British Isles
Friday, 21 October 2016 09:48
Theresa May’s first EU summit as PM
The Brussels summit, which brought together the leaders of all EU member states, did not particularly focus on the UK's Brexit. The official agenda was dominated by migration, trade and Russia. However, Brexit still loomed large,…
Friday, 21 October 2016 09:45
Archbishop meets Patriarch
The Archbishop of Canterbury met for the first time with His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, amid what Lambeth Palace acknowledged are ‘tensions’ between Russia and the UK. Earlier, Welby and the Bishop…
Friday, 21 October 2016 09:43
MakeLunch
Schools this week will be on their half term break. Their kitchens will be closed. Nearly two million children rely on free school meals as their only hot meal of the day. MakeLunch is a network…
Friday, 21 October 2016 09:39
The Bible? Not for me, say most Britons
For almost 75 years it has been a reassuring weekly fixture following an unchanged format, part of the fabric of the nation. But the pace and reach of social change appear to have left Desert Island…
Friday, 14 October 2016 13:45
Day of prayer - tomorrow!
What is God’s plan in uncertainty? He wants His people to stand together and pray. As we pray and praise, situations change. This is a crucial time for the UK: a time of tension, pressure and…
Friday, 14 October 2016 13:43
Prisons Week: 9 - 15 October
For forty years, Prisons Week has prepared prayer literature to enable Christians to pray for the needs of all those affected by prisons: prisoners and their families, victims of crime and their communities, those working in…