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Last update: Wednesday 25th March
 
Women are dying from ovarian cancer due to a lack of genetic testing that should be available on the NHS, experts are warning. Fewer than a third of women (29%) diagnosed with ovarian cancer are offered the BRCA test to check for genetic mutations, according to the charity Ovarian Cancer Action, despite Government guidelines saying all women with ovarian cancer should be tested to inform their treatment.
HealthThe Sentinel - 19th October 2017
 
Food bank volunteers put in a “staggering” 4.1 million hours of unpaid work a year distributing food, fundraising and other duties, a study reveals. The value of the work has been estimated at £30 million a year if the volunteers were paid the national living wage, research found. It said more than 700 independent food banks are now in operation, as well as the Trussell Trust’s 1,235, with the number needing emergency supplies rising dramatically as Universal Credit rolls out.
Social IssuesThe Sentinel - 17th October 2017
 
The number of people waiting longer than 18 weeks to start NHS treatment is at its highest level for almost a decade. Patients will also face longer delays for non-urgent operations.
HealthThe Sentinel - 13th October 2017
 
Young people aged 18 – 24 are taking fewer holidays because of money worries, according to new research from travel trade organisation Abta. People aged 35 – 44 are taking the most annual trips.
MoneyThe Sentinel - 11th October 2017
 
The number of people hungry around the world has risen for the first time in more than a decade, a report from the UN says. The report, The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, published last week, says that an estimated 815 million people were hungry last year – an increase of 38 million from the previous year – although down from about 900 million in 2000. Although well below levels of a decade ago, the percentage of the global population estimated to be suffering from hunger increased in 2016, from 10.6 to 11 per cent (it was 14.7 per cent in 2000).
World IssuesChurch Times - 22nd September 2017
 
A new survey suggests that, among scientific and technical professionals in the UK, Germany, and France, atheists are in minority. Among the British respondents, almost half catagorised themselves as between spiritual and religious; 21 per cent said that they were agnostic and 25 per cent said that they were atheist.
Religion/SpiritualityChurch Times - 22nd September 2017
 
Millions of teenagers live in fear that they will become victims of crime – a fear that is affecting their well-being and mental health, the latest Good Childhood report published by the Children’s Society suggests writes a staff reporter. The report found that one-third of teenage girls fear being stalked by a stranger, and one in four boys worries that they could be assaulted. Two in five of teenagers worries about anti-social behaviour and other crimes, the report found. Close second to the fear of becoming a victim of crime was the million teenagers whose parents were struggling to pay household bills.
CrimeChurch Times - 22nd September 2017
 
The BBC reported in August that many Iranian refugees in the Netherlands are converting to Christianity. The report acknowledged that the lives of those who convert from Islam are at the death penalty for apostasy in Islam and that baptism was linked to visa applications. A former Muslim told how the goodness of Christians’ lives had impressed him and helped him explore the Christian faith.
Religion/SpiritualityEvangelicals Now - October 2017
 
The average UK family will spend £514 on school dinners each year (Provident Personal Credit).
FamilyPremier Youth and Children’s Work - October 2017
 
The NSPCC has revealed that its helpline has dealt with the highest number of calls and emails about child neglect in its history. In 2016-17 it received 19,448 calls and emails from adults concerned about child neglect, the equivalent to 53 a day. 87 per cent of those contacts were serious enough to be referred to social services or the police for further investigation, Many cases involved children under five.
Social IssuesPremier Youth and Children’s Work - October 2017
 
71% of 18 to 24-year-olds say they belong to no religion (British Attitudes Survey).
Religion/SpiritualityPremier Youth and Children’s Work - October 2017
 
45% of 14 to 15-years-olds are not living with both parents (Marriage Foundation).
FamilyPremier Youth and Children’s Work - October 2017
 
60% of South Sudanese child refugees need therapy for conflict-related trauma (World Vision).
Disasters/WarPremier Youth and Children’s Work - October 2017
 
Children’s charity Fegans surveyed 627 children and 177 parents for its Strength to share report to find out what children worry about and what makes them happy. Of the 566 children who wrote what made them happy, 43 per cent attributed it to friends and family. 18 per cent put it down to hobbies and only 10 per cent cited religion.
Young PeoplePremier Youth and Children’s Work - November 2017
 
According to the National Association of Teachers of Religious Education (NATRE), 28 per cent of secondary schools give no dedicated curriculum time to RE. It estimates that this equates to 800,000 pupils missing out. The number is even higher within academies, which make up the majority of secondary schools. A third don’t offer formal RE teaching to 11 to 13-year-olds, rising to 44 per cent for 14 to 16-year-olds.
EducationPremier Youth and Children’s Work - November 2017
 
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