News Bulletin 1 July 2011

MPs tell the Prime Minister to keep his promise to give married couples a tax break. Premier Christian Radio has won permission to go to court over a ban on one of its adverts. Margo MacDonald MSP has said she will make another attempt to legalise assisted suicide. In the Netherlands, 21 dementia patients have been killed by doctors under the country’s euthanasia laws. The Church of England has said churches should have unfettered freedom to decide whether they wish to register civil partnerships in their premises. The Government is asking internet companies to shield children from pornography by automatically blocking access to explicit websites. Friends star, David Schwimmer, says girls should be told that they do not need to use their bodies to be popular.