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One in 10 UK children suffer abuse, say experts Print E-mail
Society
Wednesday, 03 December 2008
The true scale of the maltreatment of children in the UK is revealed by child abuse experts today who say that one in 10 suffers physical, sexual, emotional abuse or neglect.
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Life in UK 'has become lonelier' Print E-mail
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Tuesday, 02 December 2008
Community life in Britain has weakened substantially over the past 30 years, according to research commissioned by the BBC.
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BNP men held over 'racist leaflet' Print E-mail
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Sunday, 30 November 2008
Twelve British National Party activists have been arrested in Liverpool on suspicion of handing out racist leaflets claiming that "our people" are experiencing an "epidemic of racist violence, sexual exploitation and murder" by Muslims.
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Muslim student sent racist ‘jokes’ by 118 118 joke service Print E-mail
Society
Sunday, 30 November 2008
A Muslim student has been left shocked after receiving two racist ‘jokes’ by a text service operated by 118 118.
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Protests over global recession Print E-mail
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Sunday, 30 November 2008
The governments of Turkey, Hungary and Iceland, three of the countries hit hardest by the global economic downturn, faced mass demonstrations against austerity measures yesterday.
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A third see street crime increase Print E-mail
Society
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
third of the UK population have seen an increase in street crime in their neighbourhood over the past five years.
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Rapist made daughters pregnant 19 times Print E-mail
Society
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
A father who made his two daughters pregnant 19 times during almost 30 years of repeated rape and physical abuse was given 25 life sentences last night, and will serve a minimum of 19-and-a-half-years in prison. The man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of his daughters, fathered nine children with them, two of whom died at birth. The other 10 pregnancies were miscarried or terminated.
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Teenager commits suicide live online while 1,500 people watch Print E-mail
Society
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
Abraham Biggs took a fatal drugs overdose while broadcasting it on video streaming website Justin tv
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Survey warns of 'faith bullying' Print E-mail
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Tuesday, 25 November 2008
Almost a quarter of young people have been bullied because of their religion, a charity report says.
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Society abandoned Baby P Print E-mail
Society
Monday, 17 November 2008
When the whistleblowing social worker Nevres Kemal wrote to the department of health about the inadequacies of child protection in the London council of Haringey, she eventually got a response from the Department for Children, Schools and Families. It informed her that “proper procedures have been followed”.
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