British Isles
Thursday, 27 January 2022 20:24
Government: Britishvolt risks of slavery
The mining of key metals such as cobalt for car batteries has been linked to appalling working conditions amounting to modern slavery in countries such as DRC where much of the world’s cobalt is sourced. Also,…
Thursday, 20 January 2022 20:29
Pray for our Government
As Boris Johnson battled through question time over parties at Downing Street, at home his baby daughter Romy was battling Covid. Pray for her full recovery and for Boris’s peace of mind. Also pray that Sue…
Thursday, 20 January 2022 20:27
Channel crossing: the asylum bill
The Nationality and Borders Bill was proposed by Priti Patel to make provisions for asylum-seekers. However the Bishop of Durham, Paul Butler, said changes to the bill would make the asylum system less fair, not more…
Thursday, 20 January 2022 20:25
Channel crossings: navy patrols
After discussions around the Royal Navy working with the Home Office and UK Border Force, it will soon lead operations to limit migrant channel crossings, enabling the Home Office to focus on reforms to the asylum…
Thursday, 20 January 2022 20:22
Covid restrictions lifted
Covid restrictions are easing as scientists believe the surge of Omicron infections ‘has peaked nationally.’ Hospitals in northern England are still struggling with high caseloads, but elsewhere admissions and patients in ICU are stabilising or falling.…
Thursday, 20 January 2022 20:20
Public delaying cancer check-ups
Macmillan Cancer Support says that there have been nearly 50,000 fewer cancer diagnoses across the UK since the start of the pandemic. This risks an increase in late-stage diagnoses, reducing survival chances. Past surveys have suggested…