British Isles
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…
Thursday, 02 April 2015 01:00
One in five primary school girls 'on a diet'
New figures from the Government Equalities Office show that one in five primary school age girls say they have been on a diet, while 87% of girls aged 11-21 think that women are judged more on…
Thursday, 02 April 2015 01:00
Church leaders call for review of benefits sanctions
Church leaders in the UK have welcomed a call by MPs for an ‘urgent’ review of benefits sanctions. Their support for the Work and Pensions Select Committee proposal comes after a Church report found that nearly…
Thursday, 02 April 2015 01:00
British forces update
‘Britain remains at the forefront of coalition military efforts to support the Iraqi government in their fight against IS’ says Defence Secretary Michael Fallon. ‘This effective and closely coordinated activity in conjunction with Iraqi and Kurdish…