British Isles
Concern over NHS-backed sex text messaging
Children are receiving text messages with advice on sex from a taxpayer-funded service, in a scheme which has been accused of sidelining parents and undermining the age of consent. The free service is aimed at 13…
Charity warns of rising homelessness
The UK housing charity Shelter has today (14 December 2010) warned of a rise in homelessness as new research reveals the number of households in rent or mortgage arrears has more than doubled in the past…
Unmarried parents and broken homes
Nearly half of the children born today will be living in broken homes by the age of 16. The sharp increase in unmarried couples having children is to blame for the rise in parental separation rates,…
UK considering ban on US pastor
The American preacher who had planned a mass burning of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks could be banned from entering Britain under incitement and national security laws. Theresa May, Home…
