News

Condom shares soar as South Korea’s adultery law is lifted

Friday 27th February 2015

A 62-year-old law that criminalised extramarital affairs in South Korea has been abolished, triggering a surge in shares of makers of condoms and morning-after pills.

Open up green belt to solve London’s housing crisi

Tuesday 24th February 2015

Posted By: James

A report, co-authored by planning consultancy Quod and the London School of Economics’ Paul Cheshire, has called on the capital’s local authorities to review rules protecting green belt land around the city.

Romanians top inmate league table

Monday 23rd February 2015

Posted By: James

According to the Mail on Sunday, figures from the MoJ show that Romanians prisoners have overtaken other nationalities to top the league table of foreign inmates jailed in Britain.

Kids with divorced parents less likely to go to university

Monday 23rd February 2015

Posted By: James

A US study of young people between 1968 and 2009 has found that teenagers living in single-parent families leave school earlier and are less likely to go to university. It also found the gap between the groups has grown.

“Sick-note culture” clampdown

Thursday 19th February 2015

Posted By: James

A new scheme from the Government will force anyone who is ill for more than four weeks to face a fit-for-work test as part of a clampdown on the “sick-note culture”. All GPs will be expected to refer patients to a company that will assess their ability to work and draw up a plan for their return. Lord Freud, minister for welfare reform, said the scheme was an important step in supporting employees, GPs and employers to manage sickness absence better.