PA: British Isles & Ireland
Friday, 11 March 2016 10:35
Republican attacks marking Easter Rising centenary 'highly likely'
A bomb exploded earlier this week underneath a van being driven by a prison officer in Belfast. Police Service of Northern Ireland Superintendent Darrin Jones said, ‘This could have been a fatal attack and we condemn…
Friday, 11 March 2016 10:32
Give young people a voice: teach politics in school
Kenny left school with no understanding of politics, but politics affects his life: the cost of transport, his chances of getting a mortgage, and how much he would be taxed when starting work. Like other teenagers…
Friday, 11 March 2016 10:29
Freedom of speech
A Christian student has been removed from a university social work course after he made comments on his personal Facebook page in support of biblical teaching on marriage and sexual ethics. Following a 'Fitness to Practice…
Friday, 04 March 2016 13:09
Referendum - stories of border controls
French finance minister Emmanuel Macron has said that France could end UK border controls in Calais and allow migrants to cross the Channel if the UK leaves the EU. Conservative MP Bernard Jenkin said that propaganda…
Friday, 04 March 2016 13:04
Schools Pastors
Like Street Pastors, the Schools Pastors initiative helps Christians to be relevant to and engaged with their communities. Teams are now operating in sixteen areas across the country, in secondary schools and in the post-16 sector,…
Friday, 04 March 2016 13:01
Peacemaking role of the UK Church in Sudan
On Monday Baroness Cox asked the Government what assessment they had made of the continuing offensives by the government of Sudan against civilians in Blue Nile and South Kordofan states. The Bishop of Leeds and the…