Pendle MP Gordon Prentice has raised concerns about the high levels of alcohol abuse in his constituency.
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October 23rd, 2009
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October 23rd, 2009
The first centre dedicated to homosexual visitors started operating in London this week.
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October 23rd, 2009
The Senate cleared a historic hate crimes bill Thursday for President Obama's signature, approving new federal penalties for attacks on homosexuals.
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October 23rd, 2009
After a decade-long struggle, Congress passed a bill Thursday evening that would make it a federal crime to attack someone based on the person?s sexual orientation or gender identity.
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October 23rd, 2009
A council has scrapped its 115-year-old tradition of saying Christian prayers before meetings after one compliant that it may offend other faiths.
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October 23rd, 2009
A burka-wearing student has been banned from enrolling at a college after staff claimed the Muslim garment was a barrier to ?safety and communication?.
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October 23rd, 2009
Hilariously, a poll to promote the Alpha course, the evangelistic tool marketed out of the happy-clappy Holy Trinity Brompton, has backfired by revealing that 98 per cent of respondents claim that God does not exist.
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October 23rd, 2009
An African Archbishop has accused Western aid workers of sabotaging African values and leading young African men into homosexuality.
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October 23rd, 2009
In a global art world, cultural tourism rarely treads new ground; still more rarely do revelations about overlooked local corners illuminate swathes of the history of painting. But that is the achievement of the National Gallery?s scholarly, eccentric and intense new show The Sacred Made Real.
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October 23rd, 2009
Adult stem cells tested for defects before being implanted in the injured spinal cords of mice helped the animals recover with no cancerous side effects, according to new research.