British Isles
Friday, 07 June 2019 05:45
Therapeutic church gardening
Lambeth Palace has hosted a conference exploring links between mental health and gardening and has called for churches to use their green space to offer ‘therapeutic gardening’. Green Health Live 2, brought together chaplains, public health…
Friday, 07 June 2019 05:43
One in five young women have self-harmed, a study reveals
One in five girls and young women aged 16 to 24 have cut, burned or poisoned themselves, according to research that mental health experts said was ‘very worrying’. The findings, published in the Lancet Psychiatry journal,…
Friday, 07 June 2019 05:42
President Trump ‘actions betrayed the Gospel’
Mr Trump sparked controversy minutes before he landed at Stansted Airport on his state visit by calling the London Mayor a ‘stone cold loser’ on Twitter. It followed Sadiq Khan's comments that the UK should not…
Friday, 31 May 2019 06:45
Equality watchdog and Labour Party
Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is launching a formal investigation into the Labour party over whether they unlawfully discriminated against, harassed or victimised people because they are Jewish. They have been carrying out preliminary investigations…
Friday, 31 May 2019 06:43
Migrants – Skills gap
Britain has a shortage of veterinarians, medical practitioners, engineers, artists, web designers and architects according to the Government Migration Advisory Committee (MAC). Only workers from the European Economic Area (EEA), that's EU countries plus Norway, Iceland…
Friday, 31 May 2019 06:41
Children at risk
There has been much improvement over the years in quality of life for children, but we have not yet eradicated the serious harm inflicted on children at risk. Risk is increased by poverty, alcohol- or drug-addiction,…