PA: British Isles & Ireland
Friday, 22 April 2016 11:03
Sexual violence and harassment in schools
After a freedom of information request the BBC revealed 5,500 sexual offences were recorded in UK schools between 2011 and 2014. Over 600 were rapes, and 1/5th of offences were carried out by children on children.…
Friday, 22 April 2016 10:59
Pressure to clamp down on 'toxic' gambling machines
Fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) are electronic roulette machines where players can bet on a variety of different games. There is a maximum stake of £100 every twenty seconds, meaning £300 can be lost in a…
Friday, 22 April 2016 10:56
UK’s 'obligation' to name IS atrocities as genocide
Last week Prayer Alert readers read about a motion in the House of Commons that would declare IS atrocities to be genocide, so that appropriate action can be taken to address what is happening. On Wednesday…
Friday, 22 April 2016 10:53
Obama’s UK visit
US President Barack Obama arrived in the UK yesterday, urging the British public to vote to ‘remain’ in the European Union on 23 June. Since his visit was announced, some critics have told him to ‘butt…
Friday, 15 April 2016 11:02
The Wall of Answered Prayer
In January we featured an initiative to build a wall of one million bricks, each brick representing an answered prayer. This enormous wall will be positioned by a busy motorway where 50,000+ people drive past each…
Friday, 15 April 2016 10:56
Children’s mental health in the UK
Suicide is the most common cause of death for boys aged between five and nineteen, and the second most common for girls of that age group. MP Norman Lamb said that in his time as Minister…