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Department of Health figures revealed that nine children per day are admitted to hospital for alcohol abuse. Aged 11-15, they totalled 3,322 children in 2002/03. According to Government figures, the average weekly alcohol consumption in 2003 for those aged 11-15 was 9.5 units, or five pints of beer, almost doubling the 5.3 units drank per week in 1990.
Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions	The Baptist Times - 22nd July 2004



A study carried out by the Institute for Alcohol Studies four years ago found that, of those who first had sex at the age of 13 and 14, 40 per cent reported being drunk or stoned.
Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions	The Baptist Times - 22nd July 2004



Speed Camera Statistics - There are 5,000 fixed and mobile camera sites. Speed camera fines generate £68 million annually, of which 354 million is spent on running costs. The Government claims that speed cameras save 100 lives every year. The proportion of vehicles speeding excessively (15mph more than the speed limit) has fallen by 80 per cent at fixed camera sites, dropping to 28 per cent at mobile camera sites. Accident casualties at 743 camera locations have increased rather than decreased, a new study shows. This year almost three million speeding penalties are expected to be issued, up from 260,000 in 1996. Women's speeding offences have risen by four percentage points in the past five years, yet still constitute only 17 per cent of the total. The number of traffic police has fallen by 11 per cent since 1996. Home Office guidelines state that 15 per cent of cameras can be placed at places other than accident blackspots. The A537 from Macclesfield to Buxton is the most dangerous road in England. There are no speed cameras on this road.
Odd Facts	The Times - July 16th 2004



The protection of disability legislation will be extended to cover people with progressive illnesses, such as cancer, multiple sclerosis and HIV / Aids, in a move that will benefit an estimated 175,000 people according to Andrew Smith the secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Health	The Times - July 16th 2004



'Without cervical cancer screening, it would kill about one in 65 of all women born since 1950, culminating in a death rate of 6,000 a year by about 2030. In fact, about a thousand die every year, and the total is falling.
Health	The Times - July 16th 2004



The Reign of Jainism - Jainism has developed from the teachings of 24 tirthankaras or prophets. The founder of Jainism in its present day form was the tirthankara Mahavira, who fasted to death in 420BC. The five Jain principles are: no violence, no lying, no stealing, no possessions, and chastity. Jains believe in Karma and reincarnation. Any act of violence against a living thing is believed to create negative karma. Some Jains follow fruitarianism: eating only raw fruit and seeds, fallen from their living source. Jains are divided into two major sects, the Digambara sect and Svetambara sect. Each sect has its own monks and nuns. Svetambara monks wear thin and white robes. Digambara monks reject any form of clothing and live naked. Nuns of both sects are clothed. There are fewer than 7 million Jains worldwide, including 3.2 million in India. Between 25,000 and 30,000 live in Britain.
Religion/Spirituality	The Times - July 16th 2004



'China will strictly ban selective abortion of female foetuses to try to reverse a disatrous imbalance in the ratio of newborn boys to girls. In China 119 boys are born for every 100 girls, according to latest statistics. A normal newborn sex ration is 103-107 boys for 100 girls
Environment	The Times - July 16th 2004



How BBC worldwide adds up - Profits 2003: £37 million Responsible for 50 per cent of UK's total TV exports. Sold 26 million DVDs in 2003. International channels seen in 340 million homes.
Odd Facts	The Times - July 16th 2004



The Belize government has admitted that more than 5,000 children are prevented from getting an education because they are working. Official figures show that around 6 per cent of children between the ages of five and seventeen are involved in child labour and over half of these child labourers are engaged in hazardous work.
Environment	New Nation - 21st June 2004



New research by Professor Sir Richard Doll found that upto two thirds of those who smoke from youth die prematurely as a result of the habit. Of those, one in four will die in middle age.
Health	Evangelical Times - August 2004



Research shows that religious men, especially evangelical Protestants, are more involved and attentive husbands and fathers than men who are not religious.
Religion/Spirituality	Evangelical Times - August 2004



Cambodia has the highest HIV / AIDS infection rate in Southeast Asia. It has one of the biggest infant mortality rates in the world. Child trafficking, the exploitation of women, prostitution and corruption remain the norm for Khmer society.
Health	Evangelical Times - August 2004



Nearly 30 million HIV positive people live south of the Sahara. South Africa is the worst affected, with over 20 per cent of 15-49 year-olds infected. In places, infection levels reach 37 per cent.
Health	Saltshaker - Summer 2004



In 1900, 65 per cent of children born in England were baptised before they were one year old. Ninety years later the Anglican percentage was down to 27 per cent.
Religion/Spirituality	The Church of England Newspaper - 15th July 2004



Research predicts that by 2008 more than 90 million credit cards will be in circulation - almost two for every British Adult.
Money	The War Cry - 17th July 2004

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