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| British troops are set to be out of Iraq by the summer, it emerged today. Defence sources have indicated that the withdrawal is likely to begin in March and could be complete by June, according to reports. The news comes after intense negotiations with Iraqi authorities over the role of UK forces. | |
| World Issues | The Sentinel December 10th, 2008 |
| People should avoid calling 999 unless it is an emergency because ambulance services and A&E departments are “struggling to cope” with the winter illness season, an NHS chief has said. Peter Bradley, national director of ambulance services in England, said they had just had their busiest week ever. He put it down to the coldest start to a winter for 30 years, causing a rise in falls and breathing problems, combined with outbreaks of flu and the winter vomiting bug norovirus. | |
| Health | The Sentinel December 18th, 2008 |
| Ministers were urged to limit the use of Taser guns today after new figures emerged showing Taser-linked deaths. Amnesty International said 334 people have died in the U.S. since 2001 after being shot by the weapons. A spokesman for the campaign group said the weapons were “open to abuse”. The Government announced last month it would issue 10,000 weapons and give them to non-firearms officers. | |
| Crime | The Sentinel December 16th 2008 |
| A lack of co-ordination between health and social services means many people are not granted their wish of dying at home, a report said today. As many as 74 per cent of people would like to spend their final moments at home but the National Audit Office (NAO) End of Life Care report said more than half (58 per cent) of deaths take place in hospital. | |
| Social Issues | The Sentinel – 26th November |
| Money has become our No 1 Idol, according to a leading bishop. The damning verdict is delivered by the Rt Rev Graham Dow, Bishop of Carlisle. The soon-to-retire church leader says even secular commentators have pointed this out. And he contends: “Humankind will always choose something to Worship, something to be the supreme focus of our motivation and attention. “If that is not God and his just ways, it will be something else – most commonly in Britain, a high standard of living based on money and possessions.” | |
| Money | Church of England December 12 2008 |
| Taxpayers will take a 57.9 per cent stake in Royal Bank of Scotland after investors snubbed its £15 billion share offer, the bank said today. Existing shareholders refused to buy the new stock because RBS’s shares were trading below the 65.5p offer price announced in October. The Government will step in to buy up the unwanted shares, leaving taxpayers with a paper loss of almost £2.5 billion. | |
| Money | The Sentinel – 28th November |
| Public confidence in Gordon Brown as the best leader to deal with the economic crisis has fallen sharply. The populus survey found Mr Brown was rated best to lead Braitan through the recession by 42 per cent of those questioned, compared to 52 per cent in a similar poll a fortnight ago. | |
| Politics | The Sentinel – 28th November |
| The Archbishop of York has called upon the Government to give greater recognition to the work carried out by faith groups in the delivery of social services in England. Speaking at Westminster Central Hall, at an event organised by Youth for Christ, Dr. Sentamu said that Christian organisations were making vital contribution in local communities and was often at the forefront of the provision of community services. | |
| Church | Youthwork – December |
| Young people taking part in an enquiry into youth disaffection have asked for first aid training to ensure they know how to cope if they come across someone who has been stabbed or shot. Young people taking part in an investigation by the Nuffield 14-19 Review and the youth charity Rathbone saw the risk of being a victim of crime as an ‘inherent part of their lives’. | |
| Young People | Youthwork – December |
| Michael Guglielmucci, the Australian youth pastor who lied about having cancer to hide his long standing addiction to pornography is not likely to face legal charges for seeking donations under false pretences. According to the Adelaide Advertiser, South Australian police are finalising investigations without making any charges against Guglielmucci, who admitted his deception on an Australian news channel in August. | |
| Crime | Youthwork – December |
| One in four children with a religious belief is bullied at school as a result of their faith, research shows. The findings have prompted anti-bullying campaigners to urge ministers to make it compulsory for schools to record all incidences of faith-based bullying, as they have to in the cases of racism and homophobia. The survey of more than 1,000 pupils by the anti bullying charity Beatbullying, showed that 23 per cent of the pupils were bullied as a result of their faith. | |
| Religious Persecution | Salvationist – 29th November |
| Support from the churches in the Diocese of Guildford is playing a key role in helping a Camberley-based Christian charity build a new home for abandoned, neglected and abused children on the outskirts of Manila in the Philippines. Bishop Christopher recently became patron of Asian Students Christian Trust (ASCT) which hopes to complete a home for 50 young people aged five to 20 by May 2009. A fundraising drive to attract donations of £25,000 and bridging loans of £50,000, is now under way as work begins to build the much needed home which will replace the current building, Mango Tree house, accommodating 30 children. | |
| Church | The Way – December |
| A bold vision by a parish church to host a counter-event to Hallowe’en at Guildford Cathedral paid off when an estimated 1,000 joined in a celebration of Christ on October 31st. Allsaints Praise was coordinated by mission pastor the Revd Jeremy Taylor from St Mary’s Church, West Horsley, after the parish decided the Guilford should join four other cathedrals across the country in becoming beacons of light. | |
| Church | The Way – December |
| The commitment of rich countries to their aid targets is likely to come under great pressure. The IMF has calculated that there was a huge shortfall between commitments and actual aid delivered to sub-Saharan Africa from 1990-2005. The likely depth of the downturn in rich countries suggests that this shortfall may rise sharply. | |
| World Issues | Christianity – January |
| Wikipedia claims the term ‘role model’ was first introduced by Robert K. Merton, a 20th Century sociologist. Merton says that individuals compare themselves with ‘reference groups’ of people who occupy the social role to which the individual aspires. The term has passed into general use to mean any ‘person who serves as an example, whose behaviour is emulated by others’. | |
| Odd Facts | The Plain Truth – December – February |
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