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| Prisoners with a history of domestic violence are still being awarded early release a year after the problem was first highlighted, it was claimed today. The probation union Napo said not enough checks were being carried out on inmates being freed up to 18 days early under the “end of custody licence” scheme. Early release is not meant to be available for violent offenders but Napo said wife beaters were slipping through the net. Union spokesmen Harry Fletcher said: “The scheme was introduced quickly and is flawed. Men convicted of offences of domestic violence are being let out without any accommodation check and returning to their partners’ addresses.” | |
| Crime | The Sentinel - June 27th 2008 |
| A prison with “fundamental problems” was today accused of making up figures relating to a key performance target. The Chief Inspector Of Prisons, Anne Owers, said the amount of time inmates at Leeds jail were reported to be spending out of their cells was “simply fictional”. Prison managers were submitting figures based on what should be taking place, rather than what was actually happening, she said. The 1,000-inmate jail recorded that prisoners were out of cells for nine hours a day. But the chief inspector’s report noted: “The most time a prisoner in full-time work could spend out of cell was eight hours.” | |
| Crime | The Sentinel - June 24th 2008 |
| Currys and PC World owner DSG International is to shrink the size of it’s Currys.digital estate in a bid to revive the buisness. The group said it will not renew leases on around 77 of the chain’s 177 stores when they expire within the next four to five years. DSG has already issued two profit warnings this year. | |
| The Sentinel May 15th | |
| The savings people can make by buying their own home rather than renting one have nearly doubled on the back of house price falls, research showed today. People would pay out an average of £10,500 less if they bought a property over 25 years rather than rented one, according to Abbey - £426,303 on average compared with £436,789. | |
| Housing | The Sentinel - June 27th 2008 |
| Ikea has recalled a baby sleeping bag because of the risk a child could choke on the zip. Two customers who bought the Barnslig sleeping bag have said the zip bottom stop has detached from the zip during use. This means the zip slider could come off and present a choking hazard to small children although no injuries have been reported. | |
| Health | The Sentinel - June 24th 2008 |
| A species of shrimp has supersensitive eyes that can literally see “over the rainbow” scientists have discovered. The mantris shrimp from the Great Barrier Reef in Australia has an appreciation of colour far superior to that of humans. Instead of three primary colours – red, yellow and blue – they recognise 11 or 12. | |
| Odd Facts | The Sentinel May 14th 2008 |
| 55% of Britain’s young adults believe the Bible is irrelevant to the modern world, although many believe it to be great work of literature. The figure was revealed by a Bible Society survey, which also discovered that 39% of 18-24 year olds do not believe the Bible is true. 44% disagreed that the Bible ‘champions the cause of the poor and the marginalised.’ | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Youthwork - August 2008 |
| “Shameless”-style parenting is becoming the norm in many parts of Britain, Conservatives were warning today. Too many mothers and fathers do not know what good parenting is and follow the example of Frank Gallagher, the feckless father in the hit Channel 4 comedy, shadow work and pensions secretary Chris Grayling was expected to say | |
| Family | The Sentinel May 14th 2008 |
| Duncan Bannatyne is the tough talking “dragon” who, as a member of the TV’s Dragons Den, often treats wannabe entrepeneaurs with disdain, arrogance and ruthlessness. His charitable works began 12 years ago when he was asked to host a fundraising event for a Romanian orphanage. “I had been distressed by what I had seen, I found a quiet place at the side of the house. I couldn’t stop the tears – they wouldn’t stop. After many minutes I began to get the feeling that I wasn’t alone. It was there and then God said “Hello” I knew who had come to me. It wasn’t a spiritual thing, it was a christian thing. It was profound and I stood there stunned. Believing in God does help me with who I am. I am a very happy and contented individual. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | The Son Summer - 2008 |
| The Prince of Wales has met with over 80 participants in this year’s Hope08 mission, at a Clarence House reception. The Prince praised the initiative, and those involved, for their ‘devotion and ability to motivate people’. He said that he was ‘fascinated to hear about how Hope08 started and what a marvellous response it has received all over this country.’ | |
| Social Issues | Youthwork - August 2008 |
| Ministry of Defence staff recorded sightings of a saucer-shaped Unidentified Flying Object hovering over Waterloo Bridge. Files detailing hundreds of sightings of unexplained objects in the skies above Britain have been opened to the public for the first time. Eight files have been released after a Freedom of Information request by UFO researchers. | |
| Space | The Sentinel May 14th 2008 |
| A new resource is set to bring an Alpha-style Christianity course to Britain’s classrooms. Born out of the partnership between Youth for Christ and youth Alpha, exploRE is a multi-media resource for use with 11-to-14 year olds within the context of RE lessons. The series of 12 lessons allows students to explore key aspects of the Christian faith, raising questions such as, ‘Is there a God?’ and ‘What about suffering?’ The course structure allows the students space to discuss and debate the issues, with a view that they might move someway toward finding answers for themselves. | |
| Education | Youthwork - August 2008 |
| A new drug to kill off the fatal hospital bug MRSA is being tested by British scientists. Destiny Pharma believes its compound - codenamed XF-73 - could beat the bug. A study showed that, even after 55 exposures, MRSA did not develop resistance to the drug - which is applied as a gel into patients noses - as it does to antibiotics. | |
| Health | The Sentinel May 19th 2008 |
| Debt advice agencies are reporting a rise in clients who appear comfortably off. Transact, a financial inclusion body, is blaming years of cheap credit for people borrowing more money than they can afford to repay. The charity said that in the past it was mainly poorer people who turned to free debt help. But more professionals and homeowners are struggling to cope. | |
| Money | The Sentinel May 19th 2008 |
| Whenever images of famine-stricken countries appear on TV screens, most people respond with pity and generosity. The fact that, according to Unicef data, every three seconds a child under the age of five dies of poverty-related causes is something that distresses comfortable Britons. Statistics about world poverty are shocking. The UN says that almost half the world's population live on less than $2 a day. | |
| World Issues | The War Cry May 24th 2008 |
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