PA: British Isles & Ireland
Thursday, 14 February 2019 22:12
New youth church initiative
Andy Milne will lead a new Missional Youth Church Network (MYCN), in partnership with Church Army and the Archbishop of York Youth Trust. Beginning in the North of England, the vision is to establish at least…
Thursday, 14 February 2019 22:10
Mission and rural life
Church buildings are both an asset and a liability. There are far more church buildings per capita in rural areas than in urban ones. But there are fewer people in them, and many struggle to stay…
Thursday, 14 February 2019 22:06
Stabbings at highest level ever recorded
Knife homicides in England and Wales hit a record high during the twelve months to March 2018. 285 killings destroyed lives and shattered communities. A report released by the Office of National Statistics shows that homicides…
Thursday, 14 February 2019 22:01
‘Trans’ policies
Newspapers reported in January that hospitals are allowing male patients to share female wards if they self-identify as women, even if they haven’t had gender reassignment surgery. Dr Nicola Williams of Fair Play for Women said,…
Thursday, 14 February 2019 21:57
Transforming Care
Mental health units and units with people with learning disability are often full, operating under massive strain, having to make use of agency staff, risking violence, using force and restrictive interventions and even seeing patient-on-patient assaults.…
Thursday, 14 February 2019 21:54
New gambling advertising standards
In November 2018 we prayed for the Government to take the dangers of child problem gamblers seriously and make changes. New rules will come into force from 1 April. However Bishop Alan Smith, who has brought…