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| The number of migrants and refugees crossing into Europe illegally this year has passed one million, the International Organisation for Migration says. This is a fourfold rise on last year. | |
| World Issues | The Sentinel - 23rd December 2015 |
| The price of the average UK home will rise by 50% in the next ten years, it is claimed. The forecast by the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association Residential Letting Agents says that average prices will rise from £280,000 to £419,000 by 2025. | |
| Housing | The Sentinel - 18th December 2015 |
| The number of vehicles without road tax in the UK has doubled to 560,000 this year, according to the latest figures. The increase follows the Government’s decision to abolish the paper tax disc. | |
| Social Issues | The Sentinel - 27th November 2015 |
| Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, and his wife Priscilla Chan say they will give away 99 percent of their shares in the company (£30bn) to good causes after the birth of their daughter Max. | |
| What famous people say | The Sentinel - 3rd December 2015 |
| Almost 700 people have been arrested in the past nine months for downloading images of child abuse, the National Crime Agency has said. More than 90 per cent of the suspects were not known to police for similar offences, while 104 were said to be in in “positions of trust”, including 32 with links to education. | |
| Crime | The Sentinel - 11th December 2015 |
| The Building Tomorrow’s Church Today report comes after 1,703 UK- based Christians aged 18 to 37 were asked a series of wide ranging questions about their lives, faith and church. The research found 91% of young Christians give financially - 47% give at least a tenth of their money away and this figure rose to 60% when looking solely at black and minority ethnic respondents. | |
| Young People | Christianity - December 2015 |
| There has been a huge increase in the number of young people seeking medical help for problems with gender identity. There were almost 700 referrals to the UK’s only clinic for transgender children in 2014, up from just 139 in 2010. While many who go for treatment simply get advice and support, others are given access to drugs known as ‘blockers’, which are said to pause puberty. | |
| Young People | Youthwork - December 2015 |
| A survey of 1,250 teachers representing primary and secondary schools, academies and sixth forms has revealed the significant impact school pressure is having on pupils. Many are turning to eating disorders, self-harm and drug use in order to cope. | |
| Young People | Youthwork - December 2015 |
| Up to four million people could be infected with the Zika virus this year, as the dangerous disease spreads through the Americas. The virus is spread by mosquito bites and can cause brain defects and other deformities in babies. Now the World Health Organisation has predicted that the disease will spread to every country in the Americas this year, apart from Canada, and is likely to infect up to four million people. | |
| World Issues | The Sentinel - 29th January 2016 |
| More than one million people used foodbanks in the UK this year. Of this number, almost 400,000 were children. This is a 19% increase on the previous year. More than 30,000 professionals (social workers, health visitors, schools liaison officers, etc) referred people to Trussell Trust food banks in 2014-15. More than 90% of food given out by Trussell Trust food banks is donated by the public. | |
| Social Issues | Youthwork - December 2015 |
| Pensioners have condemned proposals by the BBC to ask the over-75s to 'voluntarily' pay the cost of TV licences. The move is being considered as the BBC trust faces £600 million cuts as part of a new funding deal with the Government for 2020. | |
| Media | The Sentinel - 27th January 2016 |
| Child protection systems across Europe are overwhelmed as the rate of youngsters in the flood of refugees and migrants has soared to one in three compared with one in 10 less than a year ago, the UN warned yesterday, calling for strengthened steps to prevent exploitation and abuse. | |
| World Issues | Ekklesia Weekly Digest - 4th February 2016 |
| Housing experts today condemned Government plans to cap benefits for people living in supported and sheltered schemes. Announced in Chancellor George Osborne’s Spending Review, the changes to the local housing allowance (LHA) could mean vulnerable people are at risk of losing out in their weekly benefits. This would leave many specialist housing schemes, supplied by social housing groups such as the Aspire Group and Sanctuary, unviable and at risk of closure. | |
| Housing | The Sentinel - 26th January 2016 |
| Germany is to make it easier to throw out foreign criminals and strip them of their refugee status. The move follows mass sex attacks on women in Cologne on New Year’s Eve. | |
| World Issues | The Sentinel - 13th January 2016 |
| Black workers with degrees earn 23.1 per cent less on average than white workers with degrees, according to new analysis published by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) yesterday (1 February). | |
| Work/Employment | Ekklesia Weekly Digest - 4th February 2016 |
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