PA: British Isles & Ireland
Saturday, 19 October 2013 14:27
Number of young people with gambling problems increases
The number of 18 to 35-year-olds contacting the UK's leading gambling advice service has risen for a third consecutive year. GamCare's figures show more than 60% of their calls in the past 12 months were from…
Saturday, 19 October 2013 14:25
There's a mountain to climb in Bible translation
Members of the UK's biggest Bible translation organisation, Wycliffe Bible Translators, hiked Mount Kilimanjaro last month on a 'Prayer Climb' for the 800 African languages still awaiting the Bible. Nearly 2,000 language groups in the world…
Saturday, 12 October 2013 12:52
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Deployed members of the Armed Forces with sick relatives at home.Many of our service personnel serving in various areas around the world, but especially those in Afghanistan, are having to cope with the knowledge that loved…
Saturday, 12 October 2013 12:50
Magistrates Association to discuss scrapping Bible from court oath
The Magistrates Association will put forward a motion to scrap the Bible from the court oath in October. The motion has been met with wide criticism especially as the last census revealed that an overwhelming 60%…
Saturday, 12 October 2013 12:48
David Cameron ‘privately regrets’ redefining marriage
David Cameron said he wouldn’t have pushed through gay marriage had he known beforehand how alienated grassroots members would feel, it has been revealed. In quotes disclosed in a book by a newspaper columnist, the Prime…
Saturday, 12 October 2013 12:45
Cabinet reshuffle: Government and Labour make changes
All three main Westminster parties have been reshuffling their teams. David Cameron has promoted three women, though none of them have been given a cabinet post. Across the board, women are taking more prominent roles -…