British Isles
Friday, 11 May 2018 10:55
Freedom of speech at stake
As reported last week, five Northern Ireland supreme court judges are currently considering the Ashers Bakery case - see Gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell backs Ashers even though he disagrees with their views because he said…
Friday, 11 May 2018 10:53
Euthanasia in Guernsey?
Guernsey wants to introduce a law which will allow terminally ill people to end their life. The island is due to debate a ‘requête’ and vote (equivalent to a Westminster private member’s bill), which if approved…
Friday, 11 May 2018 10:39
Brexit: peers call for UK to remain in EEA
The House of Lords, by 245 votes to 218, has voted for the UK effectively to remain in the EU's single market after Brexit, even though neither the government nor the Labour leadership backed the move.…
Friday, 11 May 2018 10:30
Christians in parliament May-June
Between 8 May and 12 June those attending parliament’s weekly chapel services will be looking at the gospel of John and the different stories of ‘Encounters with Jesus’. Please pray for the speakers as they prepare.…
Friday, 11 May 2018 10:28
Mental health plans 'failing a generation', say MPs
Sally, now 20, believes her mental distress should have been spotted years before she received treatment that helped her. She says she became ill when she first started secondary school. Teachers noticed, describing her as ‘an…
Friday, 04 May 2018 11:29
Global wave of prayer 10 - 20 May
Thy Kingdom Come 2018 will see thousands around the world, praying for friends, neighbours, colleagues and workmates to come to know Jesus Christ. Churches, chaplaincies, prayer houses, 24/7 prayer rooms and schools are using a range…