British Isles
Friday, 06 March 2015 00:00
Hundreds of babies are now being born clinically obese in the UK
Hundreds of babies are being born clinically obese every year - including some weighing more than a stone. As many as 1,403 newborns have been classified as obese since 2011, according to shocking figures from a…
Friday, 06 March 2015 00:00
Jail terms proposed for those who 'neglect' sex abuse victims
Teachers, counselors and social workers in England and Wales who fail to protect children could face up to five years in jail under new proposals. The new measures, being unveiled by the prime minister, would see…
Friday, 06 March 2015 00:00
Nick Clegg: Having faith must be the most wonderful thing
In an exclusive extended interview, Nick Clegg has told Premier he thinks it must be the most wonderful thing to have a faith and would embrace it if it came his way. The Deputy Prime Minister…
Friday, 06 March 2015 00:00
Under fire Christian school fights back on BBC Radio 4
A threatened Christian school has defended itself on BBC Radio 4, saying a critical Ofsted report ‘contradicts’ clear evidence. The Durham Free School is set to be closed after Education Secretary Nicky Morgan restated that its…
Friday, 06 March 2015 00:00
Churches urged to get tech-savvy to tackle self-harming
Churches and youth workers are being encouraged to get up to speed with social media and the internet to support those who are self-harming. A new poll, commissioned in the run up to Self-Harm Awareness Day,…
Friday, 06 March 2015 00:00
Oxfordshire grooming victims may have totaled 373 children
As many as 373 children may have been targeted for sex by gangs of men in Oxfordshire in the last 16 years, a serious case review found. The investigation came after a sadistic sex gang of…