British Isles
Friday, 07 September 2012 11:02
How murderball film changed view of disabled sport
Murderball, which followed the United States wheelchair rugby team during their 2004 Paralympic campaign, gathered a string of glowing critical reviews from the movie critics. The film centres on the USA and Canadian teams, following their…
Friday, 07 September 2012 10:50
Study links teen cannabis use with lower IQ
Teenagers who regularly use cannabis could be permanently impairing their mental development and lowering their IQ, according to a major new study. Researchers found that heavy users who started regularly using the drug before the age…
Sunday, 02 September 2012 15:59
Renewed call for economic jubilee
Hundreds of activists across the UK are signing up to a new Jubilee for Justice call for countries afflicted by debt. In addition, more than 200 faith leaders have so far shown their support by signing…
Sunday, 02 September 2012 15:57
Human rights 'agenda' is new totalitarianism, bishop warns judges
Laws originally designed to protect basic freedoms are instead being used to strip British society of its Christian foundations while upholding the rights of minorities. The warning, from a prominent Church of England bishop, comes as…
Sunday, 02 September 2012 15:55
Esther Rantzen: kids are ‘haunted’ by internet porn
Internet pornography is “warping” children’s understanding of sex and leading them to mimic “aggressive, harmful and dangerous” behaviour, Esther Rantzen has warned. Miss Rantzen, the founder of ChildLine, says the number of youngsters ringing the helpline…
Sunday, 02 September 2012 15:53
Churches have ‘prophetic duty’ to challenge poverty
Christians must not only serve the hungry and homeless in practical ways, but speak out against the economic injustice behind their poverty, says the head of Church Action on Poverty (CAP). Writing in the September edition…