British Isles
Thursday, 20 May 2021 21:52
Football and religious affiliation
Many more arrests will follow after Rangers supporters shouted anti-Catholic slogans and songs and damaged property in Glasgow. Violent clashes led to five police officers being injured and thirty rioters arrested. Thousands of fans defied Covid-19…
Thursday, 20 May 2021 21:49
UK cannabis factories
In Leicestershire two men were arrested when police uncovered a £2.2m cannabis farm in a former bingo hall on 18 May. They were growing 2,188 plants which generated ‘essential’ income for organised crime gangs and ‘misery…
Thursday, 13 May 2021 21:16
National Day of Prayer and Worship
We are approaching Virtual Pentecost, at 2.00 pm on Sunday 23 May, for an online gathering. Momentum towards this is building as more leaders, churches and individuals sign up to join the event and add their…
Thursday, 13 May 2021 21:13
Queen’s Speech: PM to implement manifesto promises
On 11 May the Queen set out the government's priorities at the state opening of Parliament. She said her government would ‘deliver a national recovery from the pandemic that makes the UK stronger, healthier and more…
Thursday, 13 May 2021 21:11
Conversion therapy ban: bishop’s comment
Following the announcement in the Queen’s Speech that the Government will ban conversion therapy, the Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally, chair of the Living in Love and Faith Next Steps Group, said: ‘The Church of England…
Thursday, 13 May 2021 21:08
County lines: child criminal exploitation
Children as young as six are being forced to carry and sell drugs far away from their homes. They are made to skip school, sleep in drug dens, and keep secrets from their loved ones. They…