British Isles
Thursday, 04 March 2021 20:39
Hope for the Countryside: seeds of prayer
In recent weeks we have heard of declining mental health and increasing suicide among many, including young people and those working in farming. Pressures on the latter have been immense over the last year, due to…
Thursday, 04 March 2021 20:36
Lockdown loneliness
Millions have experienced loneliness in our efforts to stay safe and save lives. A survey of UK adults nine months into Covid-19 revealed 24% had feelings of loneliness in the previous fortnight. By March 2021 depression…
Thursday, 04 March 2021 20:31
Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon feud
A former Labour first minister of Scotland, Henry McLeish, has criticised the Scottish Government for a failure of responsibility over its unlawful handling of sexual harassment complaints against Alex Salmond, and branded it ‘bizarre’ there had…
Thursday, 25 February 2021 21:43
Justin Welby - housing crisis
The Archbishop of Canterbury has launched a new commission to explore how the Church can help resolve Britain's housing crisis. The housing shortage is one of the ‘major challenges’ facing Britain. He said the nation must…
Thursday, 25 February 2021 21:41
Prayers for the start of lockdown exit roadmap
Boris Johnson has announced a ‘roadmap’ to loosen restrictions slowly in England. Pray for the schools which will be opening on 8 March. Cases of infection were highest among children when schools fully reopened in September…
Thursday, 25 February 2021 21:39
Summer schools and catch-up programmes
The Prime Minister has announced an extra £400m to help children in England catch up on lost learning caused by the pandemic. Secondary schools will be asked to run classes in the summer holidays in an…