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Second ‘legal high’ drug NRG-1 has been banned
A second so-called ‘legal high’, NRG-1, has been banned and made a Class B drug, the Government Minister for Crime Prevention James Brokenshire has announced. The substance is similar to Mephedrone, which was banned in April after being linked to a spate of young deaths in the UK. The Government’s drugs watchdog, the Advisory Council [...]
Scots police force to ramp up ‘hate crime’ work
A Scottish police force has launched a campaign to clamp down on ‘hate crimes’ and ‘hate incidents’. But critics are concerned that ‘hate crime’ initiatives are straying into issues of civil liberty by confusing disagreement with hatred. Earlier this month a report by the Civitas think-tank warned that Christians are being unfairly targeted for hate [...]
One of UK’s earliest babies celebrates her 21st birthday
A woman who was born days before the upper abortion limit has just celebrated her 21st birthday, and voiced her support for a reduction in the termination limit. Jessica Phelan was born 23 weeks and four days into her mother’s pregnancy, and her comments add to calls for changes to the abortion law. Miss Phelan [...]
Video: slammed EastEnders storyline ‘not about religion’
An EastEnders storyline which portrays a Christian pastor as a murderer is not “demoting” the faith, the actor who plays the character has claimed. Watch Don Gilet talk about his EastEnders character Over 100 Christians have already complained to the BBC over the plot which shows Pentecostal preacher Lucas Johnson attacking his wife, failing to [...]
Over 80,000 suspensions for violence at school
Tens of thousands of school pupils were suspended from English schools last year for attacking their teachers or classmates, according to shocking new statistics. Almost 17,000 of these suspensions involved primary school pupils aged 11 and under, and over 63,000 of them involved children in secondary schools. The Department for Education’s statistics also revealed that [...]
Hope for future of ‘locked-in’ patients
People who are almost completely paralysed could soon be able to drive an electric wheelchair, type messages to their loved ones and surf the web, thanks to new research by Israeli scientists. The research is likely to bring fresh hope to those affected by ‘locked-in syndrome’, a condition which locks an intact mind into a [...]
Scots school pupils in drink and drugs shame
At least 550 Scottish school children, including primary aged pupils, are being thrown out of class for using drugs or alcohol each year, new figures disclose. Of Scotland’s 32 councils only nine authorities reported back with figures, suggesting numbers could be much higher. A Sunday Post report reveals that children in Scotland are more likely [...]
Scots IVF clinic makes move towards designer babies
A Scottish fertility clinic could soon allow women to genetically screen their unborn children and discard those with defects. However, the controversial scheme has drawn criticism as a further step towards the creation of designer babies. Doctors at the Glasgow Centre for Reproductive Medicine (GCRM) claim that the genetic screening of IVF embryos would lessen [...]