PA: British Isles & Ireland
Thursday, 21 October 2021 21:36
Give priests last rites access?
After Father Jeffrey Woolnough was not allowed to reach Catholic MP Sir David Amess when he had been stabbed last Friday, an amendment was proposed in Parliament. In the Catholic tradition, the last rites are the…
Thursday, 21 October 2021 21:33
Covid: ‘bring back rules’ as cases rise
Health leaders have called for some Covid restrictions to be reintroduced immediately to avoid England stumbling into a winter crisis. They said a back-up strategy, a Plan B which includes mandatory face coverings in crowded and…
Thursday, 21 October 2021 21:28
Scotland: carbon-neutral churches?
The Evangelical Alliance are asking the Scottish government to open a grant for converting church buildings to become net zero in energy efficiency, ventilation and in their heat networks so that every church in Scotland is…
Thursday, 21 October 2021 21:26
‘Discrimination’ at Christian adoption charity
Cornerstone, a Christian adoption and fostering charity, tried to overturn earlier judgments finding it had discriminated by only accepting heterosexual evangelical Christians as potential carers. The Court of Appeal agreed that the judge had been unduly…
Thursday, 21 October 2021 21:22
Gambling 'epidemic' and gaming addiction
Former Arsenal captain Tony Adams has said gambling is a far more common vice among football players than alcohol or drugs. The charity Sporting Chance, which helps current and retired athletes with a wide range of…
Friday, 15 October 2021 10:20
Assisted dying bill
On 22 October the House of Lords will debate and possibly vote on the Assisted Dying Bill. It aims to legalise assisted suicide for terminally ill adults with six months or less to live. The media…