PA: British Isles & Ireland
Monday, 09 January 2012 10:31
Concern over proposed changes to law on assisted suicide
Christian and pro-life groups are alarmed by proposals to allow assisted suicide for terminally ill people in England and Wales. The change is proposed in a report published today by the Commission on Assisted Dying, chaired…
Thursday, 05 January 2012 15:30
2012 a year of prayer for the UK.
Praying for your workplace is powerful - through prayer, organisational culture, relationships, management style, the bottom line, can all be impacted. But prayer is hard work. The group PrayerWorks seeks to support and network workplace pray-ers,…
Thursday, 05 January 2012 15:25
Sacked for being white and Christian
A Christian couple are taking their employers to an employment tribunal claiming racial and religious discrimination and unfair dismissal. Professor Malory Nye said he was dismissed from the Al-Maktoum College of Higher Education in Dundee because…
Thursday, 05 January 2012 15:20
A fifth of Britons dreading the New Year
The results of a Salvation Army survey suggest it may not be such a happy New Year for some Brits after all. A Populus survey of more than 2,000 adults for the charity found that 15%…
Thursday, 05 January 2012 15:16
Clampdown on offensive language on the radio
Media regulator Ofcom has moved to clampdown on offensive language on the radio amid concerns that children are being exposed to inappropriate material. It says that broadcasting offensive language when children are likely to be listening…
Thursday, 05 January 2012 15:11
Divorce easier than getting driving licence
Obtaining a divorce is now easier than getting a driving licence, a senior judge said yesterday. Sir Paul Coleridge said a cultural revolution has made it possible to end a marriage quickly with a basic form-filling…