Controversial tissue transplants from aborted foetuses to people suffering from Parkinson's disease could soon begin again following a scientific breakthrough in understanding and overcoming the side-effects of such operations.
In the News
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July 1st, 2010
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July 1st, 2010
David Cameron has backed part of a Labour law that could force employers to reveal whether they pay women as much as men.
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July 1st, 2010
At the risk of giving Richard Dawkins a heart attack, there?s one man Ken Clarke, the Justice Secretary, really ought to meet, and he?s Chuck Colson.
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July 1st, 2010
Schools are allowing Muslim families to withdraw their children from music lessons because learning an instrument is forbidden according to some Islamic beliefs.
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July 1st, 2010
A proposed crackdown on lap dancing venues has been thrown out by MSPs despite winning the support of the government.
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July 1st, 2010
MSPs yesterday voted 92-29 in favour of a new law that criminalises 'abusive speech' in public or in private.
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July 1st, 2010
Information on ?48 billion worth of spending is just a flick of a digital switch away - but why are civil servants dragging their feet?
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July 1st, 2010
An Oxford congregation has lost its appeal at Oxford Magistrates today to overturn the variation of a licence to run a lap dancing club just 50 yards from their church.
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June 30th, 2010
English Heritage has called upon the Government to continue a major grant scheme to help places of worship struggling with costly repairs.
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June 30th, 2010
"Oppressed citizens in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus long for the political support given to their eastern EU counterparts" says Nikolai Alekseev