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Children hit by parents more likely to bully others, research finds

calling for smacking to be banned. The study by University College London (UCL) found that children in England who were physically punished at the ages of three, five and seven were significantly less likely

Abusive nursery worker's deportation 'horrendous'

smacking the children. Lecka, 23, was [jailed for eight years last September](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c30616ev66eo) but was deported to Poland in February after serving 14 months as part of an Early Release Scheme

Smacking children could lead to lower GCSE grades, study suggests

called for England and Northern Ireland to outlaw it, in line with Scotland and Wales. The Department for Education in England said the government had no plans to change the law on smacking, but that

From tourist tax to digital ID: BBC correspondents on the key bills

UK has ever got to the FBI in the US. The argument for creating fewer, larger regional police forces is that they would be better suited to the more complex murder and sexual offence investigations