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In 1994, 400,000 people were employed in farming in the UK compared to 306,000 by last year. By next year, campaigning body Farm expects up to a quarter of the UK's farms to close or merge. | |
Work/Employment | The Sentinel Sunday - 31st October 2004 |
The proportion of black and Asian people appointed to judicial posts increased by 6% last year. The Department for Constitutional Affairs said numbers rose from 8.9% in 2002-2003 to 14.8% in the last year. | |
Work/Employment | The Sentinel - 30th October 2004 |
Teenagae pregnancies are continuing to rise in Britain despite a £40m a year campaign to tackle the problem. In some parts of the country 1 in 10 girls under 18 becomes pregnant, with conception rates higher than they were before the 10 year teenage pregnancy strategy began. One example highlighted is four 15 year old girls getting pregnant by the same 16 year old boy. Britain has the highest rate of teenage pregnancies in Western Europe and the drive to reduce them is a key part of the Governments policy to tackle social deprivation. | |
Sex | The Independent - 30th October 2004 |
Homophobic crimes have risen across the UK by 23%, according to an Independent on Sunday survey of Britains police forces. | |
Crime | The Independent on Sunday - 7th November 2004 |
Nearly 4 out of 5 young Europeans say getting hold of illegal drugs is easy according to one of the largest surveys carried out into young people's attitudes towards drug taking. Most teenagers and young adults living in Europe experiment with cannabis, ecstasy and cocaine out of curiosity but a growing number, 21% compared with 16% two years ago, say drug taking is a recreational hobby. | |
Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The Independent on Sunday - 7th November 2004 |
Hundreds of children could miss out on school trips after teachers have been advised to boycott outings because of the spiralling compensation culture. NASWUT, the second largest teachers union, said teachers were increasingly being blamed and threatened with legal action over accidents. In the UK over the past five years 20 children and two adults have lost their lives on school trips. | |
Education | The Sentinel Sunday - 7th Novemeber 2004 |
Americans display an alarmng lack of knowledge: 40% of high school seniors think that the US fought with Germany against the Soviets during the Second World War. | |
Odd Facts | The Sentinel Sunday - 7th Novemeber 2004 |
Adverts for some favourite British foods will be barred from TV before the 9pm watershed under plans to cut the bulging waistlines. The ban will go far further than the burgers, chocolate, crisps and sugary drinks widely accepted as junk food. Baked beans, soup, breakfast cereal and even fish fingers could join sex, violence and bad language beyond the watershed. | |
Food and Drink | The Sentinel - 15th Novemeber 2004 |
According to experts at least two million people in the UK are suffering from malnutrition. Thousands are not eating enough, with their condition going unrecognised and untreated, according to Patients 1st for Nutrition. | |
Health | The Sentinel - 15th Novemeber 2004 |
Every school in England will be twinned with one abroad in the next 5 years. | |
Education | The Sentinel - 15th Novemeber 2004 |
The country's biggest union has urged the Government to increase the minimum wage from the current £4.85 to £6.50 an hour. Unison said the rate had risen at a snails pace since it was introduced at £3.60 an hour in 1999. | |
Money | The Sentinel - 15th November 2004 |
British industry will continue to lag behind other countries over productivity partly because of sub standard management skills. A survey of 700 managers showed 56% believed substandard skills were to blame. | |
Work/Employment | The Sentinel - 15th November 2004 |
Family Doctors are to be told to get people back to work after a period of illness in a bid to end sick note culture. Each year in Britain, 166 million days are taken as sick leave and long term absences of more than 20 days make up a third of the total. | |
Health | The Independent - 15th November 2004 |
Two thirds of white people in Britain admit they are prejudiced against at least one minority group, with Gypsies and asylum seekers the main targets, according to an authoritative study. The damning report identifies five types of bigotry displayed by whites, ranging from outright aggression to more subtle forms of prejudice that undermine attempts to make Britain an inclusive society. | |
Social Issues | The Independent on Sunday - 14th November 2004 |
Scotland has followed Ireland's pioneering anti-tobacco stance with a total ban on smoking in all public buildings. In Scotland 1 in 4 deaths is said to be directly attributed to smoking related illnesses, with some 13,000 deaths a year, 35,000 hospital admissions and an annual financial burden on the health service in excess of £200m. | |
Health | The Independent - 11th November 2004 |
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