British Isles
Thursday, 03 February 2022 21:15
Hope for the countryside
A recent report concluded that 36% of farming people in England and Wales were 'probably or possibly depressed', 52% 'experienced pain and discomfort', 25% had 'mobility problems', and 58% of women in the sector said they…
Thursday, 03 February 2022 21:12
Protect Christians from conversion therapy accusations
The Government wants to ban what it calls 'conversion therapy', putting it on a collision course with the freedom to give and access appropriate support for unwanted same-sex feelings and gender confusion. The official consultation ended…
Thursday, 03 February 2022 21:09
Energy bills to rise
Electricity and gas bills for a typical household will go up by 54% in April because the energy price cap - the maximum amount suppliers in Great Britain can charge consumers - has been raised. Meanwhile…
Thursday, 03 February 2022 21:06
'Levelling up' plan announced
The government's 332-page Levelling Up White Paper,published on 2 February, aims to ‘change the economic model of the UK’. The areas for improvement are as follows: pay, employment and productivity to rise; more investment in research…
Thursday, 03 February 2022 20:59
Increasing 5G coverage won't 'level up' the struggling
Michael Gove admitted that people in some areas have been ‘overlooked and undervalued’ by Westminster for years. Truro Foodbank is in one of the poorest UK areas; its manager said levelling up won't be effective unless…
Thursday, 03 February 2022 20:57
Homelessness on the increase
New quarterly London figures reveal that one in three rough sleepers are under 35. The Salvation Army warns that many young people are on the edge of homelessness. The Combined Homelessness and Information Network (CHAIN) quarterly…