PA: British Isles & Ireland
Saturday, 22 December 2012 14:46
Police account of 'pleb' row inaccurate?
David Davis hopes to overturn a ‘gross injustice’ against the former chief whip Andrew Mitchell over a confrontation with officers in Downing Street, stating the Police had been called into question by a series of recent…
Monday, 17 December 2012 19:30
NSPCC launches new anti-child abuse awareness campaign
A new publicity campaign by the NSPCC aims to help prevent sexual abuse of children by encouraging people to report their concerns. The recent allegations against Jimmy Savile and others have exposed many tragic cases of…
Monday, 17 December 2012 19:10
Archbishop of Canterbury: society can’t wait to get old people ‘off our hands’
British society is missing out on a massive contribution the elderly could play because too many people are simply waiting for them to die, the Archbishop of Canterbury has warned. In his last speech in the…
Friday, 14 December 2012 20:28
Payday Loans / Christians against poverty
The pressures of Christmas spending will drive four million people to take out payday loans to cover Christmas costs, despite a cut in the average budget for festive spending and giving fewer presents this year. Louise…
Friday, 14 December 2012 20:25
Anger as Government pushes ahead with gay marriage
A provision to make same-sex marriages illegal in the Church of England and Church in Wales has done little to assuage opponents of a change to the law. The plans were outlined in the House of…
Friday, 14 December 2012 20:21
Belfast flag protest riots 'a disgrace'
Rioters have been warned against ‘holding Belfast to ransom’ after a petrol bomb attack on a police officer by suspected loyalists which is being treated as attempted murder. A gang of 15 men targeted, surrounded and…