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| More than two in five drivers involved in an accident experience 'crash-back' where they have flashbacks about their crash, it was revealed today. Two per cent of crash-back victims took six months to drive again while one per cent have not driven since, a survey from motor insurer More Than showed. | |
| Health | The Sentinel - May 29th 2007 |
| Most people do not bother to report noisy neighbours to the police because they are too frightened, according to a report today. Research by insurance firm Direct Line said one in ten homeowners had problems with their neighbours, but they were scared to do anything about it or did not know what their legal rights were. | |
| Social Issues | The Sentinel - May 25th 2007 |
| More must be done to help the 100,000 youngsters who run away from home every year, the Children’s Society said today. The BBC reports that one in six runaway children end up sleeping rough, exposing themselves to the risk of violence and sexual assault, and more than two thirds of runaways are not even reported missing. | |
| Young People | The Sentinel - May 18th 2007 |
| Thousands of heart attack victims will be prescribed fish oil supplements under new guidelines. Doctors are being urged to issue a one-a-day pill to patients who have had a heart attack in the previous three months and are not getting enough oily fish in their diet. Research examined by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence showed Omacor – omega 3 – reduces the risk of another heart attack and can cut the risk of death by up to 45 per cent. | |
| Health | The Sentinel - May 11th 2007 |
| The government must spend a further £3.8 billion if it is to reach its target of halving child poverty by 2010, a report released today warns. The report, by children’s charity Barnado’s congratulates Tony Blair for his 'historic and ambitious' pledge to cut child poverty from 3.4 million to 1.7 million, and for the 600,000 children rescued since it was made eight years ago. But it also claims that the good work has stalled and there is little prospect of the pledge being met unless incoming Prime Minister Gordon Brown commits an additional lump sum to the £1 billion already earmarked for tax credits in the 2007 budget. | |
| Family | The Sentinel - May 11th 2007 |
| Enquiries about estate agents to the Ombudsman soared by 41 per cent in a single year, figures out today show. The number of buyers and sellers seeking advice or lodging complaints hit 8,472 in 2006. Of those, 586 cases were referred for a review and 297 were upheld in the consumers’ favour by the Ombudsman for Estate Agents Christopher Hamer. | |
| Housing | The Sentinel - May 23rd 2007 |
| A botanical park in China has been accused of painting stripes on a horse and calling it a zebra. Visitors to Shenyang botanical park are being charged 30p to have their photo taken with the 'zebra'. When visitors asked its feeder if the zebra was real, he replied: "It’s from Africa. What do you call it if it’s not a zebra?" | |
| Odd Facts | The Sentinel - May 11th 2007 |
| Almost half of workers want a fresh, more compassionate career by the age of 45, with jobs such as a yoga teacher or gardener on their wish list, according to a report today. A survey of 1,200 employees by insurance firm Norwich Union showed that more than half said they would happily take a pay cut for a job which made them feel better about themselves. | |
| Work/Employment | The Sentinel - May 11th 2007 |
| Recent research conducted by Continental Research investigated business attitudes towards green issues and discovered some interesting findings. "Almost 1 in 2 corporate businesses believe that global warming is not a serious issue. Only half of UK businesses use recycled paper and only a fifth use green fuelled company vehicles. Measures currently taken by companies to help the environment include turning off lights when they’re not being used (90%), then recycling paper (76%), closely followed by switching off computers and printers (72%). Three quarters of £5m+ businesses recycle old computers, which is more than twice the country’s average. On the flip side, 45% of all UK businesses either have or are developing a formal policy towards environmental or social responsibility issues with 63 per cent think that climate change is as much their company’s responsibility as it is a government issue. Despite this, UK business feels that they could get more assistance from the government, 75% of companies with £20m+ turnover believe their companies would take more action to save energy if there was clearer guidance from government of how to save energy.” | |
| Environment | Continental’s Business Omnibus - April / May |
| Wordwide 2.4 million people are trafficked: half of these are children. It is the fastest growing form of international crime, with more than £3.5 billion generated through trafficking every year. Each person trafficked is worth upwards of £50,000 in a country of destination. Albania is primarily a country of origin for trafficking, with two thirds sent to either Greece or Italy. Estimates are that one in 50 reaches the UK Albanians are trafficked out through three main routes –over land (69 per cent) sea (23 per cent) and air ( 8 per cent). The international Organisation for Migration (IOM) reports that, over a period of four years, more than 4,000 Albanians were trafficked- although less than half of those were identified and assisted by (IOM) | |
| World Issues | The Baptist times June 7, 2007 |
| A report by scientists has warned that teenagers who drink heavily are risking permanent damage to their brain functions. The findings, which come from a study of sixteen to nineteen –year-olds, reveal that children as young as twelve are being diagnosed as alcoholics. Every day, fifteen children under the age of sixteen drink themselves into A&E wards. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | Day One Magazine June- September 2007 |
| The number of mothers who stay at home to look after their children has fallen to its lowest level since records began. Only two million women spend their time caring for their family. This means only one in ten women of working age is staying at home. This is a dramatic change from previous generations. | |
| Family | Day One Magazine June- September 2007 |
| Earlier this year the UN children’s agency stated in a report covering the world’s 21 wealthiest nations that Britain’s children have the least stable families, the highest levels of drunkenness and the highest teen pregnancy. It also stated that 17% of children are brought up by single parents and 14% are from broken families. These children are more likely to be the victims of alcoholism, drug abuse and crime. Mid-teen girls have a one-in-three chance of being drunk. | |
| Social Issues | Day One Magazine June- September 2007 |
| Christian Vision for Men quotes figures showing that one in four young people are in single-parent homes, and cites increasing numbers of pregnancies outside marriage- up to 50 per cent in some areas. | |
| Family | The Baptist times May 31, 2007 |
| A study conducted at Bath Spa University suggests that young people are increasingly drawn to witchcraft. Conducted by Denise Cush, professor of religious studies at the university, the report showed that there had been a notable rise in the number of young people identifying themselves as witches. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | The Church of England Newspaper May 25, 2007 |
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