British Isles
Thursday, 27 August 2015 18:41
Vulnerable people not being supported by police
Up to a quarter of a million vulnerable people are not being supported by an ‘appropriate adult’ while in police custody, a Home Office report suggests. It said lack of awareness and a shortage of trainees…
Thursday, 27 August 2015 18:40
Cleaning athletics from drugs
Last week Sebastian Coe was elected as president of the world governing body for athletics. This week Usain Bolt’s victory over twice banned drug offender Justin Gatlin delighted many who still appear not to trust athletes…
Thursday, 27 August 2015 18:39
Silence in the Catholic church may be its weapon of self-destruction
In a day of remarkable evidence before the royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, Bishop Geoffrey Robinson offered damning assessments of the most senior Catholic clerics on the planet. Pope John Paul II…
Thursday, 27 August 2015 18:38
Assisted suicide becomes ‘routine’ if legalised
A new review of a wide range of evidence on assisted suicide has been released ahead of a debate at Westminster when MPs will consider Rob Marris’s Bill on legalising assisted suicide on 11 September. This…
Thursday, 27 August 2015 18:36
Britain one of the world's least religious countries
A survey of nearly 64,000 people across the world finds Britain has one of the lowest numbers of people who declare themselves to be religious. Two-thirds of the population describe themselves as atheist or ‘not religious’.…
Thursday, 20 August 2015 09:50
The Mill Gathering Statement
Back in January 2015, a number of leaders within the movement for prayer met together at the invitation of the World Prayer Centre - asking the question 'What is God saying to us in England at…