Some say withdrawing benefits from drug users would lead them into crime People dependent on drugs and alcohol who refuse treatment could have their welfare benefits withdrawn under plans being considered by the Home Office.
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August 20th, 2010
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August 20th, 2010
The theologian is considered more significant within Islam than Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He tells Tom Peck why he converted.
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August 20th, 2010
Ray Gosling, the BBC presenter, will be prosecuted for wasting police time after claiming that he had killed a gay lover.
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August 20th, 2010
A veteran BBC presenter who claimed to have killed his lover is to be charged with wasting police time.
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August 20th, 2010
The honeymoon appears to be over for many of Britain?s same-sex couples as official figures show the number of civil partnerships being dissolved has doubled over the past year.
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August 20th, 2010
A homosexual Church of England priest has announced plans to "marry" his Nigerian male model boyfriend, who is 40 years his junior.
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August 20th, 2010
The honeymoon appears to be over for many of Britain?s same-sex couples as official figures show the number of civil partnerships being dissolved has doubled over the past year.
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August 20th, 2010
A report released last week by the human rights advocacy group Human Rights Watch promotes abortion in Argentina and criticizes Argentina for not complying with international law. The report, 'Illusions of Care: Lack of Accountability for Reproductive Rights in Argentina,? charges that ?[i]n Argentina, nationalistic interests combined with an orthodox Catholic discourse on ?family values? have historically underpinned some of the most anti-contraception and pro-population-growth policies in the region.'
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August 20th, 2010
New 'legal high' party drugs will be banned immediately for 12 months under new Home Office powers to halt their escalating use among young people.
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August 20th, 2010
It's a tad ironic, perhaps, that a nation with one of the proportionately largest Roman Catholic populations in the world is turning to Islamic finance for new opportunities. Are Ireland's ambitions realistic, and what jobs are likely to be created if it succeeds?