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FC Bankruptcy Football is loved and played in hundreds of countries around the world. But sadly Football is being ruined by greed and unnecessary money spending; millions of pounds are spent on footballers and manager’s wages, along with the building and up keep of stadiums, slowly resulting in clubs getting into unimaginable debts. If this continues will it be the end of professional football as we know it? 17 June 2010
Fight for the Right What do people know about disability rights? The Tower Times reporters invesigate how discrimination affects the lives of disabled young people, to bring about awareness on how our rights are overlooked. 17 June 2010
Election 2010: Votes at 16 Should the voting age be lowered to 16? Headliners reporters debate the arguments for and against changing the voting age and find out what the three main political parties think about it. 28 April 2010
Skin Deep Following Black History month, a group of young journalists wanted to find out the opinions of peers and elders in their community on the issue of skin bleaching. 30 March 2010
Thinking seriously about the youth service Headliners talks to youth service representives in Northern Ireland about their views on the current provision for young people. 24 March 2010
Who Do You Trust? Who would you trust? A young person in a hoodie or another wearing a smart shirt - a group of young journalists from west London conducted a experiment on stereotypes and this is what they found out... 19 February 2010
My Eating Disorder It's not an attention-seeking phase, it's a condition that can last a lifetime if not treated early. 17 February 2010
The Tragedy of Youth Gangs in London Headliners reporter Clio Russell-Bryant interviews a young person from West London about his past experiences in a gang to find out what it’s like from a first-hand perspective. 11 December 2009
Young people storm the Assembly Headliners members Holly Foskett, 16, and 15 year old Aaron Crossey have produced a film for the BBC's Learning Zone that will be used to explain the Northern Ireland political system to secondary school pupils in England. 27 November 2009
A Questionable Victory Kaamil Ahmed, 18, explores the positive and negative consequences of BNP leader Nick Griffin's poor performance on Question Time. 24 October 2009
Testing Times Headliners member Aaron offers an alternative method of exam revision. 7 October 2009
Growing Mad Young people produce peer media kit to help deal with teenage life. 7 October 2009
Crime on Graffiti Graffiti – originally a noun to describe ‘scratching onto a property,’ has attracted the attention of both the police and art dealers. It has been used to mark territory, express political opinions and create pieces of art. From Basquiat to Banksy, this controversial artform has resulted in much public debate. Is graffiti art or crime? Should it be legalised or should we protect our blank urban canvas? 17 August 2009
Journalism in the dock Young people put the media on trial in the court of young people's opinion. 3 August 2009
Taking note Annabelle Kraly, 12, considers the hard work that musicians put into getting their work noticed. 28 July 2009