
Campaigners: kids should be
safeguarded from online porn
Campaigners believe an “opt-in” service for online pornography would help protect children from viewing inappropriate content on the internet.

Charity aims for joint ‘sexting’ prevention pilot with police
A Scottish children’s charity is hoping to establish a joint pilot project with the police to tackle the growing problem of “sexting” in Scotland.

Sir Richard Branson: decriminalise drugs
Sir Richard Branson will call for drug use to be decriminalised as he gives evidence to a Westminster select committee this week.

New levy to tackle late night pubs and clubs
Home Office officials claim one in four pubs and clubs that stay open past midnight will have to cut their opening hours to avoid paying a new “late night” levy.

Labour’s gambling law was wrong, says Party grandee
Labour’s Roy Hattersley has criticised his own party’s ‘shameful’ gambling legislation, introduced when Labour were in Government, as Britain’s biggest casino opens.
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[6 December 2011] - Celebs: Parliament should consider decriminalising drugs
[25 November 2011] - Truro sex shop licence granted after rehearing
[8 September 2011] - Alcohol advertising on Facebook accused of reaching out to kids
[31 August 2011] - Study: Teenage girls regret having alcohol-fuelled sex
[15 August 2011] - Lib Dem call for Govt inquiry into decriminalising drugs
[5 August 2011] - Smart phones breeding more problem gamblers
[5 July 2011] - Bishop blames binge-drinking culture for blighting Britain
[10 June 2011] - Drug-drivers set to face the ‘drugalyser’
[9 June 2011] - Cannabis can be relaxing, NHS health group tells teens
[3 June 2011] - ‘Naïve’ celebs in call for drugs to be decriminalised
[2 June 2011] - Boy, 9, arrested for drink-driving
[18 May 2011] - Soft gambling laws lure young people
[13 May 2011] - Psychologists: internet porn ‘encourages sex offenders’
[11 May 2011] - Court allows trial of sex shop next to school store
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