 11.
Education	Sentinel Sunday – 21st November 2004



Ireland has come top of a quality of life survey of the best countries in the world to live, according to The World in 2005 magazine. The Emerald Isle scored 8.33 out of a possible 10 when compared with 110 other countries.
Odd Facts	The Sentinel – 17th November 2004



Mixed schools should teach boys and girls separately for some of the day, David Miliband the School Standards minister, said yesterday. Mr Miliband described as "startling" the findings of a four-year study by Cambridge University, which found a marked improvement in results at a mixed school that switched to teaching boys and girls in separate classes...Boys at the school in the study, which was not named, did better in languages and girls improved in maths and sciences when taught separately, the minister said. Overall achievement among boys rose from 68% gaining five good GCSE passes in 1997 to 81% this summer. Girls performance rose from 68% in 1997 to 82% in 2004.
Education	The Independent – 17th November 2004



Workers with HIV are suffering discrimination and prejudice after telling employers about their condition, the TUC revealed today. The organisation urged employers to do more to help staff living with HIV.
Work/Employment	The Sentinel – 29th November 2004



More than one in 10 of all bird species are likely to be extinct by the end of the century. Another 15% could be on the brink of disappearing before the year 2100, according to a study by American researchers.
Environment	The Sentinel – 14th December 2004



The annual death toll of 70 construction workers accounted for one in three workplace deaths, a committee reported today. The Health and Safety Executive was urged to consider unannounced inspections of building sites.
Work/Employment	The Sentinel – 14th December 2004



One quarter of households believe the BBC is not worth the licence fee, former chairman Gavyn Davies warned. Research showed that six million households were unhappy paying the £121 per year.
Media	The Sentinel – 14th December 2004



Firms admit they are failing to manage stress among their workers, even though the problem is costing industry billions of pounds in lost productivity, a new report showed today. Research among almost 300 companies revealed that managers and workers were uncomfortable even talking about stress. Half of those polled by consultants Right Corecare voiced concern that managers lack skills to deal with stress. People also feel afraid of admitting they suffer from stress.
Work/Employment	The Sentinel – 14th December 2004



Half of all women would lie to their husbands or partners to keep their relationship going if they became pregnant by another man, a survey by That's Life! Magazine said today. Figures showed one woman in two would not tell her man that the baby she was carrying was not his - if she wanted to stay with him.
Family	The Sentinel – 9th December 2004



Businessmen and teenage boys could be risking their fertility by using laptop computers, research suggested today. The combination of heat generated by the computers and the posture needed to balance the equipment on the lap leads to raised temperatures around the scrotum, a study found.
Health	The Sentinel – 9th December 2004



English learning is set to rocket with half the world's population speaking the language by 2015, new research revealed today. Two billion people will start learning English within the next 10 years and three billion will speak it, a study for the British Council estimated.
Education	The Sentinel – 9th December 2004

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