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| News Item | Controversy | Date | Number |
| Dispute among Church of England Vicars | Religion | 15:12:97 | 1:97 |
| Decline in Spice Girls popularity | Pop Music | 12:1:98 | 1:98 |
| American Doctor's plans to start cloning human beings | Cloning | 19:1:98 | 2:98 |
| Governor's decision on executing female murderer | Death Penalty | 26:1:98 | 3:98 |
| "Programmes of History" end in Primary schools | School history | 2:02:98 | 4:98 |
| Withdrawal of 'violent' Punch and Judy Book | Censorship | 9:02:98 | 5:98 |
| Unclaimed £2.4 million Lottery ticket | The Lottery | 16:02:98 | 6:98 |
| Female charges Boxing Board with discrimination | Boxing | 2:03:98 | 7:98 |
Pro-hunting march through London |
Fox Hunting | 9:03:98 | 8:98 |
| Austrians pass new "Men must do housework" law | Housework | 16:03:98 | 9:98 |
| Water found on the Moon | Space exploration | 23:03:98 | 10:98 |
| Dr Spock dies at 94 | Bringing up children | 30:03:98 | 11:98 |
| Coronation Street "Deidre" gets prison sentence | Soap operas | 20:04:98 | 12:98 |
| Scientists "beat" a biological clock | Scientific research | 27:04:98 | 13:98 |
| Millionaires disagree about passing on fortunes to the family | Inherited wealth | 4:05:98 | 14:98 |
| Fury over Mary Bell the child murderer | Children's crime | 11:05:98 | 15:98 |
| Liz Hurley's dress | Fashion | 18:05:98 | 16:98 |
| India tests five nuclear devices | Nuclear weapons | 1:06:98 | 17:98 |
| Results of research into football fan's testosterone levels in | Sport | 8:06:98 | 18:98 |
| "Bart Simpson" in "Time" Top Twenty entertainers | The Simpsons | 15:06:98 | 19:98 |
| Prince Harry passes exam for Eton | Boarding schools | 22:06:98 | 20:98 |
| Parents barred from hitting children | Children's rights | 29:06:98 | 21:98 |
| Greece wants the Elgin Marbles back | Museums | 6:07:98 | 22:98 |
| Disabled black man murdered by whites in Texas. | Race | 13:07:98 | 23:98 |
| Teachers say "Diana has gone to hell" | Princess Diana | 31:08:98 | 24:98 |
| Traffic jams; the government's solution | Transport | 7:09:98 | 25:98 |
| Cats overtake dogs as most popular pet | Pets | 14:09:98 | 26:98 |
| Starr Report on President Clinton | Bill Clinton | 21:09:98 | 27:98 |
| MP3 - pop music on the Internet | Music | 28:09:98 | 28:98 |
| Government wants Citizenship lessons in school | Democracy lesssons | 5:10:98 | 29:98 |
| Myra Hindley appeals to court for release | Prison | 12:10:98 | 30:98 |
| Richard Branson swears in radio interview | Bad language | 19:10:98 | 31:98 |
| Holland passes "assisted suicide" law | Euthanasia | 2:11:98 | 32:98 |
| Scientist attacks belief in supernatural | The supernatural | 9:11:98 | 33:98 |
| Government issues "Supporting Families" document. | The family | 16:11:98 | 34:98 |
| Pocket money goes up 5% | Pocket money | 23:11:98 | 35:98 |
| "Class in Britain" published | Class | 30:11:98 | 36:98 |
| Birmingham calls it "Winterval" | Christmas | 7:12:98 | 37:98 |
| Animal welfare campaigner goes on hunger strike | Animal welfare | 14:12:98 | 38:98 |
| "All Christmas food was good for you." Doctor speaks out. | Diet | 4:1:99 | 1:99 |
| BBC Radio 4 Poll result | Personality of the Millennium | 11:1:99 | 2:99 |
| Long school summer holiday to be scrapped? | The school year | 18:1:99 | 3:99 |
| Couple who ran away with their foster children | Fostering and Adopting | 25:1:99 | 4:99 |
| International Olympic Committee corruption | Olympic Games | 1:2:99 | 5:99 |
| "Crisis of Englishness" survey | Who are the English? | 8:2:99 | 6:99 |
| Calls for Family Planning Doctor's arrest | Contraception | 22:2:99 | 7:99 |
| English football coach, Glenn Hoddle, sacked | Freedom of speech | 1:3:99 | 8:99 |
| "Don't walk on by", pleads Home Secretary | Pre-teen crime | 8:3:99 | 9:99 |
| Journalist attacks Bono's Third World speech | Third World debt | 15:3:99 | 10:99 |
| Beryl Bainbridge's views on "accents" | Regional accents | 22:3:99 | 11:99 |
| Spice Girl's baby named "Brooklyn" | Babies names | 12:4:99 | 12:99 |
| Kosovo: NATO bombs Yugoslavia | War | 19:4:99 | 13:99 |
| "Dream" too sexy for primary teacher's pupils | Schools and Shakespeare | 26:4:99 | 14:99 |
| Columbine High School massacre | Guns and school | 4:5:99 | 15:99 |
| Fairy Tale comic launched | Comics | 10:5:99 | 16:99 |
| Boys overperforming in crime statistics | Boys versus girls | 17:5:99 | 17:99 |
| "Live on other planets": official | Extraterrestrial life | 24:5:99 | 18:99 |
| "The Sun" apologises to Queen over Page 3 | Press exposés | 7:6:99 | 19:99 |
| Expert says "Educational software doesn't educate" | Computers in education | 14:6:99 | 20:99 |
| Sport: England fails again | English sport | 21:6:99 | 21:99 |
| "Another unhappy No Fathers Day" | Fathers | 28:6:99 | 22:99 |
| "Survival of the Prettiest" published | Beauty | 5:7:99 | 23:99 |
