British Isles
Thursday, 14 May 2020 22:16
Machete attack every two hours
Statistics show that in the final two months of 2019 police dealt with 664 crimes involving machetes - an average of one every 130 minutes. Three years ago the deadly blades were used in only 100…
Thursday, 14 May 2020 22:13
Harry Dunn - Interpol now involved
Interpol has issued a red notice to Anne Sacoolas, the wife of a US diplomat, charged with killing Harry Dunn outside a US military base. She is now ‘wanted internationally’, charged with causing death by dangerous…
Thursday, 14 May 2020 22:10
UK Church can learn from Ebola crisis
Ebola caused a tremendous set-back for the New Generations ministry in Sierra Leone. They saw an average growth of 2,000 new churches annually, but in the epidemic this dropped to less than 200 annually. Fear of…
Thursday, 14 May 2020 22:08
Reopening of places of worship?
In a recent tweet, Robert Jenrick, secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, said he will be meeting with religious leaders to plan the reopening of places of worship, whether for public worship or…
Thursday, 14 May 2020 22:05
Coronavirus - fears for people with learning disabilities
Nurse academic Irene Tuffrey-Wijne says figures about deaths from coronavirus of people with learning disabilities are needed now to help prevent unnecessary deaths. Public Health England have stated that an expert group will analyse data on…
Thursday, 14 May 2020 22:00
Covid antibody test a 'positive development'
A blood test to find out whether people have been infected with coronavirus in the past has been approved by Public Health England, a ‘very positive development’. The test looks for antibodies to see if a…