PA: British Isles & Ireland
Friday, 20 May 2016 10:16
BBC: content too Christian?
An internal review by the BBC says its content is ‘too Christian’ and should be more balanced. Aaqil Ahmed, a Muslim and the BBC's head of religion and ethics, compiled a report that suggests the company…
Friday, 20 May 2016 10:13
Threat to pupils: 100 illegal schools uncovered
Ofsted has warned, ‘Thousands more children than previously thought are at risk of harm and indoctrination in illegal madrassas and faith schools.’ Inspectors uncovered 100 ‘underground’ schools across Britain, many catering to very religious communities. A…
Friday, 20 May 2016 10:11
Detained British-Iranian woman - update
Last week we prayed for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British charity worker who was arrested at Baghdad airport and held in solitary confinement without charge. A campaign to free her was instigated with a petition to David…
Friday, 20 May 2016 09:55
Midwives head in abortion row
Cathy Warwick, the chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives, has been attacked for her decision to give the union's backing to a campaign to scrap the abortion time limit without consulting its members. She…
Friday, 20 May 2016 09:53
Archbishop’s call to end AIDS by 2030
The Archbishop of Canterbury has given his strong support to the work of community-based responses to the global AIDS epidemic. In a video message released before next month’s High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS (8-10 June), Archbishop…
Friday, 20 May 2016 09:51
Soldiers’ defective body armour
British soldiers are raising concerns about their new Israeli-made, army-issue body armour – with one troop suggesting parts of the latest load-carrying system may as well be ‘used as fire fuel.’ The criticism focuses on parts…