PA: British Isles & Ireland
Wednesday, 25 August 2010 12:07
British brothels have 12,000 foreign 'sex slaves'
A new report commissioned by the Association of Chief Police Officers revealed for the first time the true scale of immigration prostitution and trafficking. At least 2,600 women were confirmed as being trafficked into England and…
Wednesday, 25 August 2010 12:05
Charity begins at home?
Marolin Watson of Hope UK has expressed concern that we are quick to support international outreach, but may be neglecting the needs on our own doorstep? Children and young people in Great Britain are losing their…
Wednesday, 25 August 2010 12:04
Two registrars subjected to investigation over beliefs
Two registrars at Lambeth Council are under investigation because they swapped shifts in order to accommodate their religious beliefs over homosexual civil partnerships. The informal arrangement came to light when it was praised as an example…
Wednesday, 25 August 2010 12:02
Anger at ‘Bibles for the courts’ campaign
The Scottish Bible Society (SBS) has come under fire from the National Secular Society for sending thousands of Bibles to Scottish law courts and judges. The campaign was launched in July by the organisation’s honorary president,…
Wednesday, 25 August 2010 12:00
Catholic adoption agency faces closure
The last remaining Roman Catholic adoption agency to resist Labour’s equality laws is facing closure, after the charity watchdog ruled that it could not avoid considering same-sex couples as potential parents. Catholic Care had been given…
Friday, 13 August 2010 15:53
No justice for Duke, sacked for mentioning God
An employment tribunal has ruled that it was reasonable for Wandsworth Council to dismiss Duke Amachee, after he was sacked for gross misconduct for suggesting to a client with an incurable illness not to give up…