British Isles
Monday, 18 March 2013 10:22
MPs attack Government’s 'downgrading’ of religious education
Religious education in schools is to come under attack in a report which will warn that more than half of those who teach the subject do not have any expertise. A cross-party group of MPs, peers…
Friday, 15 March 2013 19:39
Police corruption in Wales
No police officer in Wales has been prosecuted for police corruption in the last four years despite scores of complaints .In Freedom of Information responses to questions from Plaid Cymru the four Welsh police forces disclosed…
Friday, 15 March 2013 19:34
53% of children don’t know the meaning of Easter
If an alien happened to land its UFO in the car park of your local Tesco sometime in the next few weeks and popped in for something to eat, would it have any idea if it…
Friday, 15 March 2013 19:31
Trafalgar Square demonstration
You may remember that in January around a million people – including many thousands of students and young people – demonstrated on the streets of Paris against their government's proposals to redefine traditional marriage to include…
Monday, 11 March 2013 11:12
Primary teacher job threat over gay marriage storybook
A primary school teacher faced disciplinary action because she didn’t want to read to her class from a storybook about gay penguins. The teacher, who has not been named, works in a school in a London…
Monday, 11 March 2013 11:10
Faith in Conflict gathering strengthens churches' reconciliation commitment
The Faith in Conflict conference, which brought together representatives from across the country last week, is a 'marker for the future of the church', participants in the event have said. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby,…