Couples who live together before tying the knot are more likely to get divorced than those who wait until after the big day, a study shows.
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July 16th, 2009
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July 16th, 2009
For those traditionalists who still raise their eyebrows at the idea of a couple living together before marriage, it is a chance to say 'I told you so'.
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July 16th, 2009
Couples who live together before tying the knot tend to end up in worse marriages, according to new research. Experts warn that cohabiting can put pressure on couples to get married for the wrong reasons, and those who do are more likely to divorce.
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July 16th, 2009
The BBC has apologised and paid ?45,000 in damages to the secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain over comments made about him by former Daily Telegraph editor Charles Moore on Question Time.
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July 16th, 2009
The Mosque of Northumberland, the first official place of worship for Muslims in the county, is now established in Blyth, and its senior-most cleric says it will be open to the whole community.
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July 16th, 2009
Bishops in the US dealt a death blow to hopes for unity in the worldwide Anglican Church when they gave their blessing to services for same-sex partnerships.
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July 16th, 2009
A leaflet promoting the idea that sex is fun sounds like a waste of taxpayers? money. Uh, tell us something we don?t know.
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July 16th, 2009
In an ambitious attempt to improve the image of Muslims, two businessmen are preparing to launch North America's first English-language Islamic television channel next year.
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July 16th, 2009
Weary as I am of the drugs issue, because of the frustrated fury it engenders in me to see intelligent people arguing for the wanton destruction of themselves, of other people's children and ultimately of civilisation, I feel compelled to continue discussing it because it routinely attracts more correspondence than almost any other subject.
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July 16th, 2009
Fife has the second highest rate of teen pregnancies in Scotland, according to new figures. The Kingdom's NHS board recorded 746 pregnancies in 2007 in the 19 and under age group, second only to NHS Tayside, and an all-time high for the region.