| Third "Harry Potter" hits the shops | Harry Potter | 12:7:99 | 24:99 |
| Date rape: law changes? | Date Rape | 19:7:99 | 25:99 |
| Questions raised about homework | Homework | 30:8:99 | 26:99 |
| Government tells children "You may hit back if bullied" | Bullying | 6:9:99 | 27:99 |
| "Five years for spitting"? | Anti Social Behaviour Orders | 13:9:99 | 28:99 |
| BBC criticises ITV's "Who wants to be a Millionaire?" | TV Game Shows | 20:9:99 | 29:99 |
| 87-year-old grandmother was a spy | Espionage | 27:9:99 | 30:99 |
| 'Sunday Times' lists 100 most powerful people in Britain | Power in Britain | 4:10:99 | 31:99 |
| 'Country Life's' strange Millennium Girl | Country Life | 11:10:99 | 32:99 |
| Church helps 12-year-old to avoid abortion | Abortion | 18:10:99 | 33:99 |
| Army coup in Pakistan | Army verus Democracy | 1:11:99 | 34:99 |
| Charles boycotts royal banquet | Constitutional monarchy | 8:11:99 | 35:99 |
| Biggest UK musical survey ever | Musical tastes | 15:11:99 | 36:99 |
| Army to recruit criminals straight from prison | Recruiting soldiers | 22:11:99 | 37:99 |
| Sweden bans TV adverts aimed at under 12's | Children's TV | 29:11:99 | 38:99 |
| "End culture of kindness", says Homelessness Tsar | Homelessness | 6:12:99 | 39:99 |
| Celebrating the Millennium | The Millennium Dome | 13:12:99 | 40:99 |
| Start of 2000 AD | Resolutions | 3:1:00 | 1:00 |
| Advertisers pick "TV Turkeys of the Century" | TV advertisements | 10:1:00 | 2:00 |
| "Posh" Spice and David Beckham headlined again | "Showbiz" and Professionalism | 17:1:00 | 3:00 |
| Ballots on closing Grammar Schools | Selective education | 24:1:00 | 4:00 |
| Dolly the Sheep - patent applied for | Scientific research | 31:1:00 | 5:00 |
| The Tyson-Francis fight | Boxing and Race | 7:2:00 | 6:00 |
| Lego wins Toy of the Century | Children's toys | 14:2:00 | 7:00 |
| Fur back in fashion | Fur | 28:2:00 | 8:00 |
| Archbishop's media bombshell | Private lives of politicians | 6:3:00 | 9:00 |
| Mobile phones attacked | Mobiles | 13:3:00 | 10:00 |
| "Women lose £21,000 a year in wages" | Housework | 20:3:00 | 11:00 |
| David Beckham's new haircut | Hair styles | 27:3:00 | 12:00 |
| "Shoppertainment" coming? | Shopping | 3:4:00 | 13:00 |
| English Heritage gets new Chairman | Buildings | 10:4:00 | 14:00 |
| Farmer gets "Life" for killing burglar | Property protection | 2:5:00 | 15:00 |
| Attack on parents allowing children to use first names | What to call your father and mother | 8:5:00 | 16:00 |
| BMW sells Rover Cars for £10 | The "high pound" - can "Big Macs" explain? | 15:5:00 | 17:00 |
| British "hopeless at languages" | British schoolchildren and foreign languages | 22:5:00 | 18:00 |
| It's "Rude Britannia" - research proves it | British manners | 5:6:00 | 19:00 |
| Media blamed for anorexia and bulimia | Eating disorders | 12:6:00 | 20:00 |
| $10,000 tip given for $9 drinks bill | Tipping | 19:6:00 | 21:00 |
| Scientists and philosophers nominate best invention | Most important invention | 26:6:00 | 22:00 |
| Argument over begging in 'The Observer' | Begging | 3:7:00 | 23:00 |
| Government acts over football hooligans | Football hooliganism | 10:7:00 | 24:00 |
| Rain on St Swithin's Day | The weather | 17:7:00 | 25:00 |
| "Big Brother" sparks disagreement | The "Big Brother" TV Game Show | 4:9:00 | 2000:26 |
| Government group's predictions for 2020 | Britain in 2020 | 11:9:00 | 2000:27 |
| Publication of 'Poverty and Social Exclusion' Report | What is poverty in Britain? | 18:9:00 | 2000:28 |
| Farmers and hauliers bring Britain to a standstill | Fuel tax | 25:9:00 | 2000:29 |
| Greenpeace protestors acquitted over GM crops | GM crops trial verdict | 2:10:00 | 2000:30 |
| Challenge to secondary school maths | Maths in the secondary school curriculum? | 9:10:00 | 2000:31 |
| National Adoption Week | Adoption procedures | 16:10:00 | 2000:32 |
| Arab and Jew fight again | Jerusalem | 30:10:00 | 2000:33 |
| Judge announces Bulger murderers can be freed | Punishment for child murderers | 6:11:00 | 2000:34 |
| Westlife equals Beatles all-time record | Pop music | 13:11:00 | 2000:35 |
| BBC's "The Weakest Link" quiz show | Quizzes | 20:11:00 | 2000:36 |
| The Bush/Gore election | Democratic Elections | 27:11:00 | 2000:37 |
| Social Research Centre publishes survey | Current British Social Attitudes | 4:12:00 | 2000:38 |
| 8 -12 year old girls become "Tweenagers" | Tweenagers | 11:12:00 | 2000:39 |
| Dixons ban Slade and wizard Christmas songs | Christmas | 18:12:00 | 2000:40 |
| 2001 | Predictions for 2001 - a "guesswork odyssey". | 8:1:01 | 2001:1 |
| An end to "Innocent until prove guilty"? | The criminal justice system | 15:1:01 | 2001:2 |
| Government attacked over "pre-school" policies | Early Learning | 22:1:01 | 2001:3 |
| American bank saves Huntingdon Life Sciences | Animal rights | 29:1:01 | 2001:4 |
| First Holocaust Memorial Day | The Holocaust | 5:2:01 | 2001:5 |
