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Lib Dems to push for income tax exemption for low paid; a career in the army is less appealing to young people than previously; and child death rates in intensive care drop to all-time low, all in the news today.

The Liberal Democrats will push to ensure no one on the minimum wage pays income tax if the party is still in government after the next election. The BBC reports that party leader Nick Clegg said that “tax fairness” will be “one of the signature tunes for the Liberal Democrats". He said: "We are committed as a party - and I am committed to this - to raising the allowance further such that... everybody on the minimum wage pays no income tax."

Young people think less of the British Army than their elders, according to a new survey by YouGov. The poll reveals that just 54 per cent of people aged 18 to 24 view the army as important for the country, compared with 82 per cent of older people, shedding light on why the British Army is struggling to recruit new soldiers.

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