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| Houses sold in England and Wales are to be given energy efficiency ratings as part of a drive to reduce the UK’s energy requirements and help avoid climate change. Houses will be given an A to G rating, with A being the best. | |
| Housing | The Sentinel – 14th June 2006 |
| A recent National Survey of Health and Development found that having a father who rarely or never joined in their son’s leisure activities at the age of 12 doubled the risk of the boy’s juvenile conviction. | |
| Family | CARE – July 2002 |
| One child has died from poverty, conflict or disease every three seconds since the leaders of the world’s richest nations met 11 months ago in Gleneagles. | |
| World Issues | Salvationist – 17th June 2006 |
| According to UK industrial high flyer Alan Thompson, the truly successful are those who don’t view themselves as leaders, but as stewards, and operate within biblical principles of stewardship. | |
| Odd Facts | The Baptist Times – 15th June 2006 |
| According to the former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey, when Prince Charles becomes King, there should be a multi faith coronation. A view not agreed with by Catholic MP Anne Widdecombe. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | The Universe – 11th June 2006 |
| The last census showed that four out of five people define themselves as having faith, and according to a letter to Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell from two Catholic Bishops. The BBC needs to better reflect this in their media output. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | The Church of England Newspaper – 9th June 2006 |
| In 2006 Ofcom expects that more than 1.7 million homes to take up digital TV, a decrease of 40% compared to the rate exhibited in 2005. | |
| Media | Cable and Satellite International – May-June 2006 |
| Government’s new employment law has officially given a definition of age. Younger is up to 25, prime is 25 to 54 and older is 55 onwards. | |
| Odd Facts | Jesus Life – June 2006 |
| Nine out of ten people in the UK are comfortable with their debts and one in five expects to reduce their borrowing over the next twelve months according to research. | |
| Money | MyCallcredit - June 2006 |
| The over 50s are the fastest growing segment of internet users, up from 20% to 25% of the online population in the past year. 28% of people over 65 in the UK are online - and that figure is growing. 86% of over 50s who are connected to the internet have their own computer and an internet connection at home. Silver surfers are regularly online. In a typical week, 71% are onl People over 50 are not slowing down, losing their minds, or losing interest in learning new skills. 73% taught themselves how to use the internet. Only 9% have been taught to use the internet by a relative. Over 50s feel safe and secure shopping online - 77% believe the internet a very secure or quite secure place to stop. Confidence in the security of shopping online is translating into sales - 50% of silver surfers bought through the internet in the past year. 48% of over 50s connected to the internet have been online for between two and five years. | |
| The Elderly | Millennium - June 2006 |
| A recent poll has revealed a larger than expected belief in Christianity in Japan. Of the 20% who professed to have a religion, 60% called themselves Buddhists, but 36% Christians. During previous surveys 22% of US teens wondered why they existed, the number of Japanese teens was 85%. Similarly, while 76% of US teens always see a reason for being on Earth, only 13% of Japanese teens agreed with the statement. A surprisingly high 11% of Japanese teens wished they had never been born, a figure that comes in at only 3% for the US teens. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Direction – June 2006 |
| Britons are more likely to worry about terrorist attacks and catching bird flu than they are about losing their job or getting into debt. Just 10% worry about rising debt, and only 12% are concerned about job security. | |
| Odd Facts | The Sentinel – 7th June 2006 |
| Since its birth, the Ipod has sold 42 million units. iTunes songs are now selling at the rate of 1 billion songs per year. 35 million people in the UK now have internet access, that’s about 58% of the UK population. Broadband usage is now at 40%. There were 171 million visits to UK cinemas in 2004, 2.4% more than in 2003 and the second highest number for over 30 years. | |
| Media | Update magazine – Spring 2006 |
| Salman Rushdie’s novel The Satanic Verses has had a bigger impact on British Muslims than the rise of Al-Qa’eda. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | The Universe – 4th June 2006 |
| HIV in Russia:- More than 1.5 million Russians have HIV. Worst case scenarios predict 8 million will be infected by 2010. More than 80% of people infected are under 30. 4.1% of Russian prisoners have HIV: a rate 30 times higher than the general population. | |
| Health | Teartimes – Summer 2006 |
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