| A billion text messages a month sent in the UK | Text messaging | 12:2:01 | 2001:6 |
| Humans have far fewer genes than expected | Human behaviour | 26:2:01 | 2001:7 |
| Free childcare for teenage mothers returning to class? | Teenage pregnancy | 5:3:01 | 2001:8 |
| EastEnders hard man Phil Mitchell is shot | Soaps and the community | 12:3:01 | 2001:9 |
| Headteacher suspends 60 boys for swearing | Swearing | 19:3:01 | 2001:10 |
| Gallery display photos of naked children | Photography and censorship | 26:3:01 | 2001:11 |
| BBC's "Son of God" series starts | Easter | 2:4:01 | 2001:12 |
| Republican arguments surface after "Sophiegate" | Monarchy versus Republic | 23:4:01 | 2001:13 |
| Plan for execution of 'Oklahoma bomber' | Execution - public or private? | 30:4:01 | 2001:14 |
| Guardian readers estimate pay rates | Salary levels | 7:5:01 | 2001:15 |
| BBC shows English Civil War programme | History - what should we remember and what forget? | 14:5:01 | 2001:16 |
| Geri Halliwell in Party Political Broadcast | The 2001 General Election | 21:5:01 | 2001:17 |
| Heads say "Expel children whose parents attack teachers" | Violence in school | 4:6:01 | 2001:18 |
| World Naturist Day | Nudity | 11:6:01 | 2001:19 |
| "Two children per family is best." | Family numbers | 18:6:01 | 2001:20 |
| Southampton University starts astrology research | Astrology | 25:6:01 | 2001:21 |
| Pope attacks holiday package tours | Tourism | 2:7:01 | 2001:22 |
| International Corruption League Table published | Corruption | 9:7:01 | 2001:23 |
| New Royal College of Psychiatrists campaign | Treatment of children with mental health and behavioural problems | 16:7:01 | 2001:24 |
| Protest from Seattle to Genoa | Globalization | 23:7:01 | 2001:25 |
| Jeffrey Archer goes to jail | Perjury | 3:9:01 | 2001:26 |
| Channel 4 ordered to apologise for 'Brass Eye' | Paedophilia | 10:9:01 | 2001:27 |
| Terrorists attack New York and Washington | Terrorism | 12:9:01 | 2001:28 |
| Scientist searches for world's best-loved joke | Good jokes; bad jokes | 24:9:01 | 2001:29 |
| Calls for the introduction of Identity Cards | ID cards | 1:10:01 | 2001:30 |
| European Day of Languages | The British and learning foreign languages | 8:10:01 | 2001:31 |
| Suggested new religious hate law | Incitement to religious hatred | 15:10:01 | 2001:32 |
| Gallup Poll on lying | Lying | 29:10:01 | 2001:33 |
| ITV's "Premiership" moves from 7 to 10.30 | Football on TV | 5:11:01 | 2001:34 |
| "I oppose Afghan war," Head tells school | Teachers'professionalism | 12:11:01 | 2001:35 |
| Doctors ban "accident" from their Journal | Accidents? / Mistakes? | 19:11:01 | 2001:36 |
| Mail on Sunday runs debate on "Fishing" | Fishing | 26:11:01 | 2001:37 |
| Biggest compensation claim in history | Slavery | 3:12:01 | 2001:38 |
| "Choose 10 greatest Britons", invites BBC | Greatest Britons | 10:12:01 | 2001:39 |
| "Down's" mothers get compensation | Down's syndrome | 17:12:01 | 2001:40 |
| The Guardian and The Sun on the Euro | For and against the Euro | 7:1:02 | 2002:1 |
| Chloe and Jack most popular names again in 2001 | Babies names | 14:1:02 | 2002:2 |
| "Which?" says computer and book vouchers collected by parents are poor value for money | "Cause" related marketing | 21:1:02 | 2002:3 |
| Scientist "proves" money can buy happiness | Money and happiness | 28:1:02 | 2002:4 |
| Philip Pullman wins the Booker Prize | Children's fiction | 4:2:02 | 2002:5 |
| Staff punished for apostrophe errors | The apostrophe | 18:2:02 | 2002:6 |
| Will Young wins Pop Idol | Pop Idol | 25:2:02 | 2002:7 |
| David Beckham joins Marks and Spencer | Fashion | 4:3:02 | 2002:8 |
| Sunday Express publishes its Power List | Power in Britain today | 11:3:02 | 2002:9 |
| Pop Idol Will Young tells the News of the World he is gay | Homosexuality | 18:3:02 | 2002:10 |
| Junior School Head introduces philosophy lessons | Philosophy in schools | 8:4:02 | 2002:11 |
| British democracy criticized | Democracy | 15:4:02 | 2002:12 |
| Government action on street crime | Juvenile crime | 22:4:02 | 2002:13 |
| Professor wires his brain | Cybernetics | 29:4:02 | 2002:14 |
| New "rights" law for pets | Care of pets | 6:5:02 | 2002:15 |
| Queen vows to reign on | Golden Jubilee | 13:5:02 | 2002:16 |
| BBC tests nation's IQ | Intelligence tests | 20:5:02 | 2002:17 |
| Truants' mother imprisoned | Truancy | 27:5:02 | 2002:18 |
| Angus Deayton exposed by press | Sex and drugs | 10:6:02 | 2002:19 |
| Sperm donors' anonymity challenged | Insemination by donor | 17:6:02 | 2002:20 |
| Exams - solution or problem? | Exams | 24:6:02 | 2002:21 |
| Mick Jagger knighted | Honours System | 1:7:02 | 2002:22 |
| Asteroid just misses Earth | Science and Space | 8:7:02 | 2002:23 |
| Chief Prosecutor says "We're all racist" | Race | 15:7:02 | 2002:24 |
| Female soldier wins Royal Marines beret | Women in the front line? | 22:7:02 | 2002:25 |
