British Isles
Friday, 08 July 2022 06:23
Bank of England – ‘controlling Inflation’
The Bank of England’s chief economist pledged to ‘deliver inflation back to its 2% target’ despite the challenges of rising food and energy costs and a fall in the pound’s value that has made both more…
Friday, 08 July 2022 06:22
Children and youth vaping increases
Vaping among children and teenagers has almost doubled in two years. Experts blame the rise on social media. A survey by Action on Smoking on Health (Ash) showed 7% of 11- to 17-year-olds are vapers. They…
Friday, 08 July 2022 06:20
Sats results: Standards slip in Year 6 tests
Sats results show year 6 standards in reading, writing and maths have slipped in England since the pandemic. 59% of pupils met the expected level. The government says the Sats results were as expected due to…
Friday, 01 July 2022 15:28
Freedom of religion or belief London conference
To strengthen international efforts to ensure freedom of religion or belief (FoRB), the government will host an international conference in London on 5 and 6 July. Promoting FoRB is one of the UK’s long-standing human rights…
Friday, 01 July 2022 15:27
Blessing the Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games start Thursday 28th July and end Monday 8th August in Birmingham. They are known as ‘the friendly games’. As thousands of athletes and officials arrive from the 54 nations, The World Prayer Centre…
Friday, 01 July 2022 15:24
UK military defence pledge for Ukraine
After President Zelensky told NATO he wants the war to finish ‘before winter sets in’, the UK pledged an additional £1bn of military aid to Ukraine. This brings UK military aid to £2.3bn plus £1.5bn spent…