Key Quotes for 2006

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The cost of bringing up a child has rocketed to £180,000. The new estimated cost to parents is £180,137, equivalent to £23.50 a day. Childcare and education are the biggest expenditures costing $49,092 and £46,778.
Money	The Sentinel – 9th November 2006



Britain has the highest rate for teenage pregnancy in the EU.
Social Issues	Sword – November / December 2006



The brakes on almost a third of cars could fail without notice, recent tests have revealed. Half of cars examined had defective braking systems and 29% were in such a bad condition that drivers were unintentionally risking their lives.
Environment	The Sentinel – 9th November 2006



One in thirty young people aged 16-25 have experienced homelessness.
Social Issues	Sword – November / December 2006



Winter depression, which affects people, can also hit houses as problems such as broken heating systems and electrical faults increase. The recent study suggests buildings, as well as people can suffer from seasonal affective disorder.
Environment	The Sentinel - 9th November 2006



Four million children grow up in poverty in Britain today.
Social Issues	Sword – November / December 2006



Homes in the north of England are more energy efficient than those in the south, the worst areas being in London, according to a recent survey.
Environment	The Sentinel – 18th September 2006



New forecasts released by the Digital Radio Development Bureau predict that DAB radios will be in more than half of UK households by the end of 2010.
Media	The Radio Magazine – 25th / 31st October 2006



More than 10,000 sightings of unusual and exotic animals have been reported in the UK since 2000 and the figure is set to grow. The reported sightings include 5,931 big cats, 332 wild boars and 3,389 sharks in British waters.
Environment	The Sentinel – 18th September 2006



Does prison work? A recent report from the Home Office reveals that 57% of adult offenders are convicted of another crime within two years of walking out of the prison gates.
Social Issues	Salvationist – 18th November 2006



Young people in Britain risk suffering health problems due to a chronic lack of vitamins in their diet. Nutrients like iron and calcium are lacking in young people’s meals. It found that 96% of women aged 19 to 24 were at risk of becoming iron deficient.
Health	The Sentinel – 18th September 2006



More than nine million people are held in prisons throughout the world.
Social Issues	Salvationist – 18th November 2006



Wrinkly Rolling Stone Keith Richards has been jamming for Jesus on a new album of spirituals and Afro Caribbean music.
Media	The Son – Autumn 2006



Across the AIDS belt of East and Southern Africa there are some 12 million orphans.
World Issues	Inspire Magazine – November 2006



Demand is rising for Bibles in China and India despite Christians there being in the minority. The People’s Republic of China has an official Bible printing house. Since 1987 its press in Nanjing has turned out more than 46 million copies of the Bible and the New Testament. Official Bible distribution figures in China have reached 2.5 million copies per year.
Church	The Evangelical Times – October 2006

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