British Isles
Thursday, 23 May 2019 23:03
Outreach: Trypraying
Trypraying is for the non-religious who don’t do church. Trypraying banners are appearing on buses, billboards and buildings. Some fly on a wind farm in Scotland, on the turnstiles of a railway station and one was…
Thursday, 23 May 2019 23:01
Outreach: Day of the Christian Martyr (29 June)
According to church tradition, 29 June marks the martyrdom of the Apostle Paul. This year, Christians around the world will take time on that day and throughout that weekend to honour the legacy of those who…
Thursday, 23 May 2019 22:34
Former magistrate challenges government
In 2016 Richard Page was sacked as a magistrate and lost his position as a non-executive director at an NHS trust, after saying that it was best for adopted children to be placed in families headed…
Thursday, 23 May 2019 22:32
British Steel collapse
As the Government looks for a new owner for British Steel, Liberty Steel has been flagged as a potential buyer, with a clear interest in the Scunthorpe plant. At present 5,000 jobs are at risk: 3,000…
Thursday, 23 May 2019 22:12
Another call to review relationships and sex education
RSE (relationships and sex education) is a contentious issue. Several schools in Birmingham recently suspended the teaching of an LGBT+ inclusive programme, No Outsiders, after protests from parents. Stephen Fry and others wrote to the education…
Thursday, 23 May 2019 22:09
Vulnerable people in secure units
Up to fifty patients who should be released, some with learning disabilities and autism, are stuck in secure units run by mental health hospital charities. St Andrew's Healthcare treats up to 900 patients with severe mental…