Key Quotes for 2006

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Last update: Wednesday 25th March




A BBC survey into Brits' views on evolution has found that while 48 per cent of people opted for evolution as that which "best described their view of the origin and development of life", 22 per cent opted for creationism and 17 per cent for for intelligent design. The remainder of the pollees "did not know".
Odd Facts	Horizon: A War on Science BBC Two -26th January 2006



24 million anti-depressant prescription items are issued each year and by the way - our society is a TRILLION pounds in debt.
Health	Social Trends, Office for National Statistics and Bank of England



380,000 people are living on the street, if brought together - the figure would be bigger than the population of Cardiff (The Capital of Wales).
Housing	Crisis - Britain’s Invisible City Report



At peak times 8 out of 10 admissions to the Emergency Room are a result of drinking costing the UK £12 billion a year.
Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions	Alcohol Concern & Prime Ministers Strategy Unit



Sex scenes on British television have increased 300% in the last five years.
Sex	ITC and BBC / Media Watch UK



British Telecom blocks 20,000 attempts per day of people trying to watch pornographic acts with children on the internet.
Crime	BT Retail & BBC Today Programme



Regular annual drug users: 5 million use cannabis / 3.4 million ecstasy / 2 million amphetamines & cocaine.
Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions	Observer/ICM Poll



60 million acts of crime happen in the UK each year.
Crime	Civitas



Each year 140,000 people in the UK attempt suicide and 4,000 children every day call childline.
Health	Community Care & Childline



Over the last 35 years - an average of one abortion every three minutes has been carried out legally in the UK 80% funded by the our National Health Service.
Health	Government Statistical Service



The UK has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in Europe.
Health	Social Trends 33, Office of National Statistics



41% of all Children Born in the UK are to unmarried couples.
Family	Social Trends 34, Office of National Statistics



100,000 Children a year run away from Broken Homes.
Family	The Children’s Society



Compound Flavanol, which is found in cocoa and the main ingredient in chocolate, may help prevent cancer and heart disease, research by Professor Norman Hollenberg, from Harvard Medical School in the U.S., has found.
Health	The Sentinel - February 10th 2006



Binge drinking is blighting the UK with an alarming rise in alcohol-related problems, George Best's surgeon says. Professor Roger Williams said price rises and better labelling on bottles would help tackle the problem.
Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions	The Sentinel - February 10th 2006

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