Drugs and alcohol are taking a heavier toll than ever on young people, with a record number treated for a problem last year.
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June 8th, 2009
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June 8th, 2009
A record number of young people in England sought treatment for drug or alcohol problems in 2007/8, according to figures obtained by the BBC.
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June 8th, 2009
Bookmakers are to assign staff to check the age of customers after a watchdog criticised procedures.
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June 8th, 2009
Stories about a handful of New England states legalizing same-sex marriage have grabbed headlines as of late. But there?s another corresponding trend that?s flying largely under the nation?s media radar: Public schools are getting bolder about introducing pro-homosexual curriculum to elementary kids ? whether their parents like it or not.
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June 8th, 2009
Praise for faith communities which 'make a difference and tackle local problems'.
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June 8th, 2009
Church care homes could be forced to remove crucifixes from their walls in case they offend 'atheist cleaners' under the new Equality Bill, Catholic bishops have warned.
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June 7th, 2009
A senior representative of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, Richard Kornicki CBE, will give evidence about the Equality Bill to the Scrutiny Committee in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 9 June.
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June 7th, 2009
A ten-year-old Catholic boy is being placed in the care of homosexual foster parents against the wishes of his religious mother.
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June 7th, 2009
Dominic Lawson, a Sunday Times columnist, compares an attempt to allow assisted suicide with encountering someone about to kill themselves and showing them a good place to jump.
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June 7th, 2009
Boys as young as 13 are to be given condoms at scout huts, football grounds and barber shops as part of the latest government guidance on safe sex.