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GAMBLING FIRMS’ ADS BANNED FOR TARGETING CHILDREN Five online gambling companies have had their adverts banned for breaking strict rules about targeting children. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) used child avatars to find gambling ads that were being displayed to under-18s. The watchdog found adverts from 43 gambling firms displayed in non-loggedin environments, meaning the age of those viewing them could not be verified and they could be shown to children. Five of those gambling operators, including Aston Villa sponsor Unibet, had a total of 23 ads banned for breaking rules that prohibit gambling ads being targeted at under-18s. The others were Vikings Video Slot, RedBet, Multilotto and PlayOjo. The Independent
DR BUTLER CONDEMNS RISE OF CHILDREN IN POVERTY A rise in the number of children living in poverty has been condemned by the Bishop of Durham, Dr Paul Butler. Figures released last week by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) showed that 4.1 million – almost one third of the country’s child population – were living in homes experiencing relative poverty: a measure defined as earnings, after housing costs, below 60 per cent of the median income of £507 a week. Of those, 70 per cent were in working families.
HUMANISTS TELL CHRISTIANS NOT TO COMPLAIN OVER EASTER EGGS Shoppers should not be ‘duped’ into believing criticism that marketing and packaging for chocolate Easter eggs do not go far enough to promote the season’s Christian roots, humanists have said. Humanists UK warned people against yielding to ‘eggsaggeration’ among Christian groups it says have been behind a long line of attempts... to accuse others of sabotaging the ‘true Easter message’. Director of Public Affairs and Policy, Richy Thompson, said: ‘While Christians celebrate Easter for different reasons, for the vast majority of us Easter is just a fun celebration where we enjoy extra days off work and school, spend time with our families and eat more chocolate than usual.
‘That is why we are calling for an end to the two-child limit, as this policy will push even more children deeper into poverty over the next few years. We can and should redesign the welfare system around the needs of children.’
‘If a company wants to promote a Christian message on its Easter eggs then that’s fine, but this reality is not justification for a false “Christian persecution” narrative and really does harm to appreciating the much more serious persecution many people face around the globe.’
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Dr Butler said: ‘It is surely wrong, in a just and compassionate society, that so many children are growing up in poverty. The early years are crucial to a child’s development, so it is imperative that we do all that we can to support families to give their children a good start in life.
WELCOME FOR MOTHERS’ NAMES ON MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES The Methodist Church has joined the Church of England in welcoming a change in the law which means that British couples in England and Wales will now be able to include their mothers’ names on their marriage certificates... Previously, marriage certificates only included space for fathers’ names – something which had been unchanged since
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1837. The churches said the previous system ‘demeaned women’ and was out of step with modern times. A statement by the Methodist Church said: ‘A marriage is a partnership of equals and the Methodist Church welcomes this change which recognises both parents.’ Methodist Recorder
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