Majorities support allowing heterosexual civil partnerships and same sex marriages – but only one in twenty want to be in a civil partnership, while three in four want to be married Conservative MP Tim Loughton, who voted against the Same Sex Marriage Bill, has tabled an amendment to the legislation that ...
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The Meteorologists don't seem to get forecasts right, so we turned to the people and asked what their instinct is for this summer's weather. The answer is not very hopeful... Despite some weathermen's predictions of a barbecue summer, the summer of 2012 was one of the coldest, and wettest, on ...
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Almost seven out of every ten women say they would undergo a preventive double mastectomy if tests indicated they were at a high risk of breast cancer A new YouGov poll finds that nearly seven in 10 women in Britain would have a double mastectomy if genetic tests suggested they ...
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Over two thirds of public say attacking someone for being a goth counts as a hate crime - and majorities say hate crimes should cover offences against every group mentioned, from racial to political In April Greater Manchester Police became the first force in the United Kingdom to record attacks on ...
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Nearly seven in ten Britons know the names of at least three of their five closest neighbours, but most don’t feel confident they would know if something bad was happening next door Recently a man of 52 in a suburban area of Cleveland, a large American city, was arrested in ...
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Over a third of football fans would miss their friend’s wedding to see their team play in a major cup final New YouGov research reveals the extremes to which football fans would go to see their team play in a major cup final. Over a third (34%) would miss a ...
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Support for the Queen staying in power for the rest of her life has dropped significantly since March, and confidence in Prince Charles is up Last week, it was announced that the Queen would not attend this year’s annual meeting of Commonwealth leaders. The November meeting will take place in ...
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On Facebook nearly as many people (58.3%) heard about Sir Alex’s retirement as the number who heard about the death of Margaret Thatcher on the day of her passing (60.7%) Sir Alex Ferguson shocked the footballing world this week, by announcing his retirement after 27 years at Old Trafford. The ...
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Recent calls for the age of consent to be lowered are falling on deaf ears Barbara Hewson, winner of ‘Barrister of the Year’ award in 1995 for defending women’s rights during childbirth, in an interview with Spiked Online has called for the legal age of consent to be lowered to thirteen in ...
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Whether you prefer Star Wars or Star Trek depends on your age, your politics and your gender... Today the second installment of the Star Trek franchise reboot, Star Trek Into Darkness, arrives in UK cinemas. Britain has also received special place in this latest film, as the trailer for the ...
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