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Friday, 12 December 2014 00:00
High street failing disabled
One in five high street stores has no disabled access, according to a government-backed audit of more than 30,000 businesses. A study by DisabledGo has shown that a third of department stores did not have an…
Friday, 12 December 2014 00:00
Church version of John Lewis advert says Jesus is ‘real love’
An alternative version of the popular ‘Monty the penguin’ advert by John Lewis has gone viral. St Thomas’ church in Norwich filmed their own version of the Monty story, which involves a penguin searching for ‘real…
Friday, 12 December 2014 00:00
Grand Theft Auto 5 banned by retailer over graphic violence against women
One of Australia's largest retailers has banned controversial video game Grand Theft Auto 5 from its stores because of its graphic scenes of violence against women. GTA5, which was released a year ago and is the…
Friday, 12 December 2014 00:00
Australia: New bill to legalise same sex marriage
Last Wednesday Senator David Leyonhjelm from the Liberal Democratic Party introduced a bill into the Senate to remove the concept that marriage is between a man and a woman. The bill would allow any Australian to…
Friday, 12 December 2014 00:00
Israel: Tension is rising
Attacks in Jerusalem are continuing to increase. Examples are a firebomb at Jerusalem’s ‘co-existence’ school, the foiling of a Hamas cell’s planned attack in the West Bank, and cars and vans are being used more and…
Friday, 12 December 2014 00:00
Kenya: al-Shabab – growing concerns
At midnight on Monday al-Shabab Somali militants killed 36 non-Muslims after separating them from Muslim workers. The victims were captured while sleeping in their tents at a quarry in Kormey. al-Shabab carried out the attack because…