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| War Room, the Christian family drama film, has surprised the box office by grossing $11.4 million on its opening weekend. The film was made for $3.5 million with virtually unknown actors and has beaten rival films such as No Escape, an action flick with Owen Wilson and Pierce Brosnan. | |
| Media | Bible Society - 4th September 2015 |
| Charities that "pester" donors by phone and email are putting people off donating to the tune of £1bn a year, according to a survey by market research agency Beautiful Insights. | |
| Money | Civil Society News - 28th August 2015 |
| There are now 11 million people aged 65 or over in the UK with 3 million people aged 80 or over. By 2050, estimates predict that the elderly will account for 16 percent of the global population. Research suggests that about three-quarters of elderly people will develop a social care need...According to the UK Government strategy for Robotics and Autonomous System 2015, is likely that robots and AI assisted appliances will take on the part of the role of care providers including meeting practical care needs, providing round-the-clock support and even providing a form of companionship. | |
| The Elderly | BioCentre - 28th August 2015 |
| Analysis of family data by Marriage Foundation reveals that there is "an alarming widening of the marriage gap between rich and poor", with children from wealthy families more likely to have married parents. The report raises concerns that children from poor households are at a disadvantage compared to their better off peers. | |
| Family | Christian Concern - 29th August 2015 |
| The charity sector workforce has grown by almost 45,000 over the course of a year, according to the latest accounts and annual returns filed with the Charity Commission in the year to June 2015. | |
| Work/Employment | Civil Society News - 2nd September 2015 |
| Chief executives working for the UK's top 100 charities had an average salary of just over £170,000 in the last year, but pay remains low compared to other sectors, according to exclusive research by Charity Finance magazine. | |
| Work/Employment | Civil Society News - 1st September 2015 |
| Police are putting children at risk by being ‘too cautious’ in revealing information about sex offenders, according to a national children’s charity. The NSPCC says forces are not making ‘full use’ of Sarah’s law – or the child sex offenders disclosure (CSOD) scheme – which allows anyone to formally ask the police if someone with access to a child has a record for child sex offences. But the charity has today said there are ‘vast variations’ in the numbers of police disclosures made in different areas across England and Wales. | |
| Crime | The Sentinel - 30th July 2015 |
| The Country’s favourite delicacy should be recognised as a ‘true Staffordshire custom’ according to labour MEP. As the potteries celebrated its annual Oatcake day at the weekend, Sion Simon, above said the dish should be recognised at European level by gaining protected Geographical Indication (PGI) Status. | |
| Food and Drink | The Sentinel - 10th August 2015 |
| Charities fear that having to pay for their regulator would be a "damaging burden" on resources, according to a survey conducted by the Directory of Social Change. | |
| Social Issues | Civil Society News - 26th August 2015 |
| Public trust in charities is at its lowest since 2007 with just half of people saying that they trust not-for-profit groups, according to a survey by the research consultancy nfpSynergy. | |
| Social Issues | Civil Society News - 26th August 2015 |
| Just over 80 per cent of small and medium charities are struggling to obtain enough funding and a further 63 per cent are "seriously worried" about ongoing income, according to a report released by Lloyds Bank Foundation. | |
| Money | Civil Society News - 27th August 2015 |
| The government donates £2.7 billion a year in aid to countries where Christians are suffering some of the most extreme religious persecution in the world. Analysis of official aid statistics shows that four out of five countries listed on a global human rights watch list, receive money from the overseas development budget or through other official agencies. | |
| Social Issues | Bible Society - 14th August 2015 |
| The title of Faith Minister has been abolished and the post has been subsumed into a junior ministerial role at the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). Downing Street confirmed that the official title has been removed although the responsibilities have been passed on. | |
| Politics | Bible Society - 14th August 2015 |
| Last year the Charity Commission had open cases and inquiries into 379 religious charities, of which 153 were Christian and 85 were Muslim, according to figures published today. | |
| Work/Employment | Civil Society News - 12th August 2015 |
| Seventy-eight per cent of respondents to a poll think charities have become more intrusive in the way they ask for donations in the last five years, while 83 per cent say they would support an "Olive's Law" to limit fundraising. | |
| Money | Civil Society News - 12th August 2015 |
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