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The government is said to be considering a number of proposals including a ban on young drivers carrying any passengers who are not members of their family, as part of efforts to reduce the number of fatalities on the roads which involve teenagers.

New figures, just released by the Driving Standards Agency, reveal that one woman has failed her driving theory test no fewer than 105 times.

She is named the country’s most incompetent candidate, though another man is not too far behind with 84 failed attempts so far. The theory part of the test, which must be passed before the person goes on to take the practical exam, involves 50 multiple choice questions and candidates also have to take a hazard perception test.

New coalition proposals will mean that parents will soon be able to share maternity leave and pay.

The plans, which are set to be unveiled by David Cameron and Nick Clegg later this month, will mean that the mother, if she is the main breadwinner in the family, will be able to return to work after just two weeks with the father staying at home and claiming what is to be termed “flexible parental leave”.

The Care Quality Commission has taken urgent action against a Yorkshire hospital after it emerged that patients had been kept on a day ward for long periods of time without adequate catering and washing facilities.

The CQC took action against Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust after its inspectors found that a day ward at Pinderfields Hospital near Wakefield had some patients who had been there for more than four days in poor conditions.