• Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 8:00am By Matthew Lawrence
    Britain's Labour Party wants to curtail the sex industry, so part of their new plan is to fine publications carrying escort ads as much as £10,000.  A similar law is already in place in Ireland, and party officials believe that banning ads may...
  • Saturday, January 23, 2010 - 6:17pm By Matthew Lawrence
    Remember Caroline Cartwright, the UK woman who faced a five-year prison term for having noisy sex?  The 48-year old Sunderland woman got a suspended sentence yeaterday, reports the Telegraph. Cartwright and her husband Steve received...
  • Tuesday, January 5, 2010 - 11:36am By Matthew Lawrence
    Americans aren't the only ones concerned about the privacy issues raised by the new rush for stronger airport security measures. The Guardian reports that British activists worry that full-body scanners, which are to be gradually introduced in the...
  • Sunday, January 3, 2010 - 9:15am By Matthew Lawrence
    Nominations are now being accepted for the 2010 Erotic Awards, which have been held annually in London since 1994.  Honoring mavericks in the sex industry, the awards also raise money for Outsiders, a non-profit that helps the disabled find...
  • Monday, December 7, 2009 - 5:18am By Dr Martha Lee
    UK Department of Health has revealed that 20,247 women under 25 had a repeat abortion - with 5,000 of those being teenagers. NHS statistics show that around 3,800 women have had four or more abortions, and that about a third of all last year's 195...
  • Saturday, December 5, 2009 - 8:26am By Dr Martha Lee
    The UK Equality and Human Rights Commission plans to take information given in confidence by millions and place it on a huge 'Lifestyle Database'. Planning to draw information from sources including visits to A&E departments, government...
  • Saturday, August 1, 2009 - 5:01pm By John Pettitt
    A British photographer is in trouble after shooting a series of fine art nudes at a local church without permission. Andy Craddock used St Michael Penkivel Church in Cornwall as the background during a session featuring semi-nude models. The...
  • Thursday, July 9, 2009 - 10:59am By Tim McElreavy
    It is difficult to conceive how a £5.9 million ($9.5 million) government program to reduce the number of teen pregnancies among disadvantaged girls could result in doubling the number of girls conceiving, but it is obviously now the topic for...