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Child poverty costs the UK at least £25bn a year, with a large proportion of that in London.

For children living in poverty, London is the worst region in England to grow up. Children living in poverty in London are more likely than their contemporaries in the rest of the country to go without everyday essentials.

The problem of child poverty in London affects the whole of the country. Research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation shows that child poverty costs the UK at least £25bn a year, and a large part of that poverty is in London.

We cannot make a dent in UK poverty unless we crack it in London – one in five of England’s poor children live in the capital.

Most people will not be surprised to find that London’s house prices are driving its problems. Thi

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I’m really behind on my Halloween preparations. I still have to pick up a costume for Jake, who will be trick-or-treating at his daycare as well as around our neighborhood. He hasn’t warmed up to candy yet, but it won’t be long before I’ll have to limit his sugar consumption.

To avoid the hazards of sugar on our children’s teeth, husband-and-wife dentists Drs. Kapil and Vidhima Davar of Bel Air Pediatric Dentistry have some tips for parents:

This Halloween, your firemen, ballerinas and superheroes will return with bags of candy eager to gnaw on their hard-won Snickers bars, Skittles and candy corn.

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A nuclear engineer who was medevacked from the South Pole after suffering a stroke is making a good recovery, her doctors at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore say.

Renee-Nicole Douceur, 58, was expected to be discharged from the hospital Saturday, The Baltimore Sun reported. She was treated in New Zealand after being evacuated a few weeks after the Aug. 27 stroke and transferred to Hopkins a few days ago.

Dr. Paul Nyquist at Hopkins said he expects Douceur to recover fully. Whether quicker evacuation would have made a difference cannot be determined, he added.

Douceur met reporters Friday wearing the black turtleneck and overalls that she wore in Antarctica.

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Lets face it; we all cut back on ‘healthy’ foods when we don’t have money in the bank. Our priorities are kids, gas, rent, bills, pets and survival, not healthy food. As a vegetarian on a limited income I’ve had to come up with new ways to be healthy and eat well. How can you afford to eat healthy when your budget is tight? Here are a few tips that work for my family.

In our house we keep lots of mix and match foods around. We use recipes that are easy and cook things that we can freeze, which keeps our freezer stocked with ready-to-heat meals for busier evenings. Our cabinets contain:

Its important to have a well-stocked fridge, as well. Our fri

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