British Isles
Thursday, 15 April 2021 22:00
Children’s school libraries deteriorating
Cressida Cowell, the children’s laureate, has asked Boris Johnson for £100m to be ring-fenced for building new and restoring neglected libraries every year as millions of children are ‘missing out on opportunities to discover the life-changing…
Thursday, 15 April 2021 21:58
Mental health
Around 6,000 mothers will receive support for mental health problems through 26 new dedicated hubs being set up across the country to bring together maternity services, reproductive health, and psychological therapy under one roof. They will…
Thursday, 15 April 2021 21:55
Cross-border blessing - 28 April
For many years groups have gathered at locations along the Scotland/England border in a spirit of unity and reconciliation, confessing and repenting of the sins of one nation towards the other. There is a sense that…
Thursday, 08 April 2021 21:32
Ramadan: reaching UK Muslims
On 12 April, 1.6 billion Muslims will begin thirty days of prayer and fasting for Ramadan. Tens of thousands of disciples around the world will pray for them to come to know Jesus and experience new…
Thursday, 08 April 2021 21:30
Northern Ireland: bombs and bricks
On 8 April the gates of Belfast's so-called peace wall were prised open and set alight, police were attacked, petrol bombs thrown and a bus burnt in another night of violence. Over the week 41 police…
Thursday, 08 April 2021 21:27
Jesus House felt judged
Sir Keir Starmer apologised for the ‘hurt’ caused by his visit to Jesus House of All Nations after the church was criticised for holding traditional biblical views on homosexuality. He praised the church for opening its…