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| More than six million workers fear their jobs could be replaced by machines in the next 10 years. | |
| Work/Employment | The Guardian 14th February 2019 |
| Education Secretary, Damian Hinds, has announced that up to 370 schools in England will trial new lessons in 'mindfulness', arguing that the practice, originating in eastern religions like Buddhism, will support young people's mental health. | |
| Education | Christian Concern 8th February 2019 |
| Universities have a legal duty to uphold free speech and cannot ban speakers simply for holding controversial opinions, new guidance says. The guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) states that everybody has a right to express their views, even if they “offend, shock or disturb” others. | |
| Education | The Christian Institute 7th February 2019 |
| A new way of screening babies and adults for future risk of type 1 diabetes will be much more effective at identifying the condition than current methods, new research has concluded. Scientists have developed a new risk score which takes into account detailed genetic information known to increase the chances of type 1 diabetes. This could be used to help identify babies at highest risk of developing the condition in the future. | |
| Health | The Sentinel, 18th January 2019 |
| A recent YouGov survey commissioned by The Times identified an increase in the number of church attendees but a decline in regular attendance. More people are attending church, but fewer are making it a regular habit. | |
| Church | Youth and Children’s Work February 2019. |
| An attempt to include secular humanists and atheists on BBC Radio 4’s Thought for the Day was rejected in November. A letter from patrons of Humanists UK had urged BBC Director-General Tony Hall to air non-religious beliefs during the religious slot. Opponents of the move said that BBC output was already overwhelmingly secular and humanist. | |
| Media | Evangelicals Now January 2019 |
| Top brands including Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Evian and Highland Spring are among the world's most recognisable names, but their labels are in danger of becoming symbols of our shameful throwaway society. A Daily Express investigation has laid bare the extent of pollution which is blighting people's lives, with a devastating impact on marine life. Birds, wildlife and seals are at risk as a direct result of thoughtless and, on occasion, criminal acts. | |
| Environment | The Express 12th February 2019 |
| China's birth rate fell to its lowest level in decades last year, new figures reveal. | |
| World Issues | Independent 13th February 2019 |
| Restaurants can make a profit of £7 for every £1 they invest in cutting food waste, a global report reveals today, in findings that are hailed as proving the business case for stopping edible food from being binned. | |
| Food and Drink | The Guardian 13th February 2019 |
| New rules around gambling advertising do not go far enough, according to campaigners. Under the updated standards, gambling companies will no longer be allowed to use celebs, sports stars or cartoon characters to attract young people to bet. The Committees for Advertising Practice (CAP) said the new rules were about protecting children from irresponsible advertising. | |
| Money | CARE 13th February 2019 |
| The Church of England is facing opposition from more than 2,000 of its own clergy and office holders over new guidance on celebrating transgender ‘transitions’. | |
| Church | The Christian Institute 1st February 2019 |
| Data on ‘gender identity’ will be collected in the 2021 census for the first time. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) says that new questions asking about sexual orientation and gender identity will be optional. | |
| Social Issues | The Christian Institute - 4th January 2019 |
| People suffering from Parkinson’s disease can sing themselves better, research suggests. A pilot study found that singing therapy led to fewer involuntary movements, improvements in mood, and less stress. Researchers from Iowa Stats University in the US warned that the early findings should be treated with caution, but said the benefits matched those from taking medication. Each year, around 145,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with Parkinson’s. | |
| Health | The Sentinel – 8th November 2018 |
| More than 90,000 Britons will die due to bugs resistant to treatment with antibiotics over the next three decades, estimates suggest. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development warned that superbug infections will kill around 2.4 million people across Europe, North America and Australia by 2050. But simple measures such as hand washing and more prudent prescriptions of antibiotics could avert some of the deaths, the authors said. | |
| Health | The Sentinel – 8th November 2018 |
| The number of people on the organ donor register in Scotland is higher than it has ever been, new figures show. NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) figures revealed that between April and October 2018, there were over 285,000 new registrations, making the total figure almost 2.8 million. | |
| Health | The Christian Institute - 4th January 2019 |
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