British Isles
Friday, 29 March 2013 19:30
Girls of 13 pressured to pose for home-made blue movies
Girls as young as 13 are facing pressure to appear in home-made porn movies, teachers warned yesterday. Young teenagers are also submitting to demands from boys for explicit photos which are often shared among friends and…
Friday, 29 March 2013 19:21
Sharp rise in number of homeless families
Government figures released last week show a sharp increase in the number of homeless families over the past year. In 2012, 34,080 households with children were accepted as homele ss, an increase of 12 per cent…
Friday, 29 March 2013 19:14
Diane Abbott calls for purge of 'sexualised' imagery
Shadow Health Minister Diane Abbott has called for a purge of sexualised imagery from public spaces in the UK. ‘I think it has reached a point where we need to detox our High Streets, and make…
Friday, 29 March 2013 19:02
50,000 postcards invite cinemagoers to explore Christian faith
The Christian Enquiry Agency is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a new poster and postcard campaign. The organisation provides free and confidential information about the Christian faith. Its campaign is inviting people to take a look…
Tuesday, 26 March 2013 08:56
Toll of loneliness: isolation increases risk of death
Elderly people who are lonely because they do not see friends or family regularly are almost 50 per cent more likely to die before their time than those who do, a stark new study shows. British…
Monday, 25 March 2013 14:00
Diane Abbott calls for purge of 'sexualised' imagery from High Streets
Shadow health minister Dianne Abbott has called for a purge of sexualised imagery from public spaces in the UK. "I think it has reached a point where we need to detox our High Streets, and make…