| Mori finds big rise in working class | 2:9:2002 | 185 | |
| 20 stone American sues McDonalds and KFC | Obesity | 9:9:2002 | 186 |
| Survey finds 'Seven Wonders of Britain' | Britain's must-see tourist attractions. | 16:9:2002 | 187 |
| Citizenship Skills become compulsory in secondary schools | Citizenship Skills | 23:9:2002 | 188 |
| BBC Three gets the go-ahead | New TV channel for 25-34 year-olds | 30:9:2002 | 189 |
| Britain has worst record for shoplifting in Europe | Shoplifting | 7:10:2002 | 190 |
| "Tipping the Velvet" lesbian drama on BBC | Lesbianism | 14:10:2002 | 191 |
| Patent Office celebrates 150 years of patenting | The best, and worst, inventions? | 28:10:2002 | 192 |
| November the Fifth | Bonfire Night | 4:11:2002 | 193 |
| Sacking of Angus Deayton | The press and morality | 11:11:2002 | 194 |
| The Queen's Speech | The government's legislative programme | 18:11:2002 | 195 |
| Unmarried Michael Owen to be a father | Should parents marry? | 25:11:2002 | 196 |
| The "Body Worlds" London exhibition | Breaking of one of society's strictest taboos. | 2:12:2002 | 197 |
| Yet another Government Bill on Foxhunting | 9:12:2002 | 198 | |
| English teenagers fail patriotic test | Patriotism | 16:12:2002 | 199 |
| BBC asks for memorable 2002 moments | What to remember from 2002. | 6:1:2003 | 200 |
| The Luck Project | Why are some people lucky? | 13:1:2003 | 201 |
| Two Birmingham teenage girls die in gang crossfire | City gun gangs | 20:1:2003 | 202 |
| Government's new plan for 16 - 19 curriculum | Vocational and academic education division | 27:1:2003 | 203 |
| The Economist predictions for 2033 | What will things be like in 2033? | 3:2:2003 | 204 |
| Columbia shuttle disaster kills seven astronauts | Space exploration | 10:2:2003 | 205 |
| "Women just as violent as men in the home" | Domestic violence | 24:2:2003 | 206 |
| LEA's suggest new six-term year | Length of school terms and holidays | 3:3:2003 | 207 |
| BBC runs "Celebrity Stock Exchange" game | The Stock Exchange | 10:3:2003 | 208 |
| "No Smoking Day" | Smoking | 17:3:2003 | 209 |
| Football overtakes Netball for women | Women's sport | 24:3:2003 | 210 |
| The end of TV Pop Talent shows predicted | TV Pop Talent shows | 31:3:2003 | 211 |
| A school's Year 11 makes Iraq War protest | Iraq War protests by school pupils | 7:4:2003 | 212 |
| Two die at hands of Dignitas in Switzerland | Assisted suicide | 28:4:2003 | 213 |
| "Human race has only 50:50 survival chance" | "The Final Century?" by the Astronomer Royal | 5:5:2003 | 214 |
| McFashion? McGap? | Fast Fashion | 12:5:2003 | 215 |
| Reader objects to paper publishing horoscopes | Horoscopes | 19:5:2003 | 216 |
| 50th anniversary of first Everest ascent | Mountaineering | 2:6:2003 | 217 |
| Head bans parents from school's Sports Day | School Sports Days | 9:6:2003 | 218 |
| "What Children Watch" Report published | Children and TV | 16:6:2003 | 219 |
| Homer Simpson voted "Greatest American ever" | What the world thinks of America | 23:6:2003 | 220 |
| "Race bias is OK" says US Supreme Court | Racial bias | 30:6:2003 | 221 |
| Chlamydia cases double in five-year period | Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 7:7:2003 | 222 |
| "Government in principle in favour of ID cards". | ID cards | 14:7:2003 | 223 |
| "Blogging" is fastest growing Internet area | Blogging | 1:9:2003 | 224 |
| New government initiative on bullying | Bullying | 8:9:2003 | 225 |
| Electoral Commission consults on voting age | The age of voting - 16? 18? 21? | 15:9:2003 | 226 |
| £50 million to stop the School Run | The morning rush hour | 22:9:2003 | 227 |
| Qualifications and Curriculum Authority stops exam "failure". | Exam marks | 29:9:2003 | 228 |
| Teacher in charge of school trip imprisoned | School trips | 6:10:2003 | 229 |
| "Ig Nobel" Prize Award Ceremony | The application of humour to science | 13:10:2003 | 230 |
| Anti-social behaviour report every 2 seconds. | Anti-Social Behaviour Orders | 20:10:2003 | 231 |
| Concorde's last flight | End of more than an aeroplane? | 3:11:2003 | 232 |
| Diane Abbott MP sends her son to private school | Hypocrisy over private education | 10:11:2003 | 233 |
| 80% say "No" to baby sex selection | Sex selection of babies | 17:11:2003 | 234 |
| One in three eat out at least once a week | Can't cook. Won't cook. Don't care. Going out. | 24:11:2003 | 235 |
| "Boys and girls toys still different in spite of feminism's advance" | Christmas toys | 1:12:2003 | 236 |
| Government's plan for top-up fees | Financing universities | 8:12:2003 | 237 |
| No.10 Think Tank reports on "Britain Today" | Britain today | 15:12:2003 | 238 |
| Fines for taking children on holiday in term time | Holiday "truancy" | 5:01:2004 | 239 |
| BBC Radio 4 "Today" listeners invited to suggest new laws | Laws suggested by listeners | 12:01:2004 | 240 |
