PA: British Isles & Ireland
Thursday, 27 August 2015 18:38
Assisted suicide becomes ‘routine’ if legalised
A new review of a wide range of evidence on assisted suicide has been released ahead of a debate at Westminster when MPs will consider Rob Marris’s Bill on legalising assisted suicide on 11 September. This…
Thursday, 27 August 2015 18:36
Britain one of the world's least religious countries
A survey of nearly 64,000 people across the world finds Britain has one of the lowest numbers of people who declare themselves to be religious. Two-thirds of the population describe themselves as atheist or ‘not religious’.…
Thursday, 20 August 2015 09:50
The Mill Gathering Statement
Back in January 2015, a number of leaders within the movement for prayer met together at the invitation of the World Prayer Centre - asking the question 'What is God saying to us in England at…
Thursday, 13 August 2015 14:02
Songs of Praise in Calais migrant camp
The crew of the BBC's flagship religious show Songs of Praise has arrived in the Calais migrant camp to shoot one of its most controversial episodes yet. They’re to film at a makeshift Ethiopian Orthodox Church…
Thursday, 13 August 2015 14:01
Fracking: councils told to fast-track decisions
Fracking has transformed the energy market in the US but has caused untold damage through fracking-related earthquakes. In the UK the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is to issue a first wave of licences…
Thursday, 13 August 2015 14:00
Christian teacher forgives boy who stabbed him in class
Schoolteacher Vincent Uzomah was attacked by a 14-year-old boy at Dixons Kings Academy in Bradford last June. After the assault the boy bragged about the stabbing on Facebook. A judge ordered him to be imprisoned for…