News Bulletin 3 May 2013

A poll taken ahead of Thursday’s local election suggests that the Conservative party lost lots of votes because of David Cameron’s plans to redefine marriage — Earlier this week voters in David Cameron’s own constituency of Witney staged a protest on the issue of marriage — The Northern Ireland Assembly has voted to keep marriage as it is — A sex education lobby group says children should be taught that not all pornography is bad — A group of MPs and Peers who are campaigning for a more liberal drugs policy has called for Britain’s drug problem to be tackled as a health issue rather than a criminal issue — A disabled lady who used to suffer from locked-in syndrome has criticised campaigners who are pushing for the legalisation of euthanasia — And the Royal Mail in Scotland has released a set of stamps to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Dr David Livingstone. Dr Livingstone was a Christian missionary to Africa and the stamps feature 10 images of key points in his life.