| Robert Kilroy-Silk sacked by the BBC | Racism and impartiality | 19:01:2004 | 241 |
| NSPCC launch new campaign | How to help children who can't talk about their problems | 26:01:2004 | 242 |
| Teacher charged with religiously aggravated assault | The hijab: the veil: the headscarf. | 02:02:2004 | 243 |
| " I'm A Celebrity ...Get Me Out Of Here " | TV programme that 44% of viewers watched | 09:02:2004 | 244 |
| " Fathers 4 Justice " stop the traffic | Who has the children after divorce or separation? | 23:02:2004 | 245 |
| A parent complains about the amount of homework being set | Homework | 01:03:2004 | 246 |
| First British Citizenship ceremony for immigrants | How people become British citizens | 08:03:2004 | 247 |
| Magazine for13 year old girls makes a deal with a condom maker | Sex education | 15:03:2004 | 248 |
| " The Passion of the Christ " film takes USA by storm | Filming the killing of Jesus Christ | 22:03:2004 | 249 |
| Parents pay huge sums for children's stylists | Teenagers' fashions | 29:03:2004 | 250 |
| Young Offenders' Institution reformed | Conditions inside prison | 19:04:2004 | 251 |
| Anglo-French VIth Form Workshop | Centenary of Entente Cordiale commemorated | 26:04:2004 | 252 |
| OFSTED Chief Inspector hails "Buffy" | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | 03:05:2004 | 253 |
| Nannies and cleaners "fastest growing sector" | Household chores | 10:05:2004 | 254 |
| The Times v The Government | Charitable status of Independent schools | 17:05:2004 | 255 |
| Attempt to amend Children's Bill to stop smacking | Hitting children | 24:05:2004 | 256 |
| House of Commons' Select Committee Report on Obesity | Obesity | 07:06:2004 | 257 |
| Chat Room fantasy leads to attempted murder by a friend | Internet Chat Rooms | 14:06:2004 | 258 |
| Government plans huge extension of gambling | Gambling | 21:06:2004 | 259 |
| 1. Head bans skirts for girls. 2. What should teachers wear? | Clothes for school | 28:06:2004 | 260 |
| Film censors' survey on swearing in front of children | Children and swearing | 05:07:2004 | 261 |
| Smoking in public places to be banned? | For and against a ban on smoking in public places | 12:07:2004 | 262 |
| The Olympic Games | Best and worst moments. The stars. The medal table. | 06:09:2004 | 263 |
| Massacre at Russian school. | Terror | 13:09:2009 | 264 |
| "Invasion" of House of Commons | Hunting lobby stages constitutional demonstration | 20:09:2004 | 265 |
| 21st Century update for Seven Deadly Sins | The Seven Deadly Sins | 27:09:2004 | 266 |
| The Paralympic Games | BBC coverage of the Paralympics. | 04:10:2004 | 267 |
| Filming life in a tiny French village school | "Etre at Avoir". | 11:10:2004 | 268 |
| George Bush versus John Kerry | Presidential Election | 18:10:2004 | 269 |
| New firework regulations | Bonfire Night | 01:11:2004 | 270 |
| BBC 3 " Little Britain " comedy starts again | TV comedy | 08:11:2004 | 271 |
| Local children leave village school to travellers. | Educating travelling children | 15:11:2004 | 272 |
| Professor: "Computer games are good." | Computer games | 22:11:2004 | 273 |
| BBC's "Hard Spell" finals. | " Does speling matter? " - easier version. | 29:11:2004 | 274 (1) |
| BBC " Hard Spell " finals. | " Does speling matter? " - - harder version. | 29:11:2004 | 274 (2) |
| Guinness book celebrates 50 years. | Guinness Book of Records |
06:12:2004 | 275 |
| New incitement to religious hatred Bill | Incitement to religious hatred | 13:12:2004 | 276 |
| World's first cloned-to-order cat delivered to customer | Cloning of pets | 03:01:2005 | 277 |
| The Indian Ocean Tsunami | Natural disasters | 10:01:2005 | 278 |
| Top new born babies' names in 2004 (2014!) | Names for children | 17:01:2005 | 279 |
| Prince Harry dons swastika for party | Prince Harry's swastika | 24:01:2005 | 280 |
| Plan for Coming - of - Age Day for 18's | Citizenship coming of age ceremonies plan for 18's | 31:01:2005 | 281 |
| Conservatives call for compulsory history | History in School | 07:02:2005 | 282 |
| Engagement of Charles and Camilla | The monarchy | 21:02:2005 | 283 |
| 1905 - 2005 The Einstein Centenary | Einstein | 28:02:2005 | 284 |
| "Chewing gum" summit | Chewing gum | 07:03:2005 | 285 |
| Soccer on TV - " Only after the watershed." | Soccer on TV | 14:03:2005 | 286 |
| 23 weeks pregnant mother's boy survives healthily | Abortion | 28:03:2005 | 288 |
| A new black elite? | Education of black boys | 21:03:2005 | 287 |
| Archbishop tells parents " Grow up." | Bringing up children | 18:04:2005 | 289 |
| Sun's " Rock the Vote " campaign to get young people to vote | How to increase turn-out at elections? | 25:04:2005 | 290 |
| Judge allows Beckham's nanny to publish story | Legality of contracts and confidentiality | 02:05:2005 | 291 |
| "Britain in Numbers" published. | The changing face of Britain. | 09:05:2005 | 292 |
