British Isles
Saturday, 20 April 2013 11:30
British Armed Forces redundancies
The Armed Forces are undergoing a dramatic reduction in size and reorganisation. Over 6,600 personnel across all three services were notified of their selection for redundancy in the first two tranches, which took place in 2011…
Saturday, 20 April 2013 11:26
Volunteers get cleaning in Ipswich
Church members will be among those rolling up their sleeves to clean up an estate in Ipswich over the May Bank Holiday weekend. Neighbours will be joining forces to clear rubbish and disused furniture from the…
Monday, 15 April 2013 11:12
8 million people 'one paycheque' away from losing their home
One in three people could not pay their rent or mortgage for more than a month if they lost their job, new figures from the housing and homelessness charity Shelter have revealed. The research reveals families…
Monday, 15 April 2013 11:09
Mission from everywhere to everywhere
Mr Kafwanka,Director of Mission for the Anglican Communion, speaking in Glasgow last Sunday said The 'mission trip' has often meant "going to help some poor African souls who cannot help themselves but this is not the…
Monday, 15 April 2013 11:02
Christian sacked after Islamist harassment seeks hearing in Europe
A Christian worker who was dismissed from her job at Heathrow Airport has been granted permission to challenge a ruling by an employment tribunal which left her without any rights under employment law. Last year, an…
Thursday, 11 April 2013 15:06
Margaret Thatcher, politician and Christian
Baroness Margaret Thatcher, who died on Monday aged 87, was a leader of conviction and much of that conviction rooted in her Christian faith. Daughter of a Methodist lay preacher, her political views were shaped by…