PA: British Isles & Ireland
Thursday, 17 October 2019 22:19
LGBT teaching row continues
About 70 schools have experienced resistance from parents on relationships education. The Department of Education has published a document stating that councils could enforce action if pupils are withdrawn from school when parents disagree with teaching…
Thursday, 17 October 2019 22:16
Bishop praises God for Extinction Rebellion
The Bishop of Colchester joined climate activists at Trafalgar Square on 13 October for prayer and worship before moving to Scotland Yard to urge police to return equipment confiscated from disabled activists who were prevented from…
Thursday, 17 October 2019 22:13
Only three-quarters of Christians believe in hell
A survey found 3/4 of UK Christians believe in the existence of hell, and 2/3 say their church rarely or never teaches the topic. 15% believed the topic of hell was of little relevance to modern…
Thursday, 17 October 2019 22:08
Government abandons online adult content age-check plans
Nicky Morgan has said the Government will not be requiring visitors to adult websites to upload proof of their age; thus protecting people under 18 from the damaging effects of adult content on the web. She…
Thursday, 17 October 2019 22:05
Record rise in homeless deaths
On 27 June we reported that Scotland’s homeless status was up by 3% on the previous year. Four months later another report stated the number of deaths of homeless people in England and Wales had risen…
Thursday, 10 October 2019 23:39
Keep praying for our nation
In February, Prayer Alert highlighted the National Call to Prayer. In this time of both uncertainty and significance for our nation this is a reminder for Christians to join in prayer across the UK for the…