British Isles
Friday, 05 February 2016 11:33
Care for creation is 'inextricably part of responsibility to the poor'
‘Caring for the environment is not an optional extra’, the former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Williams said at the launch of a scheme to encourage churches to prioritise green concerns. He said that looking after God’s…
Friday, 05 February 2016 11:28
UN panel rules Assange should be allowed to go free
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was arrested in 2010 under a Swedish-issued European arrest warrant for the crime of rape. He claimed asylum inside the Ecuadorian embassy, after the UK Supreme Court ruled that he should be…
Friday, 29 January 2016 11:41
Storm Gertrude: thousands without power
The Atlantic storm system brought winds gusting up to 130km/h to Northern Ireland and Ireland. Ten thousand homes and businesses were left without power after being battered by heavy winds. Road travel has been affected by…
Friday, 29 January 2016 11:39
British Legion calls for more research into Gulf War illnesses
Over 33,000 former soldiers are thought to suffer from illnesses related to their service. The illnesses come under the title of ‘Gulf War Syndrome’ and include chronic fatigue, headaches, sleep disturbances, joint pains, irritable bowel, stomach…
Friday, 29 January 2016 11:36
No home for persecuted Pakistani Christians
At present there are only a handful of Pakistani lawyers in the UK, and many Pakistani Christians desperately need shelter and refuge in Britain. The suffering of Pakistan’s Christian minority is well documented, but people are…
Friday, 29 January 2016 11:34
Scotland: Trypraying
Last week we highlighted Trypraying’s launch of ‘forty days of prayer’ for Lent, and Parliamentary Prayer Scotland’s promotion of a forty-day prayer call prior to the Holyrood elections on 5 May. We continue, with Prayer for…