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| Almost three-quarters (74 per cent) of social enterprise leaders would vote for Britain to stay in the European Union, while 67 per cent would be worried about access to European social funds if Britain left, a survey has revealed. | |
| Politics | Civil Society News - 4th February 2016 |
| UK companies, including BT and Vodafone, may be getting away with human rights abuses abroad because the government’s system of handling complaints against them is grossly inadequate, Amnesty International UK has warned in a new report. | |
| World Issues | Ekklesia Daily Bulletin - 25th February 2016 |
| The Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith said in mid-September that nobody should feel forced to decide between their faith and their job. He made the comments at the launch of a guide by a national group representing British Jews, which aims to help employers understand their beliefs and the need of Jewish staff. | |
| Work/Employment | Evangelicals Now - November 2015 |
| Asda has announced a U-turn on its decision to remove food bank collection points from its UK stores, following pressure from charities. | |
| Food and Drink | Civil Society News - 26th February 2016 |
| There is a Christian martyred every five minutes according to a religious freedom watchdog reporting in late September. Christian Freedom International has found that more than 200 million followers are facing persecution in 105 countries. This makes Christianity the most persecuted religion in the world. The report also found that more Christians have been martyred in the 20th and 21st centuries than during the previous 19 combined. | |
| Religious Persecution | Evangelicals Now - November 2015 |
| People across the country who have dyslexia can now read the Bible more easily, thanks to a new Bible format...Mark’s Gospel and the Psalms have been printed in a dyslexia-friendly format using thick cream paper, a clear typeface and a single column of text to make the reading of it easier. One in ten Britons live with dyslexia which can affect reading and writing. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Evangelicals Now - November 2015 |
| An article in the September edition of the highly respected scientific journal Nature has highlighted the risks associated with mitochondrial replacement therapy. The UK Government approved the technique earlier this year, which allows babies to be born using genetic material from two women. However, the Nature article examines ‘a growing body of research’ which shows that the changes to DNA are linked with conditions such as ‘neurodegenerative diseases, cancer and ageing’. | |
| Health | Evangelicals Now - November 2015 |
| Drivers and passengers who smoke in cars carrying children will be fined from October 1st, after 342 MP’s voted in favour of the legislation. | |
| The Law | The Sentinel - September 21st 2015 |
| Four out of 10 teachers have experienced violence from pupils in the past year, a survey for the ATL teachers union suggests. Of those who had experienced violence, 77% said they had been pushed, and around half were kicked or had an object thrown at them. | |
| Education | BBC News - 1st February 2016 |
| Average pay (median) in Britain is still worth £2,270 less in real terms than it was in 2008 – a shortfall of £44 a week – according to new analysis published by the Trades Union Congress (TUC). | |
| Money | Ekklesia Daily Bulletin - 27th January 2016 |
| Secularist campaign groups are to be stopped from making "vexatious complaints" against the admissions systems of individual faith schools. | |
| Education | BBC News - 25th January 2016 |
| Young people spend more time online than watching television, and Netflix is more popular than conventional channels, according to a survey. | |
| Media | BBC News - 26th January 2016 |
| More than 8,000 serious incidents were reported by mental health trusts in England last year - an increase of more than a third over a two-year period. | |
| Health | BBC News - 26th January 2016 |
| Nearly 100,000 children in England are living in temporary accommodation after being made homeless. Charities blamed housing benefit failing to keep pace with rent rises. | |
| Housing | The Sentinel - September 25th 2015 |
| Global temperatures are set to rise more than one degree above pre-industrial levels, says the UK’s Met Office. The world would then be half way towards 2C, the gateway to dangerous warming. | |
| Environment | The Sentinel - 10th November 2015 |
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