PA: British Isles & Ireland
Thursday, 31 July 2014 01:00
UK broadband users reject porn filters, watchdog finds
New broadband customers in the UK are overwhelmingly rejecting porn filters when prompted to install them by internet service providers, the industry watchdog Ofcom has found. The filters were proposed by Prime Minister David Cameron last…
Thursday, 31 July 2014 01:00
Lest we forget….
As we remember the bravery of men and women during D Day 1944, let us not forget those who at this present time are putting their lives on the line for our continuing, current freedom. A…
Thursday, 31 July 2014 01:00
Ebola virus a threat to UK, Philip Hammond warns
The Ebola virus, which has killed more than 670 people in West Africa, poses a threat to the UK, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has told the BBC. He said he would chair an emergency Cobra meeting…
Thursday, 24 July 2014 01:00
More Than Gold prayer points for the Commonwealth Games
We give thanks for the Queen's Baton Relay and the many churches across Scotland who gave away Penny Gospels, shortbread medals and balloons, painted faces, served lunches and teas to demonstrate hospitality to thousands. Now More…
Thursday, 24 July 2014 01:00
Britain’s youth fighting in Syria
Last month two men from Cardiff and one from Aberdeen featured in an online recruitment video by Isis urging western Muslims to join the fighting with the Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria. On Monday…
Thursday, 24 July 2014 01:00
Ireland confronts past treatment of unmarried mothers
The Republic of Ireland is to investigate the homes for children born outside marriage and their mothers, run by religious institutions for most of the last century. It follows concerns over the deaths of almost 800…