British Isles
Thursday, 09 April 2015 01:00
Force schools to endorse gay relationships, says NUT
The National Union of Teachers (NUT) wants all schools actively to promote gay marriage and for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) rights to permeate the school curriculum beyond lessons on sex education. Protection against discrimination…
Thursday, 09 April 2015 01:00
Alarm over sudden drop in female life expectancy
Life expectancy for women has suffered a drop on a scale not seen for decades, as their lifestyles become more like those of men, official figures show. In 2012 there were falls in average life expectancy…
Thursday, 09 April 2015 01:00
Christians ridiculed in modern Britain, says Michael Gove
Christians are ‘openly derided’ and ‘coolly dismissed’, but their beliefs and work to help others are hugely valuable, Michael Gove has said. The former Education Secretary said that while British culture belittles Christianity on a daily…
Thursday, 09 April 2015 01:00
Children as young as 11 to be given lessons about rape
New teaching materials exploring issues around sexual consent to be introduced in schools next term. Children as young as 11 are to be given lessons about rape where they will be taught that dressing provocatively does…
Thursday, 02 April 2015 01:00
Pornography addiction worry
A tenth of 12 to 13-year-olds fear they are ‘addicted’ to pornography, an NSPCC ChildLine survey has concluded. One in five of nearly 700 youngsters surveyed said they had seen pornographic images that had shocked or…
Thursday, 02 April 2015 01:00
Students have turned to sex work to fund studies
Almost five per cent of students have worked in the sex industry to reduce their loan debts or fund their lifestyles, according to a major new study from Swansea University. The Student Sex Work Project, based…