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Last update: Wednesday 25th March




Up to a quarter of secondary schools are breaking the law by failing to teach religious education, a new survey has shown, as one expert said the subject can be seen as an "easy loss" amid financial pressure. A survey published by the Religious Education Council and the National Association of Teachers of RE (NATRE) found that a quarter of the schools polled said they do not offer the subject to all students at GCSE level (aged 14 to 16).
Education	CARE Impact Direct - 22nd September 2017



Women and girls make up more than seven in 10 of the world’s modern slavery victims, with nearly 30 million female victims worldwide, major new research shows. There were more than 40 million victims of modern slavery in 2016 overall, according to the 2017 Global Estimates of Modern Slavery — the first ever aggregation of forced labour, forced marriage and sexual exploitation across the globe.
World Issues	CARE Impact Direct (Independent) - 22nd September 2017



This week, scientists from the Francis Crick Institute have reported their “success” in editing the DNA of human embryos in what has been described by the BBC as “unravelling the mysteries of the earliest moments of life”. As ever, with developments in embryo research such as this there are crucial questions to be answered about the ethics, safety and necessity of the work.
Science	CARE Impact Direct - 22nd September 2017



This afternoon, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) held its General Council meeting at which it was decided that the RCOG would formally back the complete removal of all legal restrictions and sanctions regarding abortion.
Health	CARE Impact Direct - 22nd September 2017



Following a judgment handed down by the Court of Protection this week, a court ruling will no longer be needed before food and fluid can be withdrawn from severely brain damaged patients. A request for the Court to make a decision can still be made; however, the judgment this week makes clear that it is not necessary if there is agreement between clinicians and family members.
Health	CARE Impact Direct - 22nd September 2017



A recent survey of young people found that 50 per cent are bullied due to their appearance, 19 per cent because of their grades, and 14 per cent because of their household income. Just four per cent of children report being bullied because of their sexuality.
Young People	The Christian Institute - 15th September 2017



Some students have run up gambling debts of £10,000 or more, a Gambling Commission director has told the Victoria Derbyshire programme. Ben Haden said his organisation was concerned about the impact gambling was having on undergraduates.
Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions	CARE Impact Direct (BBC) - 15th September 2017



Online pornography is being blamed for a record number of sex crimes by under-18s in Scotland. A total of 407 people were reported for rape, attempted rape, sexual assault or other sex crimes in 2015/16. That included 48 under-16s charged with rape or attempted rape.
Crime	CARE Impact Direct (The Herald) - 8th September 2017



Supermarket chain Lidl has provoked criticism after removing crosses from a picture of a church that features on an own-brand food range. The crosses were apparently digitally removed from the image of an iconic Greek Orthodox church.
Food and Drink	Christian Concern - 8th September 2017



The annual British Social Attitudes survey has suggested that for the first time, over half of British adults now describe themselves as having 'no religion', although 'no religion' is not the same as identifying as 'atheist' or 'humanist'. There has been a particularly steep decline in those identifying as Anglican.
Religion/Spirituality	Christian Concern - 8th September 2017



Sharing the gospel may be set to become an illegal activity in Nepal after an ‘anti-conversion’ Bill was passed in parliament. Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a religious freedom charity, has said it is “deeply concerned” about the Bill – which criminalises the ‘hurting of religious sentiment’. Anyone from Nepal caught committing an offence faces up to five years in prison and a £600 fine.
Religious Persecution	The Christian Institute -



An atheist group has demanded that US Senator Marco Rubio stops using his personal Twitter account to post Bible verses. The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) is claiming that his tweets are a violation of the US Constitution’s First Amendment.
World Issues	The Christian Institute - 1st September 2017



Over 700 babies were born addicted to drugs in Scotland over the past five years, new figures have shown. The number of babies born with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) – caused by exposure to addictive opiate drugs in the womb – varied across a number of different health boards.
Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions	The Christian Institute - 1st September 2017



More than 2 million people in the UK are either problem gamblers or at risk of addiction, according to the industry regulator, which warned that the government and industry were not doing enough to tackle the problem. The report by the Gambling Commission estimated that the number of British over-16s deemed to be problem gamblers had grown by a third in three years, suggesting that about 430,000 people suffer from a serious habit.
Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions	CARE Impact Direct (The Guardian) - 1st September 2017



This week, it has been announced that 888 – one of Britain’s biggest online gambling firms – is set to pay a record fine of more than £7.8 million, having failed to protect its customers. Specifically, 888’s self-exclusion mechanisms were found not to be robust enough such that more than 7,000 gamblers who had chosen to self-exclude were still able to access their accounts and gamble. During the 13 months this error went unnoticed, one customer staked more than £1.3 million, including £55k stolen from their employer.
Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions	CARE Impact Direct - 1st September 2017

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