PA: British Isles & Ireland
Thursday, 08 October 2020 20:17
New Covid-19 restrictions likely next week
Covid restrictions will be tightened with pub and restaurant closures in some areas. Overnight stays away from home in these areas could also be banned. A three-tier lockdown system is being planned. The NHS is worried…
Thursday, 08 October 2020 20:14
New environmental prize announced
Prince William and Sir David Attenborough have joined forces to launch what they hope will become the ‘Nobel Prize for environmentalism’. They say the search is on for fifty solutions to the world's gravest environmental problems…
Thursday, 01 October 2020 21:23
Disease developing and dispersing
A ban on households meeting indoors was part of further restrictions announced on 1st October for the north of England. Many universities are reporting coronavirus cases and thousands of students are self-isolating, having lectures delivered online…
Thursday, 01 October 2020 21:19
Government deal with faith communities recommended
A document entitled Levelling Up Our Communities, written by Christian MP Danny Kruger at the request of Boris Johnson, outlines how the UK can build on the goodwill and togetherness established as a result of the…
Thursday, 01 October 2020 21:16
Church leader: lockdown creates 'fear and isolation'
Evangelical theologian Dr Ian Paul warns that a second lockdown could create more problems than it solves. He and 800 church leaders have signed an open letter pleading with the UK governments not to close churches…
Thursday, 01 October 2020 21:13
Church: ‘expand free school meals’
The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of Durham have asked the Government to expand free school meals over school holidays as more families face hardship due to the pandemic. They said free school meals should…