Best of Today
Best Of Today
Insight, analysis and expert debate as key policy makers are challenged on the latest news stories.
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Today: A game of Scrabble?
Scrabble boards will be making their annual appearance in family living rooms on Christmas day. The game was invented in the 1930s ...
Today: 'A very dark day for consumers'
Further investigations into the legality of bank charges have been dropped by the trading watchdog. The decision comes a month after the ...
Today: Is pink for girls or boys?
Is it only girls that like pink? PinkStinks, a campaign to challenge the culture of pink which invades every aspect of girls' lives, has ...
Today: Miliband: 'I wanted a stronger agreement'
The Climate Secretary Ed Miliband has said that he "wanted a stronger agreement" than the one which is currently being finalised at the ...
Today: 'People support' death penalty
Should the death penalty be re-introduced? It is 40 years ago today that capital punishment was abolished in the UK, and has not been voted ...
Today: 'Real progress' in Copenhagen climate talks
World leaders meeting at the climate change summit in Copenhagen are edging closer to a deal. In the last day of negotiations, China ...
Today: Price rise 'key to cutting youth drinking'
Children under the age of 15 should not consume any alcohol, and teenagers aged between 15 and 17 should drink only infrequently, according ...
Today: Children 'being sold short' on literature
This week schools begin to wind down for the Christmas holidays. Novelist and writer Josephine Hart is concerned that the teaching of ...
Today: 'Cosmetic standards' cause food wastage
A new campaign highlighting the amount of food wasted in the developing world, it to be launched today in Trafalgar Square, London. 5000 ...
Today: Cheques 'a mark of trust and confidence'
Do you make any payments by cheque? In the future you may have no choice but to pay electronically, by plastic, or go online if a vote goes ...
Today: Defence cuts would be 'deeply dangerous'
Defence Sectary Bob Ainsworth is set to deliver a statement to the Commons on defence equipment priorities. The speech comes as the ...
Today: Dad dancing 'may have evolutionary function'
Are men or women the better movers and shakers on a dance floor? According to new research carried out via the Today website, it is men who ...
Today: New rules for vetting adults
New rules to vet people working with children in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are to be watered down after an outcry from teachers ...