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Friday, 02 September 2016 12:10
More UK girls unhappy about their looks
Almost three-quarters of a million girls are unhappy with their looks and more than a quarter of a million are distressed about their overall lives, according to the annual Good Childhood Report. The number of 10-…
Friday, 02 September 2016 12:07
New study on human sexuality
A new study exploring sexual orientation, gender identity, mental health and well-being by Dr Lawrence S Mayer, an epidemiologist trained in psychiatry, and Dr Paul R McHugh (described by The New Atlantis journal as ‘the most…
Friday, 02 September 2016 12:05
France: refugees update
Migrants in Calais seeking asylum in the UK should be allowed to lodge their claim in France, the president of the region has told the BBC. Xavier Bertrand said people living in the camp known as…
Friday, 02 September 2016 12:04
The lawless EU?
Europe's Competition Directorate dispatches corporate raids across Europe without a search warrant, and operates outside normal democratic judicial control. It is judge, jury, and executioner, imposing fines large enough to constitute criminal sanctions, but without the…
Friday, 02 September 2016 12:03
Africa: property-grabbing
The following is just one of the many stories of property-grabbing, injustice and false imprisonment of poor, vulnerable people. A mission worker writes, ‘Please join us in praying for Albertina, an 82-year-old widow who has been…
Friday, 02 September 2016 12:01
Colombia : peace agreement after fifty years
Colombia declared an end to the longest-running civil conflict in the Western hemisphere last week. In a historic agreement, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - known as FARC - signed a peace agreement with the…