British Isles
Friday, 07 May 2021 10:00
UK and Iran in talks over debt
Last week you prayed for the UK to settle the debt they owe to Iran, so that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe can finally be released from prison. Please keep praying. This week the UK and Iran are in…
Friday, 07 May 2021 09:51
UK to cut carbon emissions more quickly
COP26 will be held in Glasgow in November and countries must set ambitious goals for bold climate action. The G7 summit will be held in Cornwall in June. As host nation, the UK will have an…
Friday, 07 May 2021 09:49
Indian delegates in UK must self-isolate
The entire Indian delegation in the UK for G7 talks must self-isolate after two Covid cases were detected. India's foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar pulled out of face-to-face talks, saying he was aware of exposure to possible…
Friday, 07 May 2021 09:43
Hope for the countryside
As Nick James of the Animal Health Agency reported at our April prayer gathering, the recent round of bird flu is over and there has been good progress in the battle against bovine TB. At the…
Friday, 07 May 2021 09:41
Calls for proof of age for pornography sites
Ioannis Dekas, a father of four sons, became concerned after he found one of his boys had accessed pornography. He said this was a wake-up call for him and his wife, making them confront the potential…
Friday, 07 May 2021 09:39
Music to manage pain, anxiety, depression and dementia
Lancashire NHS Trust is extending trials of an algorithm that creates music playlists to reduce suffering. They are offering it to staff who worked in critical care during Covid to ease anxiety and stress. It will…