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A raft of companies will have their products carbon footprints measured as part of a drive to cut emissions. Cadbury Dairy Milk bars, Coca-Cola drinks,a Halifax online account and Andrex toilet tissue will be assessed. Walkers crisps already carry an early version of a carbon footprint label, created by the Carbon trust.
Social Issues	The Sentinel - 19th September 2007



Leicester is to become Britain’s first city where no ethnic group will form a majority, in about 12 years’ time, according to a new study. University of Manchester academics behind the research also expect Birmingham to reach plurality in 2024.
Social Issues	The Sentinel - 11th September 2007



Members of the Armed Forces undergoing prolonged periods of deployment are more likely to drink too much, suffer stress and have problems at home, researchers said today. A study found evidence of mental health problems and greater strain on families if military personnel were deployed for more than 13 months in total over a three year period. A team from King’s College London sampled 5,547 regular military personnel.
Social Issues	The Sentinel - 3rd August 2007



Entertainment giant Sony has issued an apology to Manchester Cathedral in the row over the use of images of the Cathedral in a computer game. The Cathedral issued a demand for an apology for the unauthorised use of the setting in the game "Resistance: Fall of Man." It is not clear at this stage whether Sony is planning to accede to the Cathedral’s demands to withdraw the game.
Social Issues	Church of England - June 22 2007



Official goods bearing the logo of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games have been made in factories where child labour is “rife”, the TUC claimed today. The union said children as young as 12 were producing the merchandise in China. Researchers said they also found adults earning 14p per hour (half the legal minimum wage in China) and employees who were made to work up to 15 hours per day, seven days a week.
Social Issues	The Sentinel - June 11 2007



Immigrants should be given “cultural briefing packs” when they move to the UK, an official report will say today. The information may tell new arrivals that, for example, the British like to queue at the bus stop. The cultural packs would be drawn up by local councils, according to The Commission on Integration and Cohesion.
Social Issues	The Sentinel - June 14 2007



The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has released research showing that 40% of people from ethnic minority backgrounds live in poverty. Taking a closer look at which groups face the greatest poverty levels, the charity says that 65% of Bangladeshis, 55% of Pakistanis, 45% of Black Africans and 30% of Indians and Black Caribbeans are living in poverty. They have also conducted research on employment among minority groups, revealing that only 20% of Bangladeshis, 30% of Pakistanis and 40% of Black Africans of working age are in full time work.
Social Issues	Faithworks, Summer 2007



Senior ministers today suggested the need for a national ‘Britain Day’ to reinforce citizenship and prevent communities becoming more divided. Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly and Immigration Minister Liam Byrne said financial incentives may also be necessary to step up what they call Britain’s “citizenship revolution”. In a Fabian Society pamphlet, the pair said it was essential to promote a stronger sense of Britishness and the values that people hold in common.
Social Issues	The Sentinel, Tuesday June 5, 2007



Children are not being given the freedom to play out unsupervised with their friends because of adult fears over their safety, a survey revealed today. Research for The Children’s Society found 43 per cent of adults think children should not be allowed out with their friends until they are 14 or over. The survey which forms part of the charity’s Good Childhood Inquiry, also found that more then a fifth (22 per cent) of over-60s thought children should be over 16 before going out on their own. Youngsters told the inquiry having lots of friends and being able to spend time with them were central to having a good childhood.
Social Issues	The Sentinel, Tuesday June 5, 2007



Another major milestone in Northern Ireland’s return to normality was reached today with the last soldiers leaving the former IRA stronghold of South Armagh. The Army is closing down its last base in the border region at Bessbrook.
Social Issues	The Sentinel 25th June 2007



The proportion of Eastern European immigrants who intend to settle in Britain increases fourfold within months of them coming here, research shows today. They found women were more likely to decide to stay than men. The number of workers coming from former communist countries has outstripped early Government estimates by hundreds of thousands. Ministers point out many migrants benefit the UK by filling skills and labour gaps that cannot be met by the UK-born population.
Social Issues	The Sentinel - May 29th 2007



Most people do not bother to report noisy neighbours to the police because they are too frightened, according to a report today. Research by insurance firm Direct Line said one in ten homeowners had problems with their neighbours, but they were scared to do anything about it or did not know what their legal rights were.
Social Issues	The Sentinel - May 25th 2007



Earlier this year the UN children’s agency stated in a report covering the world’s 21 wealthiest nations that Britain’s children have the least stable families, the highest levels of drunkenness and the highest teen pregnancy. It also stated that 17% of children are brought up by single parents and 14% are from broken families. These children are more likely to be the victims of alcoholism, drug abuse and crime. Mid-teen girls have a one-in-three chance of being drunk.
Social Issues	Day One Magazine June- September 2007



In April, a Study entitled ‘The Cost of Exclusion’ said that a million young people in Britain are facing the probability of a lifetime on benefits and that the rising tide of youth crime is costing £1 billion a year.
Social Issues	Evangelicals Now – May 2007



The government is likely to miss its target of halving child poverty by 2010. Figures are expected to confirm the goal of cutting the number of children living in relative poverty to 1.5million by the end of the decade will not be met. It is likely to prompt concern that the target of eradicating child poverty in the UK by 2020 will remain unattainable unless spending goes up drastically.
Social Issues	The Sentinel – 7th March 2007

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