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Dr John Sentamu wants a ‘phone fast’ on the 25th so people can ‘focus on connecting with family and friends’. He's made his call as a survey found a quarter of us will check work emails on Christmas Day.
Family	Bible Society - 11th December 2015



UK Couples say financial problems and a lack of work-life balance are the top things that threaten their marriage; 36% choose extra-marital affairs as a possible problem, just ahead of ‘not understanding each other’. Almost 60% of men and over 45% of women will cheat at some point in their marriages, according to Taylor and Francis’ US research on cybersex. Only 47% of people in France say that an extramarital affair is morally unacceptable, whereas 94% of people in Turkey and the Palestinian territories consider infidelity unacceptable.* Source: Office for National Statistics *Source: Pew Research
Family	Christianity - November 2015



The Northern Ireland Assembly has rejected same-sex 'marriage' for the fifth time in under four years. But for the first time, the motion was backed by a small majority of MLAs (53-51). The proposal failed to attract cross-community support, however, and was finally blocked, as the DUP had presented a 'petition of concern'.
Family	Christian Concern - 7th November 2015



Around the world, over 500 babies, including at least 19 in the UK, have been saved as a result of 40 Days for Life's autumn campaign.
Family	Christian Concern - 31st October 2015



The UK has become the first country in the world to allow the creation of genetically-modified, 'three-parent babies'. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015, which Parliament approved in February, took effect on Thursday (29 Oct).
Family	Christian Concern - 31st October 2015



It has emerged that at least 25 women in Britain who have never had sex, have given birth in the last five years using IVF. At least four British IVF firms were involved in assisting the women. The treatment is not available to heterosexual virgins on the NHS but they can attain the treatment privately for around £5,000.
Family	Christian Concern - 3rd October 2015



New figures show that the number of single women using IVF has more than doubled in the last decade. Experts suggest that the increase is due to women delaying having a family for career reasons and then choosing to conceive by IVF before it's too late, without waiting to get married.
Family	Christian Concern - 15th August 2015



Analysis of family data by Marriage Foundation reveals that there is "an alarming widening of the marriage gap between rich and poor", with children from wealthy families more likely to have married parents. The report raises concerns that children from poor households are at a disadvantage compared to their better off peers.
Family	Christian Concern - 29th August 2015



Britain should do more to encourage mothers to take on paid work, an EU institution has suggested. The Council of the European Union claims that the number of mothers who choose either not to work or to work part-time represents a "social challenge" and it calls on the UK Government to provide more child-care. The number of UK mothers choosing to remain at home, often to care for children, has already fallen from nearly 3 million in 1993 to just over 2 million now.
Family	Christian Concern - 4th July 2015



The UK's four children's commissioners have called for a ban on parents smacking their children. Under current law in England and Wales, parents can exercise "reasonable punishment" of their children. This includes mild smacking, as long as no implement is used and no mark left. There is similar provision in Scotland and Northern Ireland. But the four nations' commissioners have called for a complete ban on smacking, in a report submitted to the UN.
Family	Christian Concern - 11th July 2015



Medical abortions – in which the woman aborts her child by taking pills – are on the rise, according to newly released Department of Health statistics. Nearly two in every five women receiving an abortion in 2014 had had at least one previous abortion, and over 3000 abortions were performed because the child was disabled.
Family	Christian Concern - 13th June 2015



The BBC has reported on the growing US trend of egg freezing parties for women who want to delay having children. The parties are usually hosted by companies offering egg harvesting and storage services. Women can have their eggs frozen as a way of "preserving" their fertility as they grow older.
Family	Christian Concern - 21st March 2015



For the second year running, the UK has a higher percentage of lone parent families than any other Western European nation, according to Eurostat statistics. Lone parent families constitute 23% of families in Britain – as opposed to 7% single parent families in Greece, for example.
Family	Christian Concern - 21st March 2015



The number of embryos killed in the UK has increased almost every year since records began, now amounting to 170,000 a year, according to new figures. The same figures also show that 2,053,656 embryos have been killed since 1990. The figures are held by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) and were released in a parliamentary answer to Lord Alton.
Family	SPUC News - 18th March 2015



A survey carried out by the Marriage Foundation showed that 76% of mothers who were married before giving birth stayed with the child’s father, compared with 44% of those who married later.
Family	Bible Society - 13th March 2015

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