British Isles
Friday, 29 April 2016 09:43
Government avoids defeat over child refugees
On Monday the Government crushed a cross-party amendment, tabled by Lord Alf Dubs, to the immigration bill that would have seen the UK accept 3,000 child refugees from Europe. The Government recently announced that it would…
Friday, 29 April 2016 09:35
Wave of prayer from 8 to 15 May
Last month we reported that the Archbishops of Canterbury and York are inviting churches to pray for the evangelisation of the nation during the week leading up to Pentecost Sunday. They called on every serving parish…
Friday, 29 April 2016 09:32
Who is to blame for the junior doctors' strike?
This week 45,000 junior doctors took part in the first all-out strike in the history of the NHS. Junior doctors and Telegraph readers on both sides of the debate shared their views in the Telegraph newspaper.…
Friday, 29 April 2016 09:29
Imams promoting Islamic extremism
Christian Concern's Director of Islamic Affairs reported that prison imams are distributing extremist literature to prisoners. This follows various recent reports of radicalisation from hard-line Islamists in a number of UK prisons. He emphasised the need…
Friday, 22 April 2016 11:08
The Queen turns ninety
Yesterday the Queen became the country's first nonagenarian sovereign. She celebrated with a walkabout with the Duke of Edinburgh to meet members of the public and at midday gun salutes were held across the UK. Later…
Friday, 22 April 2016 11:06
Watch and pray for the EU referendum
The vote, and the actions the nation takes after the vote, need soaking in prayer. We are entering a time of political and economic uncertainty. The World Prayer Centre believes this vote is an individual decision…