PA: British Isles & Ireland
Friday, 01 November 2019 00:19
Call to review euthanasia law
A cross-party group (https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/oct/30/assisted-dying-laws-are-in-need-of-review) of 20+ MPs want the law banning euthanasia to be reviewed. The current law punishes assisted suicide with up to fourteen years’ imprisonment. However, committing the offence may not automatically result in…
Friday, 01 November 2019 00:14
Prisoners’ families hotline not working
A ‘safer custody’ telephone line for families to flag up concerns about a prisoner's physical or mental health was a key recommendation in a review commissioned by the Government, but research shows hotlines were not answered…
Friday, 01 November 2019 00:11
Parents pressured to have abortions
A survey of 1,400 women with Down’s syndrome babies found that 69% were offered a termination. Nearly half who wanted to continue with the pregnancy were asked again. 91% were offered further tests after discovering a…
Friday, 25 October 2019 10:11
Britain’s divine call to support Israel
On 31 October 1917 Britain answered God’s call to facilitate Israel’s restoration to her ancient homeland, as Cyrus did in the 6th century BC. Britain was then considered a Christian nation, where the idea of restoring…
Friday, 25 October 2019 10:07
39 dead in lorry tragedy
On 23 October 39 migrants, including one teenager, were found frozen to death in a refrigerated container (temperature -25C) on an Essex industrial estate. The truck carrying the container entered the UK from Dublin four days…
Friday, 25 October 2019 10:05
Bishop of Chelmsford on lorry tragedy
Rt Rev Stephen Cottrell has said, ‘We live in a world where there is the most terrible human trafficking. We dread to think what situations those people were in when they climbed into that lorry. There…