British Isles
Monday, 29 August 2011 17:22
Charity launches ad campaign to help people in housing difficulty
The housing and homelessness charity Shelter has launched a new advertising campaign to encourage people facing housing problems to seek earlier advice. The campaign aims to tackle a common reluctance to do this: a survey carried…
Saturday, 27 August 2011 22:13
Equality body’s U-turn on religious liberty
Christians have reacted with a mixture of disappointment and alarm after an equality quango appeared to backtrack on its pledge to support Christians this week. In July the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) stated, ‘reasonable…
Saturday, 27 August 2011 22:11
Religion 'no longer fits in with modern day life'
A Church of England study found church attendance in the UK has fallen by 50% over the past 40 years, and Reverend Canon Dr Jeni Parsons, from Gloucester thought congregations were falling because of huge pressure,…
Saturday, 27 August 2011 22:08
888-mile cycle to raise money for Egyptian Christians
Andrew Johnston, Christian Solidarity Worldwide's advocacy director is cycling the length of Britain to raise money for Christians in Egypt. Andrew set off from John O' Groats on Sunday and will be working his way 888…
Tuesday, 23 August 2011 08:57
PM says ‘families matter’ in post-riot ‘fightback’
David Cameron has hit out at a ‘slow-motion moral collapse’ and said family and parenting is the place to start to fix society. In a speech following the riots in English cities the Prime Minister said…
Monday, 22 August 2011 20:53
Evangelist Nathan Morris to hold meetings in Hull and Newcastle
A British evangelist who shot to fame after holding a nine-month revival in America is holding meetings in the UK next month. Nathan Morris, who runs Shake The Nations Ministries, ran the Bay of the Holy…