Children from broken homes are nine times more likely to commit a crime than those brought up in stable families, a senior Cabinet minister said last night.
£100bn cost of broken homes: Tory minister declares children whose parents split are nine times more likely to commit crime
Thursday, November 4th, 2010
One in five babies are now born to women over 35 as would-be parents feel pressure of high mortgages and debt
Monday, October 25th, 2010The boom in motherhood among older women means more than 140,000 babies were born to women of 35 or older last year – 20 per cent of all births in England and Wales.
Keep warring couples out of court with no-fault marriage break-up say divorce reformers
Saturday, October 23rd, 2010A review of the divorce system is set to push for the introduction of a system of no-fault marriage break-up.
Foreign worker numbers surge to a record 2.4m as Easter Europeans return to Britain
Wednesday, October 20th, 2010This summer, the total topped 2.4million for the first time after thousands arrived from abroad in the spring. Some of them were Poles and other Eastern Europeans.
Labour’s 3,000 ‘crimes’ to trap businesses
Thursday, August 26th, 2010For example, pharmacists guilty of failing to record properly their handling of drugs could face criminal conviction, fines and even prison – the same treatment meted out to drug dealers.
Why British graduates are losing jobs to immigrants
Monday, August 23rd, 2010Declining standards are leading companies to fill jobs with foreign workers as managers believe British candidates do not have the skills to match those from outside the UK.
Forget the seven-year itch, the real test comes at TWELVE years
Friday, July 16th, 2010It has traditionally been the time when love and affection give way to disillusion and disappointment.
Vatican labels the ordination of women a ‘grave crime’ to be dealt with in the same way as sex abuse
Friday, July 16th, 2010Making a woman a priest is as sinful as abusing a child, the Roman Catholic Church declared yesterday.
