Obesity
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the first legally recognised humanist marriage in Scotland. Over 50,000 humanist weddings have happened since. Humanists UK congratulates Humanist Society Scotland on this momentous occasion and calls for the UK Government to act so that humanists in England and Wales can have the same right to marry in line… Read more »
MPs have voted 379 to 137 to back an amendment to take abortion out of English and Welsh criminal law for women in relation to their own pregnancies. Humanists UK has long been alarmed about the growing number of women facing police investigations for this. Today it has expressed delight at MPs standing up for… Read more »
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All schoolchildren will be taught how to cook, the government said today. Schools and children’s secretary Ed Balls said the government wanted all 11- to 14-year-olds to be taught how to prepare simple and healthy meals using fresh ingredients. Ministers hope this will encourage healthy eating and leave children less vulnerable to weight gain, as… Read more »
The government is to release a “radical long-term strategy” against obesity later this month, it has announced. Health minister Ivan Lewis advanced expectations that the modernised NHS will involve greater emphasis on healthy living with the publication of an interim paper on the issue today. The Cabinet Office’s strategy unit believes 70,000 lives could be… Read more »
