News Bulletin 6 June 2014

Parents who cause psychological suffering could be committing a criminal offence under a new Bill included in the Queen’s Speech this week — Controversial techniques to create three and four-parent babies are not “unsafe”, according to a scientific review panel who also said more tests were needed — Scotland’s named person scheme has sparked widespread outrage after it emerged that parents will be reported to the state for trivial incidents like forgetting their children’s hospital appointments — David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg have all spoken out against a death sentence given to a Christian woman in Sudan — Facebook has added 28 pro-gay symbols to its messaging service, in a move it claims will help people express their authentic identity.