| " Your Turn " washing machine invented | Should men do the washing? | 16:05:2005 | 293 |
| Crazy Frog beats Coldplay | Mobiles and their ringtones | 23:05:2005 | 294 |
| Sudoku takes off | Sudoku | 06:06:2005 | 295 |
| "Brand Britain" comes second in world wide nation branding survey | The best country to live in? | 13:06:2005 | 296 |
| Scouts update the Scouts' promise. | Boy Scouts | 20:06:2005 | 297 |
| Five-fold increase needed in number of male childcare workers. | Childcare | 27:06:2005 | 298 |
| "Fewer homes have pets". | Pets | 04:07:2005 | 299 |
| BBC Website carries tributes to The Tie on its demise. | The Tie - a light-hearted double page C.H. to celebrate the 300th. | 11:07:2005 | 300 |
| Consumers observed - The Glass Consumer. | Life in the surveillance society. | 18:07:2005 | 301 |
| New book on manners | Manners | 05:09:2005 | 302 |
| Government's plan for new type of school | City Academies | 12:09:2005 | 303 |
| Britain's changing celebrity culture | Celebrity | 19:09:2005 | 304 |
| Warning to women about leaving it too late to have a baby | Who, or what, is to blame for "Late Baby Blues"? | 26:09:2005 | 305 |
| Head of Commission for Racial Equality: "We're sleepwalking towards segregation." | Race relations | 03:10:2005 | 306 |
| Pensioners go to prison over the Council Tax | Council Tax | 10:10:2005 | 307 |
| "Science of Aliens" exhibition opens | Is there life out there? | 17:10:2005 | 308 |
| Kelly Holmes' initiative on girls' sport. | Girls and sport | 31:10:2005 | 309 |
| Pre-prep School Heads criticize pushy parents | How to bring up very young children | 07:11:2005 | 310 |
| Rebekah Wade, the red-headed Sun editor, arrested for assault. | Red-heads | 14:11:2005 | 311 |
| Six experts suggest ways to put the "Wow Back Into Slough" | What makes people happy? | 21:11:2005 | 312 |
| Morgan Stanley "Great Briton 2005" contest | The greatest Briton of 2005? | 28:11:2005 | 313 |
| The ways children are punished and rewarded at school. | School sanctions and rewards | 5:12:2005 | 314 |
| Elton John " marries " his partner | The Civil Partnerships Act | 12:12:2005 | 315 |
| Man gets suspended sentence after killing his handicapped son | The punishment for killing | 02:01:2006 | 316 |
| Channel 4's programme on Demolition invites "The Worst Buildings" suggestions | British Buildings | 09:01:2006 | 317 |
| World Happiness League Table published: Britain 21=. | Why is Britain so low in The Happiness League? | 16:01:2006 | 318 |
| Chancellor Gordon Brown defines "Britishness". | Britishness? | 23:01:2006 | 319 |
| Google sets up in China and accepts Chinese censorship laws. | Censorship and Democracy. | 30:01:2006 | 320 |
| Government Think Tank reports on "Travel in 2055" | Travel in 2055 | 06:02:2006 | 321 |
| The cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad | The gulf between Islam and the West | 20:02:2006 | 322 |
| "Say 'Yes' to drugs" - FT Sports Editor suggests. | Performance Enhancing Drugs. | 27:02:2006 | 323 |
| The Telegraph Great Food Debate | Slow Food versus Fast Food | 06:03:2006 | 324 |
| 16-year-old leads Pro-test in favour of Oxford lab. | Vivisection | 13:03:2006 | 325 |
| Parents win battle against doctors to keep terminally ill Baby MB alive | How to treat the terminally ill. | 20:03:2006 | 326 |
| "First News" a newspaper for nine - 12 year olds launched | A new children's newspaper. | 27:03:2006 | 327 |
| America tries to solve its illegal Mexican immigrant problem | The USA's immigration problem. | 24:04:2006 | 328 |
| JKRowling launches tirade against stick-insect models. | Is 'thin' good or bad for girls? | 17:04:2006 | 329 |
| Melvyn Bragg publishes " 12 Books that Changed the World." | Books. | 01:05:2006 | 330 |
| Home Secretary and Deputy PM sacked | Politics | 8:5:2006 | 332 |
| " Smell you later." TES headline | Body Odour | 15:5:2006 | 333 |
| New book - " The Best of Germany ". | World Cup in Germany 2006 | 22:5:2006 | 334 |
| Magna Carta Day suggested as British Day | " British Day "? | 5:6:2006 | 335 |
| Father prosecutes son for 'stealing' £30,000 from him | Gambling | 12:6:2006 | 336 |
| Ofcom cracks down on swearing on Radio One | Swearing | 19:6:2006 | 337 |
| The privately educated dominate in our society | Class | 26:6:2006 | 338 |
| Should women get the same as men at Wimbledon? | Women and Wimbledon | 3:7:2006 | 339 |
| Can Maths be made magic at school? | Maths | 10:7:2006 | 340 |
| Famous futurologist predicts the future | What's going to happen in the future? | 4:9:2006 | 341 |
| The case for and against Big Brother | Big Brother | 11:9:2006 | 342 |
| " The Death of Childhood " - headline on BBC News | Childhood | 18:9:2006 | 343 |
| The Home Secretary and The Pope question Islam | Islam | 25:9:2006 | 344 |
| New book and new film about The Queen | The Queen | 2:10:2006 | 345 A |
| Jack Straw pleads with Moslem women " Take off your veils." | The veil | 9:10:2006 | 345 B |
