How the terrorists have won Mk II

I wrote a story about how the terrorist have won a short while ago - this, in the wake of the most recent terrorist attempt - is an addition to that story.With most things you have to put them into perspective, which, as we have seen from the clamour and calls, isn't what is...

Claims of sex abuse by women grow

"A huge rise in the number of children calling to report sexual abuse by women has been revealed by ChildLine. Over the past five years, the charity says the number of such calls has risen five times faster than youngsters reporting abuse by a man. Of 16,094 children who...

Reported rapes hit 20-year low

"Reported rapes have fallen to the lowest level in 20 years as DNA evidence helps send more rapists to prison and victims are more willing to work with police and prosecutors, victims advocates and crime researchers say."In some respects, I’m not entirely sure why I’m...

Divorce Rate Triple for U.S. Female Soldiers, Report Finds

"More than 30,000 single mothers have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. The Army, the most heavily deployed branch of the military, gives women just four months to stay stateside with their newborns before deploying to the war zone, leaving them little time to bond with or...

Mohammed Most Popular Name In London

Mohammed has become the most popular name for baby boys in London, England, according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It includes all the various spellings of the name, such as Muhammad, Mohammad, Mohamed and Muhammed. The Islamic name is now...

78% think abortion should be legal

"You may remember that back in May, Gallup released a poll showing that for the first time, a majority of Americans in their survey described themselves as "pro-life" rather than "pro-choice." The results represented a fairly dramatic flip in abortion numbers--51 to 42, when...

Vacant U.S. Homes Stats: The U.S. Has Room for all of U.K.

In Australia, according to recent release of 2006 census figures, there are 100,000 homeless, but that figure will have multiplied many fold since 2006. The Australian government has allocated millions to reduce homelessness to 50% by 2020, but that initiative hasn't been...