PA: British Isles & Ireland
Thursday, 30 August 2018 22:49
No child should feel the need to self-harm
In response to a survey by the Children’s Society which stated that tens of thousands of children are hurting themselves on purpose and a quarter of 14-year-old girls in UK have ‘self-harmed’, the Bishop of Gloucester…
Thursday, 30 August 2018 22:47
Sex education and the myth of neutrality
Philippa Taylor, of Christian Medical Fellowship, writes on her blog, ‘The Department for Education is drafting guidance for schools which are now required to teach Relationships Education (RE) at primary school and Relationships and Sex Education…
Thursday, 30 August 2018 22:19
PM visits Africa ahead of Brexit
Theresa May visited Africa on a major mission to build up new trade relations ahead of Brexit. Pray that every detail of conversations with South African, Nigerian and Kenyan leaders will be used to re-engage with…
Thursday, 30 August 2018 22:14
British / French relations
On 28 August President Macron told French ambassadors in his annual address, ‘France wants to maintain a strong, special relationship with London but not if the cost is the European Union's unravelling’. He urged Europe to…
Thursday, 30 August 2018 22:12
Anti-therapy film
The BBC's News at Ten recently featured a one-sided report on a film about Christian 'gay conversion therapy'. The Miseducation of Cameron Post is about ‘a gay teenager sent away to a Christian camp that uses…
Friday, 24 August 2018 11:06
Children conditioned to gamble
Children play online casino-type games that allow them to gamble (without money). At the same time, whether on tablets or phones, children are bombarded with ads which make gambling sound harmless fun. The combined effect of…