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| Total outstanding student debt in the UK rose 18.7% to just over £14.6bn last year according to a study by the Royal Bank of Scotland. Students graduate owing an average of £12,000, up from £6,000 when Labour came to power, and one in 10 students owe above £15,000. About 40% of students will work part time to earn some extra cash. | |
| Money | Christianity - October 2004 |
| An average of 30 people are shot on Britains streets each and every day. In Merseyside shootings nearly quadrupled in 2003; in Manchester the figure increased by 23%, and in London, it almost trebled. | |
| Crime | Christianity - October 2004 |
| 15 year olds are twice as likely to lie, steal and be disobedient than their counterparts of 25 years ago, a new study has revealed. Anxiety, depression and general mental health problems have increased by 70%. | |
| Young People | YouthWork - December 2004 |
| Research indicates that teenage girls are twice as likely to start smoking than boys. At age 11 and 12, just 2% of both boys and girls in Leeds are smoking. However, by age 15 and 16, a massive 31% of girls and 16% of boys have developed a regular habit. | |
| Young People | YouthWork - December 2004 |
| Young people are more concerned about the growing knife culture than anything else, a new survey reveals. Over 500 11 to 16 year olds were interviewed and over half revealed that they had been a victim of some form of physical or verbal attack before reaching 16. | |
| Young People | YouthWork - December 2004 |
| Polls showing that moral values were the number one issue for 22% of voters - topping concerns about the economy, terrorism and the war in Iraq - have jolted those who confidently expected the high turnout to yield a Kerry presidency. 80% of "moral issues" voters cast their ballot for Bush, a sleeper trend that most pundits missed. | |
| Politics | The Sunday Times – 7 November 2004 |
| We are two continents divided by a common religion says Michael Portillo. During the past fortnight, in one part of Christendom the European parliament decided that Rocco Buttiglione was not suitable for high office because he held orthodox Catholic views on homosexuality, while in America each of the candidates for the presidency vied to present himself as a committed Christian whose religion guided his approach to public policy..I would hate to be a politician in the United States. Yet I am impressed by the importance of moral issues in America. I have long believed that one reason for political apathy in Britain is that voters have spiritual interests that are not addressed by politicians. Some voters, at least, think that materialism is not enough. They yearn to be led to higher ground. | |
| Politics | The Sunday Times – 7 November 2004 |
| A different and minor incident, which is nonetheless a straw in the same wind of change, was the proposal of Islington council in north London to change the name of St Mary Magdalene primary school, which opened in 1710. It wants to drop the word "saint" for fear of causing offence to other religions. Needless to say this proposal does not come from local people; parents and local religious leaders - some of them Muslim and Jewish - have expressed outrage at the plan. It is particularly striking that both Jewish and Muslim spokesmen and women have made it plain that this is simply not an issue and they have no objection at all to the word saint, but recognise the history and traditions of this country. The vicar of St Mary Magdalene says parents feel that Islington council has "been running an anti-Christian agenda, consistently, on ideological grounds, rejecting Christianity". If it has, it is not alone; there are countless examples across the country of secularist attempts to edit out Christian and post-Christian traditions, with bogus excuses about giving offence. | |
| Religious Persecution | The Sunday Times – 7 November 2004 |
| Three moviegoers were caught recording The Day After Tomorrow with hand held cameras in US and Canadian theatres. Video piracy enables copies of films to be released illegally worldwide within hours or days of their release. In 2003, more than 52 million illegal discs were seized. | |
| Crime | Just Right - Issue 11 |
| If our DNA were to be recorded on paper it would comprise a library of 9000 volumes with 500 pages in each tome. | |
| Odd Facts | Just Right - Issue 11 |
| It is a sad fact that 90% of children have observed bullying at some time and one in twenty children suffer significant problems stemming from bullying. Bullying is a problem which affects between 10-20% of children before they reach the age of eighteen. For one in twelve youngsters, bullying affects their education, relationships and later employment, as well as reducing self esteem and resulting in higher depression. | |
| Young People | The Sentinel – 9 October 2004 |
| Three out of four office workers are suffering from health problems due to inadequate computer training, according to a new survey. | |
| Work/Employment | Sentinel Sport Sunday – 10 October 2004 |
| More than 1,000 women take legal action every year because they believe they were sacked for being pregnant, according to a new investigation by the Equal Opportunities Commission. The report also found that many pregnant workers face demotion and pay cuts. A survey by shop workers union Usdaw found that 20% of female shop workers who returned to work after maternity leave were given a lower grade of job, while a quarter complained that they were not given suitable uniforms to wear during their pregnancy. | |
| Work/Employment | Sentinel Sport Sunday – 10 October 2004 |
| More than 50,000 young people were homeless in England last year; figures published today show. Researchers estimate that up to 52,000 youngsters aged 16-24 were found to be homeless by English local authorities in 2003. | |
| Young People | The Sentinel – 11 October 2004 |
| The number of women screened for breast cancer as part of the national programme last year has risen by more than 80,000. The number of women who attended the screening programme increased to 1,541,794 in 2002/03, compared to 1,461,517 the previous year. | |
| Health | The Sentinel – 11 October 2004 |
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