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Last update: Wednesday 25th March




Nine people have been arrested by police investigating a gang who made hundreds of thousands of pounds in commission by buying their own music online with stolen credit cards. Detectives from the Met Police Central E-Crime Unit (PCeU) raided properties in London and the Midlands, including Birmingham and Wolverhampton, as part of the operation.
Crime	The Sentinel- 11 June 2009



Record numbers of recruits are signing up to the Army to escape the recession. Officers have seen a massive influx of school leavers and skilled tradesmen from the Potteries area seeking new careers since the beginning of the year. A total of 212 people signed up for the Army at the Stoke-on-Trent recruitment office in 2008, 231 in 2007 and 232 in 2006, but since April 1 this year 175 people have enlisted for positions ranging from chefs to infantry.
Work/Employment	The Sentinel- 11 June 2009



Competitors went toe-to-toe to fight for supremacy at the annual World Toe Wrestling Championships and for the first time since 1994, both male and female victors were from the Potteries. Alan ‘Nasty’ Nash, who lives in Westonfields, near Longton, scooped his seventh world title, while Lisa Shenton, who comes from Blurton, but now lives in Ashbourne, won the women’s trophy. The event was staged at Bentley Brook Inn, Ashbourne.
Odd Facts	The Sentinel- 16 June 2009



War crimes suspects who come to the UK are escaping justice because of “legal loopholes”, according to a report by the Aegis Trust. The report, which calls for changes in the law, names Felicien Kabuga - who is accused of financing the Rwandan genocide - and Liberian Chucky Taylor, who was convicted of torture in the U.S., as two who came to the UK and not brought before courts.
Crime	The Sentinel- 16 June 2009



The Tories have announced plans to scrap Sats tests for all 11-year-olds if they form the next government. Shadow Schools Secretary Michael Glove said he would abolish the exams and replace them with national tests in the first year of secondary school. He said axing the exams would allow for an assessment system which better served children and freed up teaching.
Education	The Sentinel- 15 June 2009



Gordon Brown was accused of an “establishment stitch-up” by David Cameron after announcing the inquiry into the Iraq War would be held behind closed doors. The decision, taken for reasons of national security, was attacked by MPs from all sides as well as families of the troops killed in the conflict.
Politics	The Sentinel- 16 June 2009



An amnesty for long-term illegal immigrants could be worth up to £3 billion for the UK’s economy, a report said yesterday. A study by the London School of Economics estimated there are 618,000 illegal immigrants living in the UK, with 71% living in London. A five-year residency plan might see 67% eligible to stay. Only 111,265 have been deported in 10 years since 1998, costing the UK £11,000 a person.
Money	The Sentinel- 16 June 2009



A survey by the think-tank Theos suggests that 20% of people in Britain are afraid of dying, while 30% are afraid of how they will die. The poll of 1,018 adults reported that just 20% of those questioned in the 18-24 age group wanted a Christian funeral, compared with the national average of 37%. A total of 60% backed legalising euthanasia.
Odd Facts	Salvationist- June 2009



Christians have been challenged to exert a greater influence on government policy - by a senior Labour minister. Stephen Timms explained that the Government shares the Christian vision of social justice. Input from Christians and other faith groups involved in social action work to the shaping of future policies is therefore crucial to ensure ‘community renewal’. “We need the views and values of Christians to be expressed and we need that for renewal to happen. We want your influence to grow in the community where you work and your influence to grow in society.”
Politics	Salvationist- June 2009



A state prosecutor during April requested that a seven year sentence be given to Pastor Omar Gude Perez, currently imprisoned in Camaguey on charges of illicit economic activity and falsification of documents. The prosecutor went on to accuse the pastor of counter-revolutionary attitudes. However, those close to the pastor believe he is being targeted because of his religious activity and leadership of a rapidly growing non-denominational, non-political religious movement in Cuba known as Apostolic Reformation. Pastor Perez has already spent almost a year in prison without trial. He was first detained in May 2008, and the authorities originally attempted to charge him with human trafficking. These charges were thrown out during March 2009.
Religious Persecution	Evangelicals Now- June 2009



In what religious freedom advocates regarded as a breakthrough in Vietnam, authorities granted rare permission to unregistered house church groups to hold a large, public Easter-related service on April 21. More than 15,000 people gathered at Tao Dan Stadium to worship God, proclaim Christ and experience a rare large-scale Christian unity, especially house church members accustomed to meeting in small groups. The only other such event granted to unregistered groups was an open-air meeting at Christmas 2007.
World Issues	Evangelicals Now- June 2009



A Christian convert, Raheal Henen Mussa, and her Coptic husband are hiding from police and her Muslim family for violating an article of Islamic law (Shari’a) that doesn’t exist in the Egyptian penal code. Police arrested Moussa, 22 on April 13 for marrying Serwat George Ryiad in a customary marriage, an unregistered form of matrimony in Egypt made without witnesses. Moussa’s family took her from police custody on April 19 but she escaped from them two days later. She and her husband fled Cairo and are in hiding. According to a strict interpretation of Shari’ a, Muslim women are not permitted to marry non-Muslim men, although the opposite is allowed, and article 2 of the Egyptian Constitution stipulates that Shari’ a is the basis for legislation.
Religious Persecution	Evangelicals Now- June 2009



Married couples will be outnumbered by divorcees, single people and cohabiting couples by 2031, according to the office of National Statistics, it was reported at the beginning of April. The ONS has predicted that only 41% of the over-16 population will be made up of married couples, and a third of 30-44-year olds will be “un-partnered or never married”. The think tank Civitas said that young people are not forming relationships because they are under increasing pressure.
Family	Evangelicals Now- June 2009



The BBC announced in April that it is to take advice on its religious programming from the new Standing Conference on Religion and Belief, an independent committee replacing the old Central Religious Advisory Committee. Andrew Copson of the British Humanist Association (BHA) will sit on the committee. He is expected to push for an increased contribution from humanists on Radio 4’s religious slot, Thought for the Day. Prominent atheists such as A.C. Grayling and Phillip Pullman welcomed the move to allow ‘non-religious’ groups to influence religious programming. The BHA includes in its aims “an end to the privileged position of religion” in areas of the public sphere, including broadcasting.
Religion/Spirituality	Evangelicals Now- June 2009



Christian leaders across Europe are concerned about a growing anti-Jewish sentiment that they say is prevalent not only among Muslim immigrants, but also intellectuals, the media and even some churchgoers. Shouts of “Kill the Jews” increased after Israel waged its offensive on the Gaza Strip last winter, but church leaders say anti-Semitism has been rising in Europe for several years. Sten-Gunnar Hedin, a leader within the Swedish Penticostal Movement, said he has seen a “subtle change of attitudes towards Jews among believers.” This change, Hedin said, has been brought about by the massive political propaganda depicting Israel as bloodthirsty. “In Scandinavia all revival movements have embraced Jewish people,” Hedin said. “Now, even Christians feed on biased media reports. The young generation has never seen anything but this constant flow of photos showing bleeding Palestinian children.”
Religious Persecution	Charisma- May 2009

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