News Bulletin 8 June 2012

The Government is failing in its promise to halt the sexualisation and commercialisation of children according to a new study which also revealed that 90% of parents are concerned about what their kids see — A consultation has opened on a controversial medical technique which could lead to children having ‘three’ genetic parents — A 15 year old schoolgirl has been helped to have an abortion without her parents’ knowledge, by teachers at her school near Manchester — Channel 4 bosses have been told by Schools Minister Nick Gibb to edit out explicit sex scenes from a teaching video used in primary schools — Roman Catholic Bishop of Shrewsbury, The Rt Revd Mark Davies, has become the latest church leader to criticise government plans to redefine marriage — And in a thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, Dr Rowan Williams praised the Queen for dedicating herself to the service of her nation and Commonwealth and said he hopes the nation follows her example of selfless service to others.