British Isles
Friday, 26 October 2018 00:10
New housing and ‘car dependency'
The scramble to build new homes in England is producing large housing estates which are being built next to bypasses and link roads. There are no shops, no pub, no doctor, no school, no church, and…
Friday, 26 October 2018 00:08
Budget Day (29 October) - relevant facts
Wages are rising and unemployment rates are at their lowest for more than 40 years, so these should be boom times for young people. However, rising rents, bills and living expenses mean that one in five…
Friday, 19 October 2018 00:38
Intercessor Focus: praying for Parliament
The Brexit divisions appear to be reshaping UK politics. In this time of turmoil we can pray for every ungodly plan or schedule to be completely broken. Ask God to inspire Theresa May, the Cabinet, and…
Friday, 19 October 2018 00:35
Youth: peer to peer evangelism
‘Open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.’ Recently 100 evangelists and leaders gathered at Lambeth Palace to launch Advance 2020. 100 budding evangelists (ages 11-18) are to be trained by…
Friday, 19 October 2018 00:32
Commons abuse 'tolerated and concealed'
Disturbing cases of bullying and sexual harassment have ‘long been tolerated and concealed’ in the House of Commons, according to a report by Dame Laura Cox QC, who said there was a culture of ‘deference, subservience,…
Friday, 19 October 2018 00:29
Fracking restarts in Lancashire
Fracking for shale gas has begun for the first time in the UK since it was linked with earthquakes in 2011. Energy firm Cuadrilla confirmed that the controversial process had started at its site in Lancashire…