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| The Health Service is wasting up to £500million a year on 'ineffective' operations such as removing tonsils and wisdom teeth, a report reveals. Widespread variations in rates of surgery across the country are also highlighted in a separate report from the King's Fund think-tank. It found some patients are not getting the surgery they need while others may be undergoing operations they do not benefit from. Hip and knee replacements vary by as much as 400 per cent between trusts and cataract surgery by 300 per cent. | |
| Health | The Mail April 13th 2011 |
| The average tuition fees charged by universities will be “significantly below” the top rate of £9,000, a Government minister has claimed. Universities Minister David Willetts said further education colleges were “itching” to provide courses at much lower rates than the headline figure. He said it was not the job of the Office For Fair Access (OFFA) to act as a “price regulator” but to ensure universities attracted students from a broad range of backgrounds. | |
| Education | The Sentinel, April 4, 2011 |
| The legalisation of prostitution does not improve the lot of women working in the sex trade, according to Ruhama, the Irish Catholic group working with women affected by prostitution. “They are still subject to abuse and violence,” Geraldine Rowley told The Universe. Her comments came after a newly-elected independent deputy from Wexford called for the legalisation of the sex trade. | |
| Politics | The Universe, April 3, 2011 |
| Dentists are advising patients to come back for check-ups far more often than they need to, the Government has warned. Many are suggesting people return in six months' time when they in fact only need to be seen every two years. And concerns have been raised that some dentists are 'exploiting' the system and inflating their pay by encouraging healthy patients to come for check-ups more often than is recommended. Figures show their average salaries have soared in recent years and one in ten now earns more than the Prime Minister, taking home at least £150,000 a year. | |
| Health | The Mail April 13th 2011 |
| The UK will finally sign up to Europe-wide measures to combat human trafficking, after being embarrassed by a campaign fought by Anti-Slavery International, campaigning website 38 Degrees and The Independent On Sunday. More than 46,000 people had signed the organisations’ petition calling on the coalition to sign up. The Government had been criticised for failing to opt in to the directive earlier. Only Britain and Denmark had not signed up to it. The new laws bring in better protection for victims of trafficking and increase the chance of successfully prosecuting the gangs that exploit them. Immigration Minister Damian Green insisted that by waiting until the final wording was agreed, the UK’s interests had been protected. | |
| World Issues | Salvationist, 2 April 2011 |
| Religious Studies has been excluded from a list of recommended A-level subjects for students hoping to win places at top British universities. In what critics see as a further blow to the status of religious education in the UK, the Russell Group – which represents 20 leading British universities – has omitted the subject from a list of eight ‘facilitating’ A levels which it says applicants should choose to gain access to the widest range of degree courses. | |
| Education | Salvationist, 2 April 2011 |
| Apples could help us to improve cholesterol levels and lose weight, say researchers. They found that women who ate 75g of dried apple a day for six months saw levels of LDL cholesterol - the harmful form blamed for clogging arteries - fall by almost a quarter. Levels of other compounds linked to heart disease and strokes also dropped, and amounts of HDL cholesterol, the 'good' kind which wards off the hardening of blood vessels, rose by about 4%. The women also lost an average of just over 31b in weight, despite taking on an additional 240 calories a day from snacking on the fruit. | |
| Health | The Mail April 13th 2011 |
| Strong support for Religious Education has been revealed by a public opinion poll commissioned by Premier Christian Radio. Almost two thirds (63%) of the British public believe that if children are taught Religious Education at school, they are more likely to be tolerant towards people of other faiths and cultures when they grow up. | |
| Education | Salvationist, 2 April 2011 |
| More than 90% of women in their 40s and 50s are so fed up with their image; they suffer what experts have dubbed 'Mid-life Mirror Angst Syndrome', a study has found. Just 9% of those over 50 felt happy with what they see in the mirror compared with 43% of 20somethings. A survey of 1,200 women found that changes wrought by age, combined with a youth-obsessed fashion industry, led to a dramatic drop in body confidence for women the older they get. In fact, all of those in their middle age said they wanted to change something about their current figure, with a flatter stomach at the top of the wish list. This was followed by toned arms and cellulite-free legs. | |
| Odd Facts | The Mail April 13th 2011 |
| Spending more than £5 on a bottle of wine is a waste of time, researchers say. According to a study, most people cannot tell the difference between the cheapest supermarket plonk and quality wines that cost up to £30. In a series of blind tests, members of the public correctly identified whether they were drinking a cheap or expensive wine half the time - a success rate that is no better than chance. | |
| Food and Drink | The Mail April 13th 2011 |
| The Scottish Social Attitudes survey found that 69% think it is all right for a couple to live together without getting married, 36% think that people who want to have children ought to get married (down from 54% ten years ago) and only 13% think that sex before marriage is always or mostly wrong. Even among regular churchgoers (who amount to one in eight of the population), only around a half felt that sex before marriage is always or mostly wrong, although 69% believe that people who want to have children should get married. | |
| Social Issues | Life And Work, April 2011 |
| Conservative MP Jo Johnson, brother of Boris, the Mayor of London, in early February said that the House of Commons should stop saying prayers at the start of its proceedings. The contentious proposal could ‘save three or four minutes every day’ and would better reflect the UK, he said. They should, he suggests, be moved from the main chamber to Westminster Hall. Last year his brother Boris backed prayers in Parliament, saying it was helpful for both believers and non-believers. | |
| Religious Persecution | Evangelicals Now, April 2011 |
| Increased life expectancy is to blame for dwindling church attendances, according to researchers. They say that longer life spans bring with them the temptation to put off making peace with one's maker. The controversial theory could help explain why church attendances are falling in many western nations, including the UK, and why the elderly make up such a large proportion of many congregations. In Britain, only 15 per cent of people go to church at least once a month. And with over-65s accounting for more than a quarter of regular churchgoers, churches are desperately trying to reach a younger audience. The theory comes from a team at St Andrews University and the University of East Anglia who applied some of the principles of economics to the psychology of churchgoing. | |
| Church | The Mail April 11th 2011 |
| More Scottish couples chose humanist weddings than Roman Catholic nuptials to tie the knot last year, according to figures reported in February. Humanist weddings, only legal since 2005, are now the third most popular ceremony. The Humanist Society of Scotland predicts that their weddings will outnumber the Church of Scotland’s by 2015. Scotland is the only UK country to have legalised humanist weddings, and one of just six countries around the globe. | |
| Church | Evangelicals Now, April 2011 |
| The Government will soon allow gay couples to wed in religious buildings, according to the Equalities Office. The Evangelical Alliance expressed concerns that the voluntary rules will soon be made mandatory. The Christian Institute, Reform, Affinity and The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches issued a joint statement raising concerns about the move. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Christianity, April 2011 |
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