British Isles
Thursday, 03 June 2021 21:23
Lack of aspiring Catholic priests
St John's Seminary, near Guildford, has come to the end of an era. The 130-year-old institution has only five trainee priests and no new enrolments. The five students will continue their studies at the only other…
Thursday, 03 June 2021 21:20
Tearfund criticises G7 for not fulfilling green pledges
The G7 leaders will meet in Cornwall from 11 to 13 June. Tearfund has said that since 2020 G7 has spent more on fossil fuels than on clean energy. As UK government funding kick-starts economies, there…
Thursday, 03 June 2021 21:16
Christian doctor - abortion reversal treatment
Dr Dermot Kearney, who is a highly skilled doctor and former president of the Catholic Medical Association, has been blocked from providing an abortion reversal treatment while an investigation takes place. Dr Kearney provided emergency abortion…
Thursday, 03 June 2021 21:13
Covid third wave and new variant
Scientist and government advisor Prof Ravi Gupta sees signs of early stages of a third wave. Although new cases are ‘relatively low’, the Indian variant spreads faster than the winter variant. All waves start with low…
Thursday, 03 June 2021 21:09
Bank Holiday knife crime
Six people, including a 13- and a 14-year-old, were arrested for stabbing to death a 14-year-old boy in Birmingham. The victim was chased towards the nearby McDonald's by youths who fled from the scene after he…
Thursday, 03 June 2021 21:06
Schools catch-up tsar resigns over funding
The man charged with overseeing plans to help children catch up on missed education in England has resigned just four months into the job. Sir Kevan Collins stepped down over the government’s pledge to spend just…