PA: British Isles & Ireland
Monday, 11 November 2013 10:39
Liverpool calls for ban on ‘addictive’ betting machines
Liverpool Councillors have called for extremely addictive high-stake betting machines to be banned from betting shops in the city. Councillor Nick Small said that Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs), which include virtual versions of casino games…
Saturday, 26 October 2013 15:18
Young net users engage in 'risky' behaviour
Many children aged nine to 11 are indulging in very risky behaviour online, suggests a survey. Many are sharing personal information and playing games rated for much older children, fhe survey drawn up by the ISC2…
Saturday, 26 October 2013 15:17
Churches challenged over money and ethics
With church investments in the national spotlight, a website launched on 17 October will provide church groups and individual believers with a host of new resources to make ethical and spiritual decisions about their use of…
Saturday, 26 October 2013 15:15
Archbishop of Canterbury attacks over '' price rises
The recent energy price hikes make people understandably angry, says the Archbishop of Canterbury, who called on big power companies to be ‘conscious of their social obligations’. Justin Welby insisted the Big Six power companies had…
Saturday, 26 October 2013 15:14
Britain’s jails facing ‘growing problem’ of forced
British prisoners are increasingly being forced to convert to Islam by their fellow inmates, the prison officers’ union has warned. Muslim gangs are growing in power and influence among prisoners and there are concerns that they…
Saturday, 26 October 2013 15:13
Police bribe mother to drop assault case
Hayley Clayton spent a night in hospital with ten stitches to a serious head wound following an unprovoked attack. Three weeks later police told her they had found the culprit but would not prosecute because ‘it…