PA: British Isles & Ireland
Friday, 04 October 2019 09:39
Schools - religious education laws
A study by religious education teachers has reported more schools failing to meet UK legal requirements around religious education provision. 40% of community schools without a religious character failed to meet requirements to provide RE, up…
Friday, 04 October 2019 09:29
Scrapping council meeting prayers
In an attempt to be more 'inclusive', North Somerset Council voted last week to abolish its Christian prayers before council meetings, also rejecting a proposal to replace them with a period of ‘reflection’. Christian Legal Centre's…
Thursday, 26 September 2019 23:11
Parliamentary conflict
After the Supreme Court had decided that the proroguing of Parliament was illegal, MPs returned to the Commons on 25 September for an evening of inflamed rhetoric with debate resorting to a session of offensive, dangerous…
Thursday, 26 September 2019 23:09
Christians comment on Supreme Court's ruling
Christian evangelist David Robertson tweeted, ‘Having read the judgement, it seems to me that the court was right - although the motives of those who brought the case were more to do with stopping Brexit than…
Thursday, 26 September 2019 23:06
Advocate for children at police stations
Looked-after children, particularly those living in residential care, are disproportionately criminalised, compared to others. They are less likely to receive support from family or a trusted adult at police stations, and they should be entitled to…
Thursday, 26 September 2019 22:30
Government urged to ban pointed domestic knives
A five-year study in Edinburgh found that 94% of sharp instruments used in homicides were kitchen knives. Criminologists, MPs, and religious leaders published an open letter advising the Government to promote safe kitchen knife designs and…