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Teenage pregnancies on the rise

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The number of teenage pregnancies in England and Wales has risen, new figures are expected to show.

It will be the first time the tally will have risen since 2002, knocking government hopes of meeting a 10-year target of halving the rate by 2010.

Hilary Pannack, speaking on BBC Breakfast, is from the charity Straight Talking, which educates young people about the problems facing teenage mums.

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