PA: British Isles & Ireland
Friday, 09 October 2015 20:00
British Christian converts from Islam are persecuted
A Christian family in Yorkshire who converted from Islam has said it has ‘given up on the Church of England’, after claiming it failed to provide them with support following ongoing persecution. Since their conversion, they…
Friday, 09 October 2015 19:59
The personal cost of Christian freedoms
The Christian Concern organisation have a number of important legal cases to be heard in the courts over the next few months. These cases include a personal cost for those involved. It’s a spiritual battle and…
Friday, 09 October 2015 19:58
Faith schools will be shut down if they teach intolerance
Speaking at the Conservative Party Conference David Cameron announced plans to force all religious schools to register and be inspected. ‘If an institution is teaching children intensively then, whatever its religion, we will, like any other…
Friday, 09 October 2015 19:58
Watchman Intercessors – a word in season
Steve Botham, Director at the World Prayer Centre writes, ‘This is a time of many warnings - of danger from terrorists, of severe economic collapse, of God’s judgement on nations and situations. We can become very…
Friday, 02 October 2015 17:27
Deployment support for army families
While soldiers are away there is a range of family welfare support available to both regular army families and to those of mobilised members of the Army Reserve. Army life means that soldiers may have to…
Friday, 02 October 2015 17:25
NHS 111 helpline 'dangerously understaffed'
Former NHS call handler Irah Tahir said that the 111 call centre she worked at was dangerously understaffed, with 75% of calls going unanswered. Staff were under pressure and had to give medical advice when nurses…