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Last update: Wednesday 25th March




Billions of pieces of paper are being thrown away by office workers, costing businesses an estimated £5 million a day, according to a new report. Most office staff discard between 30 and 50 pieces of printed paper every day, research for document management firm Macro 4 found.
Work/Employment	The Sentinel – 21st January 2005



The gap between the number of male and female entrepreneurs has closed following a big increase in women starting their own businesses a new report showed today. The UK now has more entrepreneurs than France, Germany, Italy and Japan, research for the Government revealed.
Work/Employment	The Sentinel – 21st January 2005



A growing number of young people are planning to buy properties abroad because of rocketing house prices in this country, according to a report out today. A survey of 1,000 people aged between 18 and 29 found that half were turning to a foreign country to get their feet on the property ladder.
Housing	The Sentinel – 24th January 2005



Women workers now outnumber men in half of Britain's local authorities, research for the GMB union shows. Wales has most women council staff while the highest proportion is in West Dunbartonshire in Scotland where more than 61% of the workforce is female.
Work/Employment	The Sentinel – 24th January 2005



Around 200,000 sixth formers will get £100 this week for returning to school after Christmas. Under the education maintenance allowance scheme students get £30 a week to stay on at school. About 270,000 students get EMA's and 75% of these will get the bonus.
Education	The Sentinel – 24th January 2005



The U.S. Army is preparing to send 18 remote-controlled robotic sharpshooters to fight in Iraq.they will be the first armed robotic vehicles to see combat, years ahead of the larger Future Combat System vehicles currently under development.
Disasters/War	The Sentinel – 25th January 2005



Most employers supported the last increase in the national minimum wage and many believed it should be higher, according to a new report today. A survey of more than 120 senior managers showed almost half said an hourly rate of £5 would be more appropriate than the current £4.85.
Work/Employment	The Sentinel – 25th January 2005



Liberal Democrats have backed Tory demands for 24-hour drinking to be put on hold. The Lib Dems said police and councils should be given more time to prepare for the controversial plans. The Conservatives last week called for round the clock drinking to be shelved until the problems of binge-drinking were solved.
Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions	The Sentinel – 25th January 2005



Eating baked or broiled fish such as tuna may help reduce the risk of stroke in older people, research revealed today. U.S. researchers, looking at the diet of 4,775 over 65's, found eating fish cooked in this way on a regular basis could decrease the danger of suffering a stroke.
Food and Drink	The Sentinel – 25th January 2005



An arthritis drug withdrawn on safety grounds last year probably killed thousands of patients, a study suggested today. Researchers said the drug Vioxx may have caused between 88,000 and 140,000 serious heart problems in the United States alone since its introduction in 1999. With heart disease death rates in the U.S. running at 44%, many of these cases were likely to have been fatal, it was claimed.
Health	The Sentinel – 25th January 2005



Britain is to invest £1.4 billion in the education of millions of girls in the developing world. The three-year strategy announced today by Chancellor Gordon Brown aims to make it as easy for girls to go to school as boys.
Education	The Sentinel – 26th January 2005



The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts has admitted it faces a dilemma over whether to accept a US government grant to promote sexual abstinence in the fight against HIV/Aids in Africa. Chief executive Lesley Bulman told the Acevo conference last week that the association was still deciding if it would implement the programme, run by US federal overseas development agency, USAID. The abstinence programme is part of US President Bush's emergency plan for Aids relief. Grants are for organisations to work in the 15 countries that are most affected by the Aids pandemic, such as South Africa and Kenya. "Do we accept millions of dollars for an abstinence programme USAID want us to promote?" asked Bulman. "The choice is between being poor, principled and not powerful, or building some capacity." The Association's board will decide tomorrow whether to accept the grant.
Sex	Third Sector – 15th December 2004



Almost one in two teenagers (43%) feel that when they have something important to say they are not given enough time to say it by their parents. And a quarter of young people say that their parents only sometimes show interest in what they say, while half claim that their parents lose their temper or act impatiently in response to a disagreement..60% of young people felt their parents were often patient and encouraging towards them.These are the findings of the 'Talking Families' study recently carried out by BT.
Family	Youthwork – January 2005



A recent study carried out by ukclubculture interviewed 1,500 13 to 17 year olds to find out what really makes them tick. When asked about exercise, nutrition, fashion, lifestyle and aspirations.the vast majority (94%), had never spent any money on cigarettes, 73% had never bought alcohol.
Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions	Youthwork – January 2005



30% of people who consider themselves to be non-practising Christians cannot name Jesus' nationality, where He was born, or who the first man in the Bible was.Only 72% of people surveyed knew where Jesus was born (85% of church goers). Just 71% knew His nationality (83% of churchgoers) and no-one was able to name the four writers of the Gospels. 85% did know what happened at Easter, however.
Religion/Spirituality	The Baptist Times – 16th December 2004

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