PA: British Isles & Ireland
Thursday, 07 March 2019 22:45
Holocaust memorial in Westminster under threat
Plans for a new Holocaust memorial and learning centre in Westminster are currently being strongly opposed. The plans, first announced by David Cameron in 2016, have the backing of every major UK Jewish organisation and 170+…
Thursday, 07 March 2019 22:42
Teenage stab victims: rising youth violence
The murders of two 17-year-olds in one weekend have catapulted knife crime back into news headlines. Jodie Chesney’s death stands out because she is the first girl out of ten teenagers who have been killed by…
Thursday, 07 March 2019 22:40
Drinking and drowning
One in ten people know someone who has drowned and nearly one in five know someone who has nearly drowned. A survey shows that one person drowns every 20 hours, and thousands more have near-drowning experiences,…
Thursday, 28 February 2019 22:27
Insight: what would Jesus do?
A shooting range which provides ‘family fun’ for adults and children aged six and over announced a new target in a tweet. ‘Hot off the press’ showed an image of Shamima Begum and the hashtag ‘no…
Thursday, 28 February 2019 22:24
Stop investing in fossil fuels
The former UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon said he was deeply concerned that the UK’s export credit agency had provided billions of pounds in recent years to support businesses involved in oil and gas schemes around the…
Thursday, 28 February 2019 22:21
Self-harm not just an issue for girls
Research has found that 24% of boys aged 16 to 24 in the UK self-harm. Sadly, the culture of men not showing emotions or talking through their emotional concerns has a direct link to the suicide…