August 2012 News Archive Back to 2012 News Archive Opinion: Joshua Rozenberg previews the Ladele case (31 Aug 2012) Christian marriage registrar case goes to Europe (31 Aug 2012) Senior British politicians go to US to choose baby's sex (31 Aug 2012) Esther Rantzen: kids are 'haunted' by internet porn (31 Aug 2012) Section 5 protest held outside Parliament (30 Aug 2012) Sex education has little impact on teen pregnancy (30 Aug 2012) Brazil allows three-person civil unions (29 Aug 2012) Study links teen cannabis use with lower IQ (29 Aug 2012) Cardinal's letter against gay marriage sent to parishes (28 Aug 2012) Protest against Scot Govt's plan to redefine marriage (24 Aug 2012) Oxford Prof claims designer babies are 'moral obligation' (24 Aug 2012) Locked-in man who wanted 'right to be killed' dies at 58 (24 Aug 2012) Cameron is 'looking to' disestablish the Church (23 Aug 2012) Pro-lifers to host European euthanasia meeting in Scotland (23 Aug 2012) Boris Johnson backs redefining marriage (22 Aug 2012) Internet porn blamed for rise in sex attacks by children (22 Aug 2012) Cardinal snubs Salmond over gay marriage (21 Aug 2012) Drugs are too easy to get hold of, warn grieving parents (21 Aug 2012) Churchgoers set to ditch Tories over gay marriage plans (20 Aug 2012) Facebook's first real cash gambling game launched (20 Aug 2012) Christian radio ad ban decision can be appealed (17 Aug 2012) Docs criticise religious parents for prolonging life support (17 Aug 2012) Ditching gay marriage could help Tories win at election (17 Aug 2012) Paralysed man who wanted 'right to be killed' loses case (16 Aug 2012) Russell Brand: Abstinence is best way to get drug-free (16 Aug 2012) 26 bishops to stay in Lords as Govt drops reform bill (16 Aug 2012) Christian B&B: Bulls case to be heard by Supreme Court (15 Aug 2012) Gay marriage: warning of threat to religious liberty (15 Aug 2012) 'Trojan' bid to make longer Sunday trading permanent (14 Aug 2012) Gore Vidal, controversial literary giant, dies at 86 (14 Aug 2012) Public called to action over easy access to online porn (13 Aug 2012) Biggins: I don't see the need for gay marriage (10 Aug 2012) Six million abortions – just 143 to save the mum's life (10 Aug 2012) Veteran SNP activist quits over gay marriage row (09 Aug 2012) Loving dads play vital role in tiny tots' development (09 Aug 2012) Girl, 10, given permission to convert to Christianity (08 Aug 2012) School governor quits over cartoon porn sex ed video (08 Aug 2012) Govt ignoring people on same-sex marriage, say church (08 Aug 2012) Male Oxford students free to wear skirts to exams (07 Aug 2012) Harman, Blunkett: Labour gambling move wrong (06 Aug 2012) 'Insult' law must be reformed, says Peter Hitchens (06 Aug 2012) Keep Sunday trading rules says leader of local stores (06 Aug 2012) US mayors threaten to block pro-marriage fast food chain (03 Aug 2012) Marriage was 'rock' to Winston Churchill, says David Starkey (03 Aug 2012) Tory grassroots leader: Gay marriage risks activists' ire (03 Aug 2012) 'Evangelicals are like totalitarian Muslims', says Govt advisor (03 Aug 2012) Paxman rapped by BBC for branding Genesis 'hogwash' (03 Aug 2012) Senior SNP activist quits over gay marriage push (02 Aug 2012) 'Totalitarian' backlash for voting against gay marriage (02 Aug 2012) Fewer civil partnerships than originally predicted (01 Aug 2012) Equality quango 'ripe for the chop', says Littlejohn (01 Aug 2012) 