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Last update: Wednesday 25th March




Hundreds of nightclubs across the country have closed in the last 10 years with revellers seemingly less keen to dance the night away. Shock statistics published last week by the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) reveal 1,511 clubs have closed down since 2005 bringing the total down from 3,144 to 1,633.
Entertainment	The Sentinel - 18th August 2015



There has been a significant increase in knife crime over the last year in Britain. In London alone, nearly 1,700 people under the age of 25 were injured due to knife crime last year. In 2015, there has been an 18 per cent rise in stabbings and deaths in the capital. What do experts think are some of the underlying problems and solutions?
Crime	Youthwork - January 2016



Unless the needs and rights of the more than eight million Syrian children are addressed, an entire generation will be lost, along with decades of development progress, UNICEF warns in a new report that calls on the international community to protect the youngest civilians amidst "a children's crisis."
Disasters/War	Ekklesia Weekly Digest - 17th March 2016



There are more young people living in poverty in the UK than ever before. New research suggests that there are 1.7 million "poor" 16-24 year-olds in Britain: almost half a million more than ten years ago.
Young People	Youthwork - January 2016



A National Union of Students survey found that 60% of school children are turning to porn to find out about sex.
Sex	Evangelicals Now - December 2015



International Christian Concern (ICC) said at least 26 documented incidents have been reported across the India since the start of the year. ICC claims Hindu nationalists are leading the campaign of attacks on Christians because they are being given immunity for their actions.
Religious Persecution	Bible Society - 18th March 2016



Nearly half of all Christians have put a legacy gift in their will compared to just seven per cent of the general population, it was reported in October.
Money	Evangelicals Now - December 2015



On 31 October, under the Serious Crime Act, it became a criminal offence not to report incidents of Female Genital Mutilation.
Crime	Evangelicals Now - December 2015



The historical advisor to ITV’s successful series, Downton Abbey, revealed in mid-November that religious references were deliberately left out for fear they would alienate increasingly secular audiences.
Media	Evangelicals Now - January 2016



Only 39% of MPs believe that plans to regulate groups who look after children outside of school will improve public safety. A poll by ComRes found that politicians were concerned with the proposals which some say youth clubs and Sunday schools will be regulated by Ofsted.
Young People	Bible Society - 11th March 2016



Hindu nationalists have hit out at Christians and Muslims in India, after the number of adherents to ‘Bharatiya’ (traditionally Indian) faiths fell, according to the recently released results of the 2011 decennial national census. Although the overall proportion of Christians fell marginally in the last decade from 2.34% to 2.30%, there was a 13% increase in the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, causing Hindus to complain of a ‘serious religious imbalance’ in the state.
Religion/Spirituality	Evangelicals Now - January 2016



Britain is no longer a Christian country and should stop acting as if it is, said a major inquiry into the place of religion in modern society commissioned by the Woolf Institute. The two-year commission chaired by the former senior judge Baroness Butler-Sloss and involving leading religious leaders from all faiths, calls for public life in Britain to be systematically de-Christianised. It says that the decline of churchgoing and the rise of Islam and other faith mean a ‘new settlement’ is needed for religion in the UK, giving more official influence to non-religious voices and those of non-Christian faiths.
Religion/Spirituality	Evangelicals Now - January 2016



Zuism, a religion based on ancient Sumerian beliefs, has become the fastest growing religious group in Iceland. But the thousands of residents now raising its banner have joined for an earth-bound reason. Zuists want to abolish state funding for religious groups in Iceland.
Religion/Spirituality	Third Way - Winter 2015



This autumn saw the publication of a new report from The Office of National Statistics looking at children’s use of social media. Researchers gathered data on screen use and mental wellbeing from over 20,000 children, parents and teachers. They found a clear association between longer time on social websites and distress, anxiety and depression. Their conclusion: heavy use of social media is as bad for children as bullying or a troubled home.
Media	Media watch-UK - Autumn 2015



Council tenants will no longer be assured of a home for life if a change in the law is pushed through Parliament. The Government wants to restrict the secure tenancies offered by local authorities to five years, with no automatic renewal when they expire. Councils have already been given the power to introduce their own limits to secure tenancies, but the new law will abolish lifetime tenancies altogether.
Housing	The Sentinel - 6th January 2016

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