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The BCC (British Chambers of Commerce) is calling for a £100m scheme to encourage companies to hire the jobless young or apprentices. And it wants tax breaks to encourage investment in young entrepreneurs. The Treasury said youth unemployment was falling, and that further measures would bring the jobless figure lower. There are currently almost 920,000 young unemployed people in the UK. The unemployment rate for 16 to 24-year-olds is 19.9%, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics last week.

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According to think tank Demos, which questioned more than 1,000 14-17-year-olds from England and Northern Ireland and their teachers, four-fifths of teenagers (81%) feel they are unfairly represented in the media. Most of them (85%) go on to argue that negative stereotypes are affecting their chances of getting a job – with “unemployment and access to work” being the biggest concern of this age group as they look to enter the workforce. Demos said the report “shatters misconceptions” of disengaged teenagers, revealing