| The cases for and against man- made global warming | Global warming | 16:10:2006 | 346 |
| Bonfire night - its history | The Fifth of November | 30:10:2006 | 347 |
| Think Tank recommends Guides and Scouts | Guides and Scouts | 6:11:2006 | 348 |
| " Bring back the stocks." | Appropriate punishments | 13:11:2006 | 349 |
| " Women referees are way offside." | Sexism | 20:11:2006 | 350 |
| OFSTED won't inspect school lavatories. | School lavatories | 27:11;2006 | 351 |
| Truth in Science sends school science departments materials to discuss Darwin. | Should religion be discussed in science lessons? | 4:12:2006 | 352 |
| Government White Paper on Trident's future | Britain's independent nuclear deterrent | 11:12:2006 | 353 |
| Which laws should be repealed? | Current laws | 1:1:2007 | 354 |
| Parentline Plus reports parents concern over peer pressure | Peer pressure | 8:1:2007 | 355 |
| Changes to the SATs regime | SATs | 15:1:2007 | 356 |
| 14 - 18 year olds polled on what it is to be British | Being British | 22:1:2007 | 357 |
| Ex-prisoner wins right to vote for people in prison. | Prisoners' rights | 29:1:2007 | 358 |
| New book The Homework Myth published | Homework for Primary Schools | 8:2:2007 | 359 |
| The Economist labels the British " God's worst linguists" | Should the British learn other languages? | 19:2:2007 | 360 |
| Row over gay adoption between government and catholic Church | Gay adoption | 26:2:2007 | 361 |
| 200,000 parents fail to get their first choice of secondary school for their child. | Choice of secondary school | 5:3:2007 | 362 |
| Multi-million awards for first team to achieve specific goals e.g. build a space special ship | The X Prize Foundation | 12:3:2007 | 363 |
| Jeremy Paxman attacks the filth in " our green and pleasant land." | Rubbish | 19:3:2007 | 364 |
| The Lost Boys - Daily Mail article on those responsible for knife murders | Knife crime | 26:3:2007 | 365 |
| Iran seizes Royal Navy crew | Right of service personnel to sell their stories to the press. | 16:4:2007 | 366 |
| Britain has 5 million CCTV cameras operated by councils and private companies. | CCTV cameras | 23:4:2007 | 367 |
| Two cannabis stories | Drugs | 30:4:2007 | 368 |
| "Social Trends in Britain" report published | "Social Trends in Britain" report published | 7:5:2007 | 369 |
| House of Commons Report on "Bullying" | Bullying | 14:5:2007 | 370 |
| Guardian article " Does speling matter?" | Spelling | 21:5:2007 | 371 |
| Brand new school built without a playground | Design of schools. | 4:6:2007 | 372 |
| Teachers told not to use "Hands up " technique | Methods of teaching | 11:6:2007 | 373 |
| Latest polling research on the use of mobiles | Mobiles | 18:6:2007 | 374 |
| Tony Blair hands over to Gordon Brown | Prime Ministerial politics | 25:6:2007 | 375 |
| C of E uses The Simpsons to get it message across | The Simpsons and Christianity | 2:7:2007 | 376 |
| End of smoking in public places | Smoking | 9:7:2007 | 377 |
| The new Animal Welfare Act | Treatment of animals | 3:9:2007 | 378 |
| John Humphrys publishes " In Search of God" | Does God exist? | 10:9:2007 | 379 |
| EU says Britain can carry on using imperial measurements | Imperial v Metric | 17:9:2007 | 380 |
| Daily Mirror debate DO YOU NEED TO WORRY ABOUT LETTING YOUR KIDS PLAY OUTSIDE? | Playing outside | 24:9:2007 | 381 |
| Blue Peter found to have cheated its viewers. | Cheating on television | 1:10:2007 | 382 |
| Burma erupts | Burma | 8:10:2007 | 383 |
| Government issues new school uniform guidelines | School uniform | 15:10:2007 | 384 |
| Mother seeks hysterectomy for severely disabled 15-year-old. | Hysterectomy and the disabled. | 29:10:2007 | 385 |
| Pinker's " The Stuff of Thought " published with swearing analysis | Swearing | 5:11:2007 | 386 |
| Poll of 1,005 adults' superstitions | Superstitions | 12:11:2007 | 387 |
| Man gets 15 months for killing woman by dangerous driving | Punishment for dangerous driving | 19:11:2007 | 388 |
| Which of six projects should get £50million lottery money? | The best environment projects | 26:11:2007 | 389 |
| Chief Rabbi attacks multiculturalism " A disaster." | Multiculturalism | 3:12:2007 | 390 |
| The trouble with English football | English football | 10:12:2007 | 391 |
| An orgy of Christmas lights | Christmas festivities | 17:12:2007 | 392 |
| Review of 2007 | 2007 controversies | 8:1:2009 | 393 |
| Should teenage Mums get benefits? | Teenage pregnancies | 14:1:2008 | 394 |
| Public school head says Public Schools encourage social apartheid | Public ( Independent or Private ) Schools | 21:1:2008 | 395 |
| Obama beats Hillary in South Carolina Primary | American Presidential Election | 28:1:2008 | 396 |
| Health Minister say Britain in grip of obesity catastrophe | Child obesity | 4:2:2008 | 397 |
| Nigella will not give her children financial security | Inheriting wealth? | 11:2:2008 | 398 |
| Archbishop raises questions about Sharia Law | The operation of Muslim Law in Britain. | 25:2:2008 | 399 |
| The Mosquito machine that only under 25' can hear. | How to deal with teenagers upsetting shop keepers. | 3:3:2008 | 400 |
| " Remove traffic lights and you will make streets safer." | New ideas for controlling traffic. | 10:3:2008 | 401 |
| " Still a long way to go, girls." | Discrimination against women | 17:3:2008 | 402 |
| New qualification for schools - " UN Rights Respecting Schools." | UN Rights of the Child | 24:3:2008 | 403 |
| Government wants scientists to create mixed embryos. | Ethics of scientific research | 31:3:2008 | 404 |
| 40 years on from Enoch Powell migrant tensions rise. | Immigration | 21:4:2008 | 405 |
| Oxford Union debates Page 3 | Page 3 | 28:4:2008 | 406 |
| Two powerful scientists argue about religion. | Science and Religion | 6:5:2008 | 407 |
| Pressure on pre-teens to have sex | Children and sex | 12:5:2008 | 408 |
| Government opens secret files on UFOs | UFOs | 19:5:2008 | 409 |
| Commons Select Committee to examine possible dangers of boarding | Boarding School | 2:6:2008 | 410 |
| Cyclists to be allowed to go the wrong way down One Way Kensington streets | Cycling | 9:6:2008 | 411 |
| Another unhappy no-fathers day | Fathers Day ( A repeat of the 28th June 1999 sheet ) | 16:6:2008 | 412 |
| Governments Review of Maths Teaching. | Teaching Maths. | 23:6:2008 | 413 |
| " The vetting of adults who supervise children has become excessive," says Think Tank. | Paedophilia and the Criminal Records Bureau | 30:6:2008 | 414 |
| Joseph Rowntree Foundation report on luxuries and necessities. | What's a luxury and what's a necessity? | 7:7:2008 | 415 |
| " Facebook spells the end of lasting friendship." suggests psychiatrist. | Social Networking online | 14:7:2008 | 416 |
| Launch of Primary Key Stage 2 Edition of | " Friday Fortnightly" | on Friday 17th May | 2004 |
| One parent's homework hell | Homework | 14:05:2004 | FF 1 |
| House of Commons' Select Committee Report on Obesity | Obesity | 04:06:2004 | FF 2 |
| 1. Head bans skirts for girls. 2. What should teachers wear? | Clothes for school | 25:06:2004 | FF 3 |
| Smoking in public places to be banned? | For and against a ban on smoking in public places | 09:07:2004 | FF 4 |
| The Olympic Games | Best and worst moments. The stars. The medal table. | 03:09:2004 | FF 5 |
| "Invasion" of House of Commons |
Hunting lobby stages constitutional demonstration |
17:09:2004 | FF 6 |
| 21st Century update for Seven Deadly Sins | The Seven Deadly Sins | 01:10:2004 | FF 7 |
| Filming life in a tiny French village school | "Etre et Avoir" | 15:10:2004 | FF 8 |
| New firework regulations | Bonfire Night | 05:11:2004 | FF 9 |
| Local children leave village school to travellers | Educating travelling children | 19:11:2004 | FF 10 |
| Professor: "Computer games are good". | Computer games | 03:12:2004 | FF 11 |
| World's first cloned-to-order cat delivered to customer | Cloning of pets | 31:12:2004 | FF 12 |
| The Indian Ocean Tsunami | Natural disasters | 14:01:2005 | FF13 |
| Prince Harry dons swastika for party | Prince Harry's swastika | 28:01:2005 | FF14 |
| Conservatives call for compulsory history | History in School | 18:02:2005 | FF15 |
| Engagement of Charles and Camilla | The monarchy | 21:02:2005 | FF16 |
| 1905 - 2005 The Einstein Centenary | Einstein | 18:03:2005 | FF17 |
| A new black elite? | Education of black boys. | 15:04:2005 | FF18 |
| Sun's " Rock the Vote " campaign to get young people to vote | How to increase turn-out at elections? | 29:04:2005 | FF19 |
| Judge allows Beckham's nanny to publish story | Legality of contracts and confidentiality | 13:05:2005 | FF20 |
| " Your Turn " washing machine invented | Should men do the washing? | 03:06:2005 | FF21 |
| "Brand Britain" comes second in world wide nation branding survey | The best country to live in? | 17:06:2005 | FF22 |
| "Fewer homes have pets". | Pets | 01:07:2005 | FF23 |
| BBC Website carries tributes to The Tie on its demise. | The Tie - a light-hearted double page FF to celebrate the 300th Edition of C.H.Weekly. | 15:07:2005 | FF24 |
| New book on manners | Manners | 02:09:2005 | FF25 |
| Britain's changing celebrity culture | Celebrity | 16:09:2005 | FF26 |
| Head of Commission for Racial Equality: "We're sleepwalking towards segregation." | Race relations | 30:09:2005 | FF27 |
| Pensioners go to prison over the Council Tax | Council Tax | 14:10:2005 | FF28 |
| Kelly Holmes' initiative on girls' sport. | Girls and sport | 04:11:2005 | FF29 |
| Rebekah Wade, the red-headed Sun editor, arrested for assault. | Red-heads | 18:11:2005 | FFD 30 |
| Morgan Stanley "Great Briton 2005" contest | The greatest Briton of 2005? | 2:12:2005 | FFD31 |
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