British Isles
Thursday, 09 February 2023 23:55
Half-term drag queen story time
Tate Britain will host a drag queen story hour in half term hosted by ‘queer hero of literature’, neuro-divergent drag queen Aida H Dee. Catholic commentator Caroline Farrow has launched a petition for the Tate to…
Thursday, 09 February 2023 23:53
Sadiq Khan urges churchgoers to donate blood
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has called for churchgoers and people of faith to become blood donors, especially those from ethnic minority backgrounds. Donors of Black heritage are urgently needed to help those with sickle…
Thursday, 02 February 2023 23:14
Pray for our leaders
Lord God, when we look at today’s headlines we read of bribery and bickering and duplicity in the halls of Westminster and the Metropolitan police’s corruption and immorality. We see strikes bringing commerce and industry to…
Thursday, 02 February 2023 22:47
Trafficked, abused, but ‘police didn't care’
Tina was attacked by her husband on her wedding night and beaten ‘black and blue’; the abuse continued for eight years. She said, ‘For years, I had to do as I was told or get beaten.…
Thursday, 02 February 2023 22:44
UK to be worst-performing major economy?
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Britain is the only G7 economy forecast to shrink in 2023 due to higher energy prices, rising mortgage costs and increased taxes. England and Wales have had the most company…
Thursday, 02 February 2023 22:41
Education recovery - but not for all
Children are generally making progress to recover the learning they lost during the pandemic following action taken by the Department for Education, but disadvantaged pupils are further behind the expected level of attainment than other pupils,…