The UK's equality laws are inadequate, according to the European Commission which has announced that it has begun legal action against the UK. The Government claims that new equality legislation will settle the dispute.
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November 26th, 2009
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November 26th, 2009
A lack of political will to tackle our 'explosive binge drinking culture' was perpetuating a culture where 'enormous damage' was being done to family life, with young children being the ones at greatest risk of harm, the authors of a new study on the impact of alcohol on Irish society have said.
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November 26th, 2009
Young people continue to be by far the most likely to be diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) in Scotland, a report has suggested.
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November 26th, 2009
The centre-right government of Silvio Berlusconi has blocked availability in Italy of the RU486 abortion pill, which is vehemently opposed by the Vatican and the Catholic Church.
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November 26th, 2009
In its first major test in parliament, the Socialist government's bill to make it easier to get an abortion in Spain won enough backing Thursday to defeat amendments that would have totally blocked the proposed law.
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November 26th, 2009
Dundee has restored the traditional Christmas celebrations following the personal intervention of Lord Provost John Letford.
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November 26th, 2009
At long last, Christian leaders have faced up to their persecutors in the secularist, socialist, One-World, PC, UN-promoted axis of evil and said: No more.
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November 26th, 2009
More than 150,000 people have so far signed the Manhattan Declaration, just a week after the document was unveiled.
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November 25th, 2009
Two years ago he derided politically-correct Christmas cards which do not mention the word Christmas as 'insulting tosh'.
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November 25th, 2009
The Archbishop of York has called for a new generation of Good Samaritans to bring comfort to those struggling in the recession.