Youngsters doing the Duke of Edinburgh Award could go on 'urban expeditions' to council estate where Brixton riots started and play computer games in bid to increase uptake

Young people taking part in the Duke of Edinburgh Awards could go on 'urban expeditions' or play computer games amid plans to boost numbers by the year 2026. The awards were set up in 1956 by Prince Philip and it has since spread to more than 140 countries with millions of people taking part.