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              <title><![CDATA[Call for free childcare allowance increase]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan has said that increasing the basic allowance of free childcare available to working parents would have a &#8220;transformative effect&#8221; on the lives of children and their families. ]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 8 Sep 2017 08:58:25 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA['Bullying doesn’t stop when school stops' warns NSPCC]]></title>
              <link>http://www.derryjournal.com/news/health/bullying-doesn-t-stop-when-school-stops-warns-nspcc-1-8071599</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The&#160;NSPCC&#8217;s Childline service in Northern Ireland is reminding children and parents that just because it&#8217;s the middle of the school holidays, there is often no holiday from bullying for the many children who experience this misery.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2017 10:56:16 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Children's charity urges parents not to leave children home alone in summer months]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[The NSPCC is urging parents in Northern Ireland to think carefully before leaving their children home alone during the summer holidays after its Helpline referred dozens of cases to the PSNI and children’s services after receiving calls and emails from members of the public worried about unsupervised youngsters.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2017 09:48:36 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Obese children ‘four times more likely’ to develop Type 2 diabetes]]></title>
              <link>http://www.derryjournal.com/news/health/obese-children-four-times-more-likely-to-develop-type-2-diabetes-1-7933606</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Obese children are at four times the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, warns new research.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2017 11:20:42 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[One year on from law change 450,000 dogs still not chipped]]></title>
              <link>http://www.derryjournal.com/news/one-year-on-from-law-change-450-000-dogs-still-not-chipped-1-7903072</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Vets have welcomed the news that almost 710,000 dogs have been microchipped in the last twelve months, following the introduction of the new dog microchipping law.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 6 Apr 2017 11:19:03 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Children’s toy recalled over safety fears]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[Smyths Toys Stores has recalled a popular product amid safety fears.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2017 13:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[National Trust announces FREE open days]]></title>
              <link>http://www.derryjournal.com/news/national-trust-announces-free-open-days-1-7847822</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The National Trust, Northern Ireland’s leading conservation charity, is opening up its special places in Fermanagh for free on March 4 and 5 and many of its other places across Northern Ireland on March 11.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 2 Mar 2017 15:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Up to six hours of screen time doesn’t harm kids after all]]></title>
              <link>http://www.derryjournal.com/lifestyle/family/up-to-six-hours-of-screen-time-doesn-t-harm-kids-after-all-1-7813785</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Children who spend up to six hours a day playing computer games or watching telly aren't doing themselves any harm after all, according to new research.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2017 11:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Mobile phone SOS system for elderly could save NHS ‘millions’]]></title>
              <link>http://www.derryjournal.com/news/health/mobile-phone-sos-system-for-elderly-could-save-nhs-millions-1-7801241</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[An entrepreneur has launched an &#8216;SOS&#8217; service for the elderly which turns any mobile phone into a personal alarm and promises to save families and the NHS millions of pounds a year.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 1 Feb 2017 12:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[French plaits, Barbie’s boyfriend and Olly Murs songs - things only dads of daughters will know]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[How to French plait, who Barbie's boyfriend is and all the words to Olly Murs' 'Troublemaker' are just some of the things only Dads of Daughters will know, according to a new survey.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2017 13:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Baby boomers spend the most online (but Gen X buy more)]]></title>
              <link>http://www.derryjournal.com/lifestyle/family/baby-boomers-spend-the-most-online-but-gen-x-buy-more-1-7780960</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Latest research has found that baby boomers across the globe spend more money online than the younger generations.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2017 12:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Tesco recalls ready meal over allergy risk]]></title>
              <link>http://www.derryjournal.com/whats-on/eating-out/tesco-recalls-ready-meal-over-allergy-risk-1-7780825</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Tesco has issued a notice recalling a popular ready meal after it was revealed to be a risk to customers with allergies.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2017 11:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[NASUWT announce details of their second day of NI strike action]]></title>
              <link>http://www.derryjournal.com/news/education/nasuwt-announce-details-of-their-second-day-of-ni-strike-action-1-7759281</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The largest teachers' union in Northern Ireland has today issued notice to employers of the second day of rolling strike action on 31 January 2017.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 5 Jan 2017 12:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[New Year overtaken by summer holidays as peak divorce season]]></title>
              <link>http://www.derryjournal.com/lifestyle/family/new-year-overtaken-by-summer-holidays-as-peak-divorce-season-1-7755762</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[New Year has been overtaken by the end of the summer holidays as peak divorce season, according to family lawyers.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 3 Jan 2017 12:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Rogue One: A Star Wars Story review: the movie the prequels should have been]]></title>
              <link>http://www.derryjournal.com/whats-on/tv-and-film/rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-review-the-movie-the-prequels-should-have-been-1-7745594</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[With the rumours of extensive reshoots on Gareth Edwards’ Star Wars spin-off, you could be forgiven for a harbouring a certain amount of trepidation towards Rogue One.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2016 16:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[The best festive films to watch on Netflix this Christmas]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[Here are six of the best festive films to watch on Netflix, if you want to get into the spirit early.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2016 17:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Parents turn to tech for extra 1hour 30 mins sleep per night]]></title>
              <link>http://www.derryjournal.com/news/parents-turn-to-tech-for-extra-1hour-30-mins-sleep-per-night-1-7743575</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Parents across the UK are damaging their children&#8217;s sleep patterns by relying on technology to get them off to sleep, a new report has found.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2016 15:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Trendy red cabbage good for the heart]]></title>
              <link>http://www.derryjournal.com/news/offbeat/trendy-red-cabbage-good-for-the-heart-1-7739484</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Eating trendy shoots or microgreens favoured by celebrity chefs such as Raymond Blanc and Heston Blumenthal can help prevent heart disease, according to new research.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2016 11:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Advice on how to deal with ‘winter vomiting bug’ as cases expected to rise]]></title>
              <link>http://www.derryjournal.com/news/advice-on-how-to-deal-with-winter-vomiting-bug-as-cases-expected-to-rise-1-7735189</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The winter vomiting bug also know as norovirus, is one of the most common stomach bugs in the UK and is particularly common at this time of year - but do you know what to do if you or a loved one catches it?]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2016 11:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Babies say what they see for first words]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[If dad&#8217;s want &#8216;dada&#8217; to be the first word their baby utters then they need to do their share of early childcare, according to new research. ]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 7 Dec 2016 16:52:11 +0000</pubDate>
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