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People spend 27 minutes a week making calls on their mobiles, up nearly three times from 1999. 8 per cent of Britons own a digital music player, such as the Apple iPod. Households with a fast broadband internet connection are spending 18 hours a week online with an increasing number downloading video clips. Children spend more than half their time watching TV channels other than the traditional BBC One to Five. Radio stations have mushroomed, as people find more time to tune in. Over the past five years, the total amount of time spent listening to the radio increased by 13 per cent. Around Britain, there are 56 more analogue radio stations than there were a decade ago - and 32 new digital only stations, fuelled by the arrival of digital radios. Overall television is still growing, although by a modest 2 per cent in the four years to 2003 to 26.1 hours a week. But there are signs that TV watching faces a real threat from internet surfing.
Entertainment	The Times - 12th August 2004



Home alone teenagers are running up an annual repair bills of £134 million while parents are away according to new figures. 46 per cent are caused by children taking advantage of absent parents. 58 per cent has ended up in damage to property or possessions. 21 per cent are only too happy to cover up the damage and 67 per cent have passed the buck and blamed friends for the damage.
Social Issues	The Times - 12th August 2004



Within Greece, where 98 per cent of the population is officially regarded as belonging to the Greek Orthodox Church, the denomination's Holy Synod has appointed 20 priests to minister to the spiritual needs of athletes belonging to the Orthodox faith.
Religion/Spirituality	Christian Herald - 31st July 2004



Church Army has put children and young people firmly at the centre of its 2004 summer appeal. Around the time Church Army was founded, 55 per cent of English children were enrolled in Christian Sunday Schools and today this figure is less than 4 per cent.
Church	Christian Herald - 31st July 2004



According to new research by leading children's charity NCH GamCare and CitizenCard, reveals that children as young as 11 can open up accounts on gambling websites. Only 7 out of 37 gambling sites stopped a 16 year old registering her details online.
Young People	Christian Herald - 31st July 2004



Human rights watchdog Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (BHC), condemned Bulgaria's government on July 22nd 2004 after police allegedly closed down 250 churches nationwide and detained several priests in the largest crackdown on clergy since the collapse of Communism.
Religious Persecution	Christian Herald - 31st July 2004



There has been chronic violence in southern Plateau state since July 2002, when Hausa Fulani Muslims attempted to drive the largest Christian tribe, the Tarok, from the Wase area. Some 5,000 were killed, approximately 100,000 people were displaced and at least 88 Christian villages were destroyed during an orgy of violence that the state seemed powerless to stop.
Religious Persecution	Response - August 2004



The Department of Health last week revealed that there were 181,600 abortions in England and Wales last year - up 3.2 per cent on 2002. A further 12,217 abortions were carried out in Scotland - up 3.7 per cent on 2002.
Health	Salvationist - 31st July 2004



Until 1987 primary education in Haiti was not mandatory and there are very few state schools. In 2000 only 53 per cent of children were attending primary education.
Education	Salvationist - 31st July 2004



In 1999, 47 per cent of children under five years old in India were considered moderately or severely underweight.
Health	Salvationist - 31st July 2004



A report by NatWest says students are now entering the world of work owing an average of £12,180 - £4,000 more than a year ago. Just under 60 per cent of people are graduating with debts of more than £10,000, while a third of students think it will take them 10 years or more to clear their debt. The average cost of a three year degree including living expenses now stands at £23,787.
Education	The Sentinel - 12th August 2004



Almost 700,000 hectares of UK farmland was taken up with organic production by the start of this year, compared with just 30,000 in 1993. The proportion of UK organic food in shops has increased in the past two years and now accounts for 44 per cent of total organic sales.
Environment	The Sentinel Sunday - 8th August 2004



Over 10 million people in the UK suffer from headaches and migraine. One in six people in the UK suffer from migraine. Almost three times as many women suffer from migraine than men. The average frequency of migraine attacks is one a month, but over 17 per cent of sufferers have more than 40 attacks a year. Each working day up to 90,000 people are absent from work or school as a result of migraine. Headache accounts for approximately 20 per cent of all absenteeism due to sickness. In 1999, the NHS spent approximately £52.8 million on the acute treatment of migraine. The indirect cost of migraine to the UK economy, including loss in productivity, is estimated to be between £741 million and £1.5 billion per annum. A three year study of headache patients found that 13 per cent of them were unable to obtain or keep full time work because of their condition.
Health	The Sentinel Sunday - 8th August 2004



Electricity prices could jump by nearly 50 per cent in the next two years, according to economists involved in the five yearly price review of water charges.
Odd Facts	The Times - 9th August 2004



Official figures from the Teenage Pregnancy Unit show that Blackpool has 74.8 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17, while the national average is 42.6 per cent.
Health	The Times - 10th August 2004

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