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| School minister Nick Gibb has called for a ban on smartphones in the classroom. He said the government would introduce lessons that would help young people learn to limit their screen time. | |
| Education | Youth and Children’s Work, March 2019 |
| Hundreds of pupils across England will take part in daily breathing techniques and mindfulness exercises as part of a major government trial to boost youth mental health. Up to 370 schools will join what is expected to be the world’s largest trial in mental health and wellbeing among pupils to see what works best to support them. | |
| Health | The i Paper, 4th February 2019 |
| There are now more people living in the UK who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) than ever before, new figures show. Data published by the Office for National Statistics shows that an estimated 1.1 million people, aged 16 or over, identified as LGB in 2017, with the proportion of the population up from 1.5 percent in 2012, to 2 percent. | |
| Sex | The Sentinel, January 23rd 2019 |
| The UK’s first diploma course for church-based student workers was launched as joint initiative of Westminster Theological College (WTC) and student mission organisation Fusion. The diploma will be accredited by the University of Chester and will begin in September 2019. | |
| Education | Youth and Children’s Work, March 2019 |
| Record numbers of trainee GPs have joined surgeries in hard-to-recruit areas after the NHS offered a £20,000 “golden hello” incentive. Some 520 doctors have filled vacancies described by the health service as “hardest to fill” under NHS England’s Targeted Enhancement Recruitment Scheme. | |
| Work/Employment | The Sentinel, January 21st 2019 |
| Victims will for the first time be able to challenge decisions to release the most serious criminals without costly and complex court battles. | |
| Crime | The i Paper, 4th February 2019 |
| Shrinking chocolate bars, cereal boxes and loaves of bread have contributed to a rise in so-called ‘shrinkflation’ in Britain, official figures show. New data from the Office for National Statistics revealed that 206 products shrank in size between September 2015 and June 2017. They included breads and cereals, meat, sugar, jam, syrups, chocolate and other confectionery. Prices tend to stay the same when products change size, the ONS said, in this ‘shrinkflation’. | |
| Food and Drink | The Sentinel, January 22nd 2019 |
| Nearly half of trainee primary teachers have zero to three hours of RE training, according to the National Association of Teachers of Religious Education. | |
| Education | Youth and Children’s Work, March 2019 |
| The obesity epidemic is driving a surge in numbers of young people diagnosed with cancers that threatens to reverse decades of progress in lowering such deaths. | |
| Health | The i Paper, 4th February 2019 |
| Another 175,000 jobs are set to be lost from the high street this year, while the value of retail property will tumble amid sector challenges, new research shows. Over 23,000 shops are expected to close in 2019, according to research by real estate adviser Altus Group. | |
| Work/Employment | The Sentinel - January 21st 2019 |
| The Church of England has voted in favour of establishing ministries in every housing estate in Britain after a motion was passed at their national assembly acknowledging the ‘historic marginalisation of social housing’. | |
| Church | Christianity - April 2019 |
| Recent headlines claim that half of all knife crime in London is being carried out by children and young people. According to data from the Metropolitan Police, 49 percent of knife crime is perpetrated by those aged 19 or below. | |
| Crime | Youth and Children’s Work - March 2019 |
| Scientists have identified genetic changes that may predict the likelihood of breast cancer relapse in women who take a type of hormone therapy. It is believed the findings could help to identify those at risk so they can be given alternative treatments which could lower the chances of developing incurable secondary breast cancer. | |
| Health | The Sentinel - 21st January 2019 |
| Cleaner power and the falling demand for energy across homes and industry have driven cuts in UK carbon emissions of nearly two fifths since 1990, analysis suggests. The UK’s carbon dioxide emissions peaked in 1973 and by 2017 were 38 per cent lower than they were in 1990, research by climate and energy website Carbon Brief shows. | |
| Environment | The i Paper - 4th February 2019 |
| Patients are missing out on safe and compassionate care due to a shortage of NHS staff, according to a new poll. Almost half (45%) of more than 15,000 front line NHS staff surveyed by the Unison union said there were not enough workers on their shift to ensure a safe and dignified service. Other findings showed that 38% of NHS staff worked longer than their scheduled hours. | |
| Health | The Sentinel - 28th January 2019 |
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