British Isles
Friday, 27 November 2015 18:25
Alarm voiced over ban on Lord’s Prayer
Pressure is mounting on cinema advertising chiefs to reverse a ban on an advert featuring the Lord’s Prayer. The cinema chains, Odeon, Vue and Cineworld, banned the one-minute film earlier this week in case it ‘offends’…
Friday, 27 November 2015 18:24
Cameron calls for airstrikes against IS in Syria
Prime Minister David Cameron told MPs on Thursday it was time to join airstrikes by other nations against Islamic State militants in Syria, saying Britain cannot ‘subcontract its security to other countries’. He needs to persuade…
Friday, 20 November 2015 22:27
Nigel Farage accuses Muslims in UK of 'split loyalties'
Nigel Farage has said that some British Muslims are ‘conflicted in their loyalties’ between the UK way of life and what some elements within their faith are telling them. He said there must be a battle…
Friday, 20 November 2015 22:26
Junior doctors overwhelmingly vote for NHS strikes
Non-urgent services will be cancelled on three days in December, after 98% of junior doctors backed strike action in a British Medical Association ballot. Dr Mark Porter, chair of the BMA council, said, ‘We regret the…
Friday, 20 November 2015 22:24
More people being helped by UK foodbanks
The Government is proclaiming that our economy is doing well, but there are still many thousands of people in the UK who are forced to rely on charities for food and clothes. This type of report…
Friday, 20 November 2015 22:23
UK: praying for Paris must be more than an afterthought
As the world mourns with the people of France because of the devastation from these insidious attacks, let us engage in sincere, specific and faith-filled prayer for the healing of the victims. The road ahead for…