PA: British Isles & Ireland
Friday, 11 August 2017 10:09
Law enforcement response to modern slavery
Modern slavery and human trafficking are more prevalent than previously thought. A growing body of evidence points to growing numbers of victims. There are currently over 300 live policing operations targeting slavery in the UK. More…
Friday, 11 August 2017 10:08
Damian Green urges Trump to use UN in current crisis
Damian Green, the UK’s first secretary of state, urged the Trump administration to use the UN processes to resolve the crisis between the United States of America and North Korea. He said, ‘It’s obviously in all…
Friday, 11 August 2017 10:07
Gypsy church rejects criticism of festival
‘I got saved behind the glue factory at an open-air meeting, around a fire.’ said a softly-spoken Romany gypsy from the Gypsy Light and Life, evangelical Pentecostal church that has been spreading Christianity among UK gypsies…
Friday, 11 August 2017 10:05
August forced marriages season
Statistics from the Home and Foreign Offices show that forced marriages have jumped from 1,220 cases in 2015 to 1,428 in 2016. Most were under the age of 15 and 140 had learning disabilities. August is…
Friday, 11 August 2017 10:04
Brexit and Agriculture
Brexit could injure food and farming or reform it; depending on whether we adopt, amend, or abolish about 4,500 EU regulations. If Michael Gove can highlight the future of our food and farming in negotiation and…
Friday, 11 August 2017 10:02
Friday Focus: Hope for older people
Statistics show that a third of older people don't speak to another person in a week, and half cite TV as their main company. Loneliness and isolation are the cause of devastating physical and mental health…