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According to Government statistics, in 2003/04 some 4,647 children were admitted to hospital suffering from mental and behavioural disorders caused by the effects of alcohol, liver disease and the toxic effects of bingeing. The figures were up by around 11% from 1996/7.
Health	Evangelicals Now – January 2006



Three quarters of Britons think the UK should retain its Christian ethos, a recent survey has found. Although only 17% said they attend church regularly, 67% described themselves as Christian. Support for Christian values also came from 69% of Jews, almost half of Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus, and 44% of those with no faith.
Religion/Spirituality	Evangelicals Now – January 2006



Some 40% of Britain’s electricity needs are provided by gas, a third from coal and nearly a fifth from nuclear power plants.
Environment	Christianity Magazine – January 2006



54 minutes is the average time spent by women getting ready for work, compared to 13 minutes for men.
Odd Facts	The Independent – 10th November 2005



Race hate crime soared 29% last year. The Crown Prosecution Service prosecuted 4,660 defendants for racially aggravated offences in England and Wales in 2004/05, up from 3,616 in the previous 12 months. The number of religiously aggravated cases dropped to 34 from 49 the year before. In 67% of religion cases the victims were Muslim. From a total of 6,200 individual charges prosecuted, 2,506 were dropped – 480 because the witness failed to show up, and 293 because they refused to co-operate.
Crime	The Sentinel – 11th November 2005



35% of the apples sold in the UK supermarkets at peak season are home grown.
Food and Drink	The Independent – 11th November 2005



73% of British people are unhappy with the way tea is served outside the home.
Odd Facts	The Independent – 14th November 2005



Global Statistics – At the end of 2004, an estimated 39.4 million people had HIV. 4.9 million people were infected with HIV in 2004 and 3.1 million people died from Aids-related illness. The number of new cases diagnosed in East Asia rose by almost 50% between 2002 and 2004 due mostly to China’s rapidly growing epidemic. In Eastern Europe and Central Asia, diagnoses rates were up by 40% between 2002 and 2004 mainly because of increases in the countries of the former Soviet Union. Sub-Saharan Africa continues to be the worst affected region, with 25.4 million people living with HIV at the end of 2004, up from 24.4 million in 2002. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for nearly 64% of all HIV infections worldwide. 76% of all the women living with HIV live there.
Health	The Independent – 14th November 2005



UK statistics - HIV is the fastest growing serious health condition in the UK. About 63,000 cases of HIV have been reported since it was discovered in the early Eighties. 3,802 Aids-related deaths in total. 6,675 new diagnoses in 2003. 4,706 new diagnoses reported so far for 2004, but this is expected to rise to around 7,000 when all the data is compiled. Men living with HIV outnumber women who have HIV by 2:1. 47% of new cases of HIV were in London. 52% of people with HIV in 2003 live in London.
Health	The Independent – 14th November 2005



55% of British people do not save regularly.
Money	The Independent – 15th November 2005



A poll of about 259 GPs found 41% believed that some of their patients were overdosing on vitamins, and remained ignorant to the risks.
Health	The Sentinel – 17th November 2005



Up to one million visits to A&E each year in England could be due to illegal drug use.
Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions	The Sentinel – 17th November 2005



The number of pupils taking physics A-Level has plummeted by 38% since 1990.
Education	The Sentinel – 21st November 2005



More than 4 out of 10 Britons believe that people who fail to look after their health should face penalties.
Health	The Sentinel – 22nd November 2005



Street dwellers are 35 times more likely to commit suicide than those with roofs over their heads.
Social Issues	Joy – December 2005

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