British Isles
Thursday, 14 May 2020 22:00
Covid antibody test a 'positive development'
A blood test to find out whether people have been infected with coronavirus in the past has been approved by Public Health England, a ‘very positive development’. The test looks for antibodies to see if a…
Thursday, 07 May 2020 22:50
The new normal?
On 10 May Boris Johnson will announce plans to ease lockdown restrictions. High Street retailers want to hear how they might reopen. There will be bargains as managers try to shift stock. People are wondering if…
Thursday, 07 May 2020 22:48
Hope for the countryside - farming
Coronavirus has prompted a new appreciation of food and farming, a new interest in healthier eating, local food and national food security, and a greater awareness of injustices in the food chain. Pray that all these…
Thursday, 07 May 2020 22:44
Landmark abortion case
Anna-Maria Tudor, 32, had an abortion at 23 weeks that she now regrets after learning that her unborn child may have felt pain while being aborted. Medical researchers say there is now ‘good evidence’ that the…
Thursday, 07 May 2020 22:39
Coronavirus concerns - new babies
England's children's commissioner is highlighting pressures facing mothers caring for babies born in lockdown without the usual family and state support networks. An estimated 76,000 babies will have been born in England under lockdown so far.…
Thursday, 07 May 2020 22:25
CofE failing the nation
500+ clergy and lay people signed a letter to the Times calling for a rethink to current guidance on church shutdown. They said that closed churches are stifling their prophetic witness and defence